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One of the most common issues arising in employment law relates to whether an employer can impose contractual changes in the employment contract on the employee. The short and simple answer to this is no – an employment contract is … Continue reading →

Price comparison sites such as Go Compare, Confused.com and Compare the Market are failing to meet the needs of older and disabled users. In particular, research shows that those with physical problems, visual impairments and dyslexia have struggled using these … Continue reading →

Clients with hearing impairments neglected by law firms according to solicitors in London A law firm’s duty to its clients By the very nature of their work law firms deal with all sorts of clients in the course of their … Continue reading →

Charities may decide to join together to fight disability cuts The Disability Alliance has given notice that it may seek judicial review of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) proposed cuts totaling some £2 billion to disabled people’s entitlements. … Continue reading →

Worldwide disability update The World Health Organization (WHO) and The World Bank have published some very interesting data about the difficulties and disadvantages faced by the estimated 1 billion disabled people with personal injury worldwide. The report was  commissioned with … Continue reading →

Disability discrimination on public transport As if the lack of appropriate adjustments to public transport systems is not bad enough, it seems that insult is being added to injury in that many disabled people who manage to use the public … Continue reading →

11th May protest As many readers will already know, a protest against the planned Government cuts and their effect on the disabled is planned for 11th May 2011 in Westminster. Frustration and not least anxiety are increasing especially given that … Continue reading →

Disability Discrimination & bankruptcy In a fascinating and radical application of the diability discrimination rules, in a recent case a woman suffering from a chronic mental illness which manifested, among other ways, in her having  a phobia of opening mail, … Continue reading →

Housing benefit changes and disabled people The implications of the stringent government cuts and the consequent impact on Housing Benefit are likely to effect disabled people very badly. Research indicates that over 100,000 disabled people living in specially adapted homes … Continue reading →