Labour’s first budget for 15 years has failed to do enough to address the “systemic challenges” faced by disabled people ...
The care regulator’s annual assessment of “the state of health and care” in England includes almost no discussion of the ...
Disabled activists have called on Labour ministers to reverse the position of the last government on adapting to climate change, following a high court setback. The high court ruled on Friday that ...
A minister has cast fresh doubt on claims by work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall that she is planning to send work ...
Tens of thousands more disabled children could have their needs met in a mainstream setting rather than a special school, if there were major improvements to the special educational needs (SEN) ...
Disabled politicians have welcomed the government’s pledge to scrap the ban on councillors attending meetings online, which should see an end to some of the discrimination they face when trying to ...
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) breached its own rules by destroying recordings that would have shown how a work ...
The new Labour government’s policy on social security reform is in chaos after it issued contrasting statements and briefings on budget day about whether – and how – it would press ahead with ...
The Charity Commission has launched a second inquiry into a disabled people’s organisation (DPO) over “serious concerns” ...
A disabled people’s organisation has called on MPs to try to change the “misleading” and “argumentative” title of a bill that aims to legalise assisted suicide. Labour MP Kim Leadbeater’s ...
Three national disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) have attacked the Scottish government over a “sham” process of co-production that has led to a “weak” and “diluted” Disability Equality Plan ...
A wheelchair-user was left “humiliated” after a coach driver refused to allow him to board his vehicle, and then told him he was a “liability” and “banned” because he had previously complained ...