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The organisers of London 2012 have signed up the supermarket giant Sainsbury’s as a headline sponsor of the Paralympics. LOCOG, the 2012 organising committee, said the deal to become a…

The hopes of the leading British contenders in both the men’s and women’s wheelchair races in the 2010 Virgin London Marathon were dashed by punctures. David Weir was several minutes…

A local authority is facing formal complaints over the way it suddenly reintroduced financial assessments of disabled people who receive care services. Greenwich council in London and the Pension Service…

A disabled woman was today set to ask a court to prevent a council cutting the support she needs to maintain her dignity, in a case with vital human rights…

Nationwide has been criticised following reports that the building society will stop some customers from making withdrawals of less than £100 over the counter. Customers with its Cash Card accounts…

The Royal National Institute of Deaf People (RNID) has launched a new iPhone application. The application is the latest version of RNID's popular Hearing Check, which, according to the charity,…

The charity Guide Dogs has been given permission to proceed with a judicial review over the development at Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London, which will feature a shared surface scheme,…

The Court of Appeal has ruled that a housing association was not guilty of disability discrimination when it sought to evict a mentally ill tenant who kept a dog in…

In the legal case of City of Edinburgh Council v Dickson it underlines the importance for employers to conduct a thorough investigation before dismissing employees who have claimed their disability…

Telephone helplines staffed by voting rights experts will help disabled people who risk losing their right to vote at the general election. Staff working on the Electoral Commission’s national helplines…