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Covert Wheelchair Survey
Muscular Dystrophy Campaign activists between the ages of 16 and 30 are carrying out an undercover survey of cinemas, pubs and stadiums to test accessibility for wheelchair users. ‘Trailblazers’ is…
Grants Available to Help Disabled People Volunteer
Access to Volunteering Fund has made available grants of between £250 and £5,000. They are to be used to overcome barriers that stop disabled people from volunteering, the money can…
RBS Loses Discrimination Case Appeal
The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has lost an appeal against a landmark ruling that it failed to provide adequate access to its services. Legal action was taken against RBS…
New Ruling: Volunteers Not Covered by DDA
A decision taken by an Employment Tribunal has decided that volunteers without a legally binding contract, nor a 'work placement' as defined in the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) do not…
Celebrating disabled people’s achievements (just an idea)
Since 1981 the 3rd of December has been International Day for Persons with Disabilities (IDfPwD). It may be a long name but it does what it says on the tin.…
Emergency text pilot launched by RNID
The Royal National Institute for Deaf People (RNID) is asking for volunteers to trial a new system which allows registered users to send SMS text messages to the emergency services.…
Blue Badge map – new features added
The Directgov website has made some improvements to its Blue Badge map, which provides information on accessibility and accessible facilities across the UK. New features include: * a rail map…
Employers are failing people with Arthritis
A new survey by Arthritis Care for World Arthritis Day (12 October) has criticised the lack of employer support to help people who experience arthritis stay in work. According to…
RNID say new EU standards could safeguard hearing
The Royal National Institute for Deaf People (RNID) has welcomed a mandate to develop new regulations for personal music players, set out by the European Commissioner for Consumer Affairs. RNID's…
Disabled pupil exclusion proposed measures to tackle it
The Secretary of State for the Department of Children, Schools and Families (DCSF), has announced measures to prevent the disproportionate exclusion of disabled children from schools. Local authorities now have…
