Daily Archives: 10/11/2011

Commons faces legal threat after debate access anger

A disabled activist is threatening to take legal action against the House of Commons after he and other wheelchair-users were refused entry to a debate on accessible transport.
Adam Lotun was one of a handful of wheelchair-users who were told the committee room in Westminster Hall – the oldest part of the Palace of Westminster – [...]

Second disability history month will celebrate struggle for equality

The life of Helen Keller, disability hate crime and the history of the Disabled People’s Direct Action Network (DAN) are among the subjects that will be discussed and debated during the second UK Disability History Month.
The month-long series of events celebrates disabled people’s struggle for equality, and runs from 22 November to 22 December.
Richard Rieser, [...]