The government has again succeeded in overturning an amendment to the welfare reform bill that would have protected some disabled people from cuts to their benefits.
The amendment would have exempted many disabled people from a proposal to cut the housing benefit of working-age residents of social housing with spare bedrooms.
It was passed last week by [...]
A disabled MP has defended his decision to vote with the coalition government on controversial measures in the welfare reform bill that will see cuts to disabled people’s benefits.
Stephen Lloyd has faced accusations of hypocrisy because of his decision to vote with the government on five amendments around disability, while also playing a leading role [...]
For the fourth year in a row the DisabledGo team will be heading to Birmingham NEC on the 1st – 3rd May for Naidex 2012.
Naidex National is set to be an excellent show for healthcare professionals, trade, members of the public, and exhibitors alike and the DisabledGo team are excited to be involved. You will [...]
DisabledGo are pleased to announce Dundee has joined online access guide www.disabledgo.com to provide a fantastic resource for anyone who wants to know more about disabled access in the area.
The guide, launched in partnership with Dundee City Council covers over 1,000 venues including cinemas, hotels, parks, leisure centres, council offices, high street stores, restaurants, tourist [...]
A leading user-led organisation has been criticised for asking the minister for disabled people to help launch new guidance on disability hate crime, while failing to invite the media.
Maria Miller and other work and pensions ministers have faced repeated criticism for stirring up hostility towards disabled benefits claimants over the last 12 months, particularly through [...]
The sister of a disabled man who died in what she believes were suspicious circumstances more than four years ago says her family are still waiting for answers about his death from their local council.
Andrew Taylor, who had Down’s syndrome, was found dead in his locked bedroom next to an empty bottle of whisky.
Toxicology tests [...]
Activists have told MEPs that “austerity” measures are undermining disabled people’s right to independent living across Europe.
The European Network on Independent Living (ENIL) held a hearing at the European Parliament in Brussels aimed at defending the right to independent living, a session hosted by MEPs from the European United Left/Nordic Green Left parliamentary group.
Leading disabled [...]
Pilot schemes that will give direct payments to disabled students so they can choose their own support should be a “fantastic” opportunity for them to flourish in mainstream further education (FE), say inclusive education campaigners.
The schemes – part of the new Education Act – will see young disabled people and their parents given direct control [...]
Campaigners have handed the government a letter signed by hundreds of user-led organisations and disabled activists, in an effort to save the Independent Living Fund (ILF).
The letter, written by the campaign group Disabled People Against Cuts (DPAC), warns that scrapping ILF would “wreck disabled people’s lives” and push them into residential institutions rather than allowing [...]
A ruling by the court of appeal has left disabled air passengers with no protection from discrimination during their flight, the equality watchdog has warned.
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) said the court’s ruling, which dismissed discrimination cases against two airlines, had “narrowed the rights” of disabled air passengers.
The three judges ruled that international [...]
The only London 2012 venue built solely for the Paralympics has been completed, just as organisers marked 200 days to go until the games begin.
The 10,500-capacity Eton Manor, at the northern end of the Olympic Park, will host wheelchair tennis on its distinctive blue courts.
During the Olympics and Paralympics, Eton Manor will also provide temporary [...]
The disability movement is mourning the loss of one of its “quiet leaders”, Stephen Bradshaw, the first director of the user-led Spinal Injuries Association (SIA).
Leading figures in the SIA and other disabled activists have been paying tribute to Bradshaw as a “visionary” activist and campaigner, and to his personal warmth, tenacity and determination.
Bradshaw, who died [...]
New figures show the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is making good progress in prosecuting disability hate crimes successfully, say disabled activists.
Last year (2010-11), the number of successful convictions for disability hate crime-related offences rose from 483 to 579 across England and Wales.
The proportion of prosecutions that led to a successful disability hate crime conviction also [...]
The government must take action to close the widening gap between the care and support needs of disabled and older people, and the funds available to meet those needs, according to an influential committee of MPs.
The report by the Commons health select committee makes it clear that there is a substantial and growing social care [...]
Disabled campaigners have welcomed the decision to reverse some of the cuts to station staff made last year by the body that runs London’s tube network.
Transport for All (TfA), which represents London’s disabled and older transport users, has been campaigning for London Underground (LU) to replace 800 posts that were lost in cost-cutting a year [...]
Lawyers and Deaf and disabled people’s organisations (DDPOs) have come together to find new ways of using the legal system to defend disabled people’s rights, inclusion and quality of life against public sector cuts.
The Deaf and Disabled People’s Organisations Legal Network aims to identify and launch important test cases against public bodies, and raise awareness [...]
The Office of Fair Trading (OfT) has taken action against a leading stairlift company following a study into “unfair business practices” across the mobility aids market.
In the wake of last year’s report, OfT launched an investigation into Acorn Mobility Services – which trades as Acorn Stairlifts – for potential breaches of consumer protection laws.
The Yorkshire-based [...]
The Supreme Court has been hearing a “landmark” community care case that could have huge implications for disabled people who receive support from their local council.
Lawyers have described the two-day appeal as potentially the most important social care court case in 15 years.
KM, a disabled person with high support needs, is asking the court to [...]
Colourful public murals that show disabled people’s hopes and joys, as well as the continuing barriers they face in their lives, are being unveiled across the country.
Murals have already been “opened” in public spaces in Norwich, and Frome in Somerset, while another in Bristol is to be unveiled this month, with a fourth in London [...]