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New official guidance which makes it clear that people with HIV have the same legal hate crime protection as other disabled people should make it easier for them to report…

The recession has led to a huge increase in discrimination faced both by disabled people in work and those looking for jobs, according to a leading union activist. Diana Holland,…

Union activists have called on the government to set up a public inquiry into the way the police deal with disability hate crime. Delegates to the TUC’s annual disability conference…

The fears of inclusive education campaigners have been borne out after the new coalition government pledged to “remove the bias towards inclusion” in disabled children’s education. The government programme for…

A deaf student who accused a university of failing to ensure her degree course was accessible to her has secured an important legal victory. Durham University has agreed to pay…

A new law could force many pubs and clubs in Scotland to provide details of how accessible they are to disabled drinkers. The law would apply to bars applying for…

Inclusive education campaigners have warned that the new coalition government looks set to reverse decades of progress towards the inclusion of disabled children in mainstream schools. The Conservatives caused anger…

The captain of England’s blind football team has criticised a TV advert that features a blind footballer accidentally kicking a cat. More than 400 people complained to the advertising watchdog…

The government appears to have slashed one of the budgets for improving access at railway stations by more than half. The Department for Transport (DfT) had been intending to spend…

Disabled and older people have been waiting up to eight years for their councils to carry out the adaptations they need to live independently at home, according to new figures.…