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Liverpool Council and Accessible Taxis
February 8, 2010
Ian Streets
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…
Read moreShared Surface Praised
February 4, 2010
Ian Streets
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…
Read more2009 Loo of the Year Award
February 1, 2010
Ian Streets
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…
Read moreEvaluation of Access to Work published
January 21, 2010
Ian Streets
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…
Read moreSingle Equality Scheme published by Department for Transport
January 15, 2010
Ian Streets
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…
Read morePersonal Care at Home Bill
January 11, 2010
Ian Streets
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…
Read morePublic authorities’ role in disability related harassment cases to be investigated by EHRC
January 5, 2010
Ian Streets
A formal investigation by The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is to be launched into disability-related harassment and the measures public authorities are taking to prevent violence and abuse…
Read moreDisabled Persons’ Parking Places Act – Scotland
January 5, 2010
Ian Streets
The Disabled Persons’ Parking Places (Scotland) Act 2009, was designed to prevent unauthorised people parking in designated accessible parking spaces. The aim of the Act is to give greater powers…
Read moreDiscrimination advice cut will be ‘catastrophe’ for disabled people
January 1, 2010
Ian Streets
Government proposals to remove funding from organisations that provide expert legal support for discrimination cases will have a “catastrophic” impact on disabled people, experts have warned. The Government Equalities Office…
Read moreFears over sickness absence report
January 1, 2010
Ian Streets
A government-backed report is set to make it harder for disabled people to claim out-of-work disability benefits, while potentially delivering another lucrative assessment contract to the private sector. The authors…
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