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Priya Sahni-Nicholas on a proposal by Alan Milburn to help those not in education, employment or training.
On 20 October, the COVID Inquiry gave its verdict on the provision of social care during the pandemic. It made clear that the failings of the care system led to massive human misery and loss of life.
Disabled campaigners say they are “deeply concerned” about the government’s commitment to scrapping care charges, after a minister refused to confirm that Andy Burnham’s pledge of free personal care...
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As Disabled campaigners for social justice and disability equality, we point to the deep- rooted ableism that runs through our society, where our lives aren’t valued equally to those of non-disabled...
The Disability Poverty Campaign Group (DPCG) has sent a letter to the new Chancellor, Rt Hon John Healey, urging him to break the endless cycle of disability poverty and to rebuild trust between the...
A fast-growing autism therapy firm operating in multiple states has acknowledged that it is under a federal investigation over its billing practices and is "working" with investigators.
As members of the public tour a fake ‘residential home’ for disabled people riddled with Nazi ideology, you desperately hope someone will speak up.
Former art teacher, who cared for her disabled son, ‘received almost no support’, said her local MP Manuela PerteghellaAndy Burnham has backed mandatory suicide prevention training for social workers...
A first-of-its-kind radio station dedicated to showcasing the work of people with disabilities is making its debut.
With nearly 1 million young people not in education, employment or training (a cohort known as “Neets”), the government and its advisers have signalled that welfare benefits may be cut to fund more...
New research reveals how fear of losing benefits is preventing Disabled people from being physically active – and why urgent reform of the social security system is needed.
Disability Rights UK has joined 100s of organisations across England in joining Habinteg’s ninth Accessible Homes week, calling for greater public awareness on the importance of accessible housing...
The prime minister has a once-in-a-generation chance to reintroduce compassion to welfare. He has to seize the moment Back in 2009, months before the coalition government unleashed sweeping...
**The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is secretly introducing changes to how it checks the quality of disability assessments, risking claimant safety and increasing the chance of dodgy reports...
**Police forces and prosecutors are both finally working to increase the number of disability hate crime prosecutions in England and Wales, as the number of court cases remains stubbornly low,...
Resolution Foundation says ‘crude changes’ to benefits system would probably make it harder for people to workBanning people with anxiety, ADHD or autism from claiming disability benefits would not...
Readers respond to John Harris’s article on the need to consider disabled people of working age when reforming the care systemI found myself nodding in agreement at John Harris’s worries about his...
Join us for Disability Rights UK's Annual General Meeting and The Conversation, “The challenge ahead: what now for our fight for rights?”, on Wednesday 25 November 2026.
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A recent episode of the BBC Radio 4 programme Money Box, has explored the substantial and ongoing challenges facing the operation of the Access to Work Scheme for Disabled people.
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The nation's largest movie theater chain will pay $56,000 and take other steps to settle claims that it illegally forced out an employee with cerebral palsy after two decades on the job.
DECATUR, Ala. — A Decatur couple who operate a nonprofit thrift store that employs adults with developmental disabilities will launch a college-like day program this month focused on continuing...
S eemingly brilliant conference speeches are often followed by a hangover, and so it has arguably proved with Andy Burnham’s.
Patrick McCabe’s herculean feat shows limits and possibilities of special educational needs and disabilities systemPatrick McCabe is instantly recognisable in the early autumn sunshine, his...
This week at the Labour Conference the Right to Food commission, which aims to deliver food security to everyone in the UK by 2035, released its final report, at a well-attended event.
Ministers are working up sweeping plans for welfare changes including scrapping a key disability benefit for under-25s and replacing it with a multibillion-pound package of support to get into work,...
**The government’s youth inactivity adviser swore at Disability News Service’s editor after being challenged about his failure to discuss the safeguarding risks involved in forcing tens of thousands...
**Disabled Labour activists say they have seen some early signs of improvement in the way the party works with them on disability equality, in the two months since Andy Burnham became prime minister.
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