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NRAC Conference – 31 March 2010
The NRAC Conference will take place in London on 31 March 2010. Further details will be available in due course.
Government Achieving Disability Equality 2025 – A Roadmap
A roadmap has been published by the government on how its departments are working towards disability equality by 2025. It aims to show the government’s progress since ‘Improving the Life…
Consultation for the Equality Bill Codes of Practice
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has released draft Codes of Practice for the Equality Bill for consultation. The purpose of the Codes of Practice is to explain the…
Review of Employment and Support Allowance work assessments
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is to review the Work Capability Assessment test for the Employment and Support Allowance (ESA), this was after criticism that the system would…
Liverpool Council and Accessible Taxis
A High Court Case has been won against Liverpool City Council after it refused to license more accessible taxi. Alma Lunt is a wheelchair user wanted the Peugeot E7 which…
Shared Surface Praised
Shared surfaces are receiving a lot of press within the access field and its usually not good, as visually impaired people often feel vunerable. Official reports say that the shared…
2009 Loo of the Year Award
In December the award for the Loo of the Year was made at the National Motorcycle Museum near Birmingham. The competition run by British Toilet Association aims the highlight the…
Evaluation of Access to Work published
The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) has published three reports presenting the findings from qualitative research to evaluate the Government’s Access to Work scheme. Access to Work provides advice…
Single Equality Scheme published by Department for Transport
The Department for Transport (DfT) has published its Single Equality Scheme. This covers services to the public as well as its obligations as an employer. The Single Equality Scheme cites…
Personal Care at Home Bill
Andy Burnham, Health Secretary introduced the Personal Care at Home Bill in Parliament in December 2009. The Bill aims to guarantee free personal care for 280,000 people and to help…
