Daily Archives: 12/02/2011

Mail welfare story sparks complaints to press watchdog

Disabled campaigners have complained to the Press Complaints Commission (PCC) after a national newspaper accused hundreds of thousands of disabled people of “trying it on” in a bid to secure out-of-work disability benefits.
The story in the Daily Mail was based on a government press release that aimed to justify its welfare reforms by pointing to [...]

Failure to consult ‘led to London bus design flaws’

Designers of the successor to London’s inaccessible Routemaster bus have failed to include enough space for wheelchair-users, say campaigners.
The accessible transport charity Transport for All (TfA) says the new Routemaster’s wheelchair space is too small, and “considerably smaller” than spaces on London’s existing buses.
The concerns come eight months after Transport for London (TfL) admitted failing [...]