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Budget failed on addressing systemic challenges facing disabled people, Treasury is told
Labour’s first budget for 15 years has failed to do enough to address the “systemic challenges” faced by disabled people ...
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Government must reverse Tory policy on adapting to climate change, say disabled activists after court defeat
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 ...
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Fear, anger and confusion as budget blundering creates chaos over government’s plans for ‘fit for work’ test
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 ...
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Government pledge to scrap discriminatory ban on online attendance ‘could be first step towards inclusion’
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 ...
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SEN improvements ‘could see tens of thousands more disabled children educated in mainstream schools’
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) ...
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Minister casts fresh doubt on Kendall’s ‘I’ll send work coaches into mental health wards’ claim
A minister has cast fresh doubt on claims by work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall that she is planning to send work ...
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Regulator’s state of the nation report stays almost silent on safety and quality of adult social care
The care regulator’s annual assessment of “the state of health and care” in England includes almost no discussion of the quality and safety of adult social care services, analysis of the report ...
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Charity Commission launches second inquiry into disabled people’s organisation
The Charity Commission has launched a second inquiry into a disabled people’s organisation (DPO) over “serious concerns” ...
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Title of assisted suicide bill is ‘misleading’ and ‘argumentative’, say disabled campaigners
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 ...
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‘Our members are raging’: Shock and anger as Scottish government’s ‘sham’ co-production leads to ‘weak’ disability plan
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 ...
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Wheelchair-user ‘humiliated’ after driver bans him from coach for complaining about safety and discrimination
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 ...
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Disabled activists and unions come together to fight threatened cuts to benefits in Labour’s first budget
Disabled activists and unions have come together to fight what they fear will be a renewed, hostile attack on disabled people who rely on social security at next week’s budget. A parliamentary ...