Daily Archives: 15/12/2011

Movement mourns father of social model

The disability movement is mourning the death of one of its pioneers, an academic and anti-apartheid campaigner whose work “transformed people’s understanding of disability” and laid the basis for what became known as the “social model”.
Vic Finkelstein’s ideas influenced a generation of disabled activists to join what he described as a struggle against oppression.
Finkelstein wrote [...]

Baker applauded for £40 million rail access boost

A transport minister has announced new funding of nearly £40 million to improve access to Britain’s railway stations.
The funding is part of the 10-year Access for All programme launched in 2006 to provide accessible, step-free routes at 148 key stations, through lifts, ramps, raised humps on platforms and new accessible toilets.
Most of the new funding [...]