Lawyers for two severely disabled men who won a High Court declaration that they had been unlawfully discriminated against have called on the Government to halt the roll-out of the
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Hundreds of millions of pounds in funding has been announced to help improve provision for children with special educational needs and disabilities. The Government has provided £680 million to create
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In what is believed to be one of the largest “product liability” group actions in the UK, a group of 312 claimants brought High Court proceedings against manufacturer DePuy over
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Almost a third of disabled people in Britain said they feel there is prejudice towards them, a study has found. Around 32% of disabled people feel there is a lot
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MPs have attacked the “totally unacceptable” £1.7 million pay of the boss of a business that supplies cars to people with disabilities. Earnings and the £2.4 billion cash reserves being
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Ministers have again come under fire over an “unfit” policy on disability benefits – as an MP revealed how identical twins, suffering with the same condition, had been given differing
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New timetable arrangements coming into force on the railways this weekend are a “disgusting insult” to disabled passengers, a union has said. The Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union said
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The Government is failing to meet its commitment to put disabled people at the heart of its aid programme, a watchdog has warned. Ministers pledged to make disability inclusion in
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Millions of pounds in support for deaf children is being lost, leaving services at “breaking point”, a charity has warned. Around a third of councils are making cuts, according to
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The closure of scores of public toilets across Britain has caused social isolation for some elderly and disabled people, leading nurses have warned. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has
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