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Friday, 03 September 2010 11:16
Resistance seeks London venue to match US hosts
Resistance seeks London venue to match US hosts
A powerful, award-winning installation by a disabled film-maker has yet to find a London venue willing to display it, despite being shown at two of America’s most renowned cultural institutions.
Liz Crow’s Resistance: which way the future?,…
Friday, 03 September 2010 11:14
Government to slash DPTAC membership
Government to slash DPTAC membership
The Department for Transport (DfT) is to slash the membership of its advisory body on accessible transport by nearly half as a result of the coalition government’s freeze on civil service recruitment.
The DfT admitted this week that membership of…
Friday, 03 September 2010 11:13
Government ‘must provide more work test support’
Government ‘must provide more work test support’
The government’s work capability test needs to do far more to recognise the barriers faced by people with mental health conditions, learning difficulties and fluctuating conditions, according to a coalition of charities.
The charities have called for better…
Friday, 03 September 2010 11:12
Vital grants scheme could be next victim of spending cuts
Vital grants scheme could be next victim of spending cuts
Plans to scrap a London-wide grants programme could have “devastating” consequences for Deaf and disabled people’s organisations (DDPOs), say campaigners.
London Councils (LC) – the organisation representing the capital’s 33 local authorities – is considering…
Friday, 03 September 2010 11:08
‘Evidence needed’ to prove businesses benefit from better access
‘Evidence needed’ to prove businesses benefit from better access
The government should produce new evidence that demonstrates the benefits to smaller businesses of becoming more accessible to disabled customers, according to a new report.
The report by consultants Atkins was commissioned by the Department for…
Friday, 03 September 2010 11:07
Hunt is on for Europe’s most accessible city
Hunt is on for Europe’s most accessible city
The European Commission has launched a competition to find the most accessible city in Europe.
The idea for an Access City Award was first proposed by the European Disability Forum (EDF), which described the new competition as…
Friday, 20 August 2010 14:51
Channel 4 to paint portrait of incredible athletes
A feature-length, prime-time television documentary will paint a remarkable portrait of some of Britain’s top Paralympic athletes.
Inside Incredible Athletes portrays the disabled sports stars – including footballer David Clarke, equestrian Lee Pearson and wheelchair rugby player Steve Brown – as obsessive, super-fit and incredibly…
Friday, 20 August 2010 14:50
Solar Centre abuse scandal: Trust denies watering down report
The NHS trust at the heart of a day centre abuse scandal has denied “watering down” its report into the allegations.
The Serious Untoward Incident report into the allegations of abuse of people with learning difficulties at the Solar Centre in Doncaster was completed by…
Friday, 20 August 2010 14:47
Partnership provides chance to push for better housing
Disabled people have the chance to help push for urgent housing improvements across Scotland, thanks to a partnership between the Scottish government and two leading disability organisations.
The partnership programme was launched this week by Glasgow Centre for Inclusive Living (GCIL) and Capability Scotland, with…
Friday, 20 August 2010 14:46
New centre for independent living leads to loss of two DPOs
Two disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) in Northamptonshire have been forced to close after a total of nearly 50 years fighting for disabled people in the county, following the loss of key council funding.
The loss of the two DPOs has highlighted issues created by the…
Friday, 20 August 2010 14:45
Artists will pay Liberty tribute to David Morris
Friends of the disability rights campaigner David Morris are to pay tribute to his life and work at next month’s Liberty disability arts festival.
Morris – who died in April – was a leading figure in Liberty’s development and this year’s festival – the eighth…
Friday, 20 August 2010 14:41
Government gives personal budget approval for sex workers
The government has confirmed that it has no objection to disabled people using part of their council-funded personal budgets to pay sex workers.
The confirmation followed the media storm created by the release of a new survey of councils by the Outsiders and the TLC…
Wednesday, 18 August 2010 11:51
Brighton and Hove: The Fed welcomes Hackney Disability Backup to the latest Get Involved Group
At the latest Get Involved Group meeting, the Federation of Disabled People hosted a luncheon to welcome Hackney Disability Backup, an organisation of disabled people from Hackney.
After welcoming the Hackney group, the meeting began immediately with lunch which was well-received by the Hackney…
Friday, 13 August 2010 13:53
Channel 4’s 2012 launch: Nationwide search for disabled talent
Channel 4 has pledged that at least half of the presenters it uses for its blanket coverage of the London 2012 Paralympics will be disabled people.
It made the promise as it announced initial details of a £500,000 programme to find disabled sports reporters and…
Friday, 13 August 2010 13:51
Channel 4’s 2012 launch: Paralympics to be ‘biggest event’ in C4 history
Channel 4 says it wants to make its wall-to-wall coverage of the London 2012 Paralympics the “biggest event” in its history.
The broadcaster is promising a multi-million pound marketing campaign in the lead-up to London 2012 – again the biggest in its history – and…
Friday, 13 August 2010 13:49
Government spending cut raises threat of repossessions
Tens of thousands of disabled people will be at risk of having their homes repossessed because the government is cutting spending on a mortgage interest support scheme, according to a national housing body.
The chancellor, George Osborne, announced in his emergency budget in June that…
Friday, 13 August 2010 13:47
Alcoholics not disabled people, says Equality Act guidance
Alcoholics, people with hayfever and those with tendencies to steal or set fires will not be able to claim protection from disability discrimination under the Equality Act, according to new government guidance.
The draft guidance, published this week by the Office for Disability Issues, says…
Friday, 13 August 2010 13:47
Solar Centre abuse scandal: family’s anger at health trust
Relatives of people with learning difficulties who were allegedly abused at an NHS day centre are to take legal action against the trust that ran the centre.
They also want South Yorkshire police to reopen its investigation into the allegations of abuse by four members…
Friday, 13 August 2010 13:45
Government to use credit firms in latest benefit fraud crackdown
The government is set to use private companies to trawl through disabled people’s credit histories as part of its latest campaign to cut benefit fraud.
The prime minister, David Cameron, announced this week on a visit to Manchester that the government would unveil an “uncompromising”…
Friday, 13 August 2010 13:44
DWP uses ‘Al Capone powers’ to freeze assets in benefit fraud probe
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has used controversial laws designed for confiscating property from terrorists and drug dealers to freeze the assets of two disabled businessmen under investigation for benefit fraud.
The two disabled men – who cannot be named for legal reasons…
Friday, 06 August 2010 11:29
Benefits advisers call in new work test rules for consultation
The government’s benefits advice body is to investigate changes to the controversial work capability test which campaigners believe will make it even harder for disabled people to claim access to the support they need.
The social security advisory committee (SSAC) decided yesterday (4 August) to…
Friday, 06 August 2010 11:25
Solar Centre abuse scandal: Trust took two years to hand over report
The health trust at the centre of allegations of ill-treatment and neglect of people with learning difficulties at a day centre has taken nearly two years to pass its report into the allegations to the healthcare watchdog.
The report describes how staff at the Solar…
Friday, 06 August 2010 11:22
New firm hopes to create 50 jobs for people with autism
A new social enterprise is aiming to create 50 jobs for people with autism in Scotland, by providing skilled software-testing services to businesses.
Specialisterne Scotland, which was launched by Scottish government minister John Swinney this week, is modelled on a Danish company which was set…
Friday, 06 August 2010 11:21
Police probe deaths of disabled woman and mother
Police are investigating the deaths of a disabled woman and her mother, whose bodies appear to have been lying undiscovered in their home for several weeks.
The bodies of Sam Wolf, 29, and her mother Stephania, 67, were finally discovered this week at their home…
Friday, 06 August 2010 11:20
Minister warned chancellor of spending cuts equality duty
Home secretary Theresa May has warned the chancellor that the government’s planned spending cuts could cause it to breach its legal duty to promote disability equality.
May wrote to George Osborne on 9 June in her role as women and equalities minister, two weeks before…
Friday, 06 August 2010 11:18
Government’s welfare reforms win cool reception
Disability organisations have given a cool reception to a government document that pledges sweeping changes to the benefits system.
Although the plans outlined in 21st Century Welfare are lacking in detail and include several options for reform, they focus on a new “Universal Credit”, which…
Friday, 06 August 2010 11:17
Tube cuts ‘could undermine mobility of disabled people’
Planned cuts to hundreds of jobs across London Underground could make it harder for disabled passengers to secure the assistance they need to use the service, say campaigners.
Three organisations that campaign on disability issues – London Visual Impairment Forum (LVIF), Transport for All and…
Friday, 06 August 2010 11:11
Tanzania project breaks new ground for unions
A unique project – backed by international trade unions – aims to promote the employment rights of disabled people in Tanzania.
The pilot programme will find jobs for 20 disabled people, while training existing trade union members in Tanzania to be “disability champions” in the…
Wednesday, 04 August 2010 14:33
DLA survey results come at perfect time
A disabled people’s organisation has told two government ministers that their cost-cutting disability living allowance (DLA) reforms could be “counter-productive” and make it harder for disabled people to work.
Both the disabled people’s minister, Maria Miller, and the care services minister, Paul Burstow, visited Essex…
Wednesday, 04 August 2010 14:32
UKDPC uncovers widespread reports of hate crime deaths
New research by a leading disabled activist has uncovered reports of more than 20 violent deaths of disabled people – many of them likely to be disability hate crimes – over just three months.
The report, by hate crime campaigner Anne Novis for the United…