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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 →

Coalition on charging publishes some disturbing data on disability related charges As local authorities face significant reductions in central Government funding it seems that charges for essential disabled services by those councils are likely to skyrocket, creating huge difficulties and … Continue reading →

New paternity leave entitlements available for fathers of children born after 3rd April 2011 and allowing them up to 6 months off work and to share the mother’s maternity leave and maternity pay if she returns to work early, will … Continue reading →

DISABILITY FACTS & EMPLOYMENT 3 quick and useful facts …. 1 in 5 people of working age are disabled 48% of disabled people are unemployed Reasonable adjustments, accessible application processes and alternative assessments in recruitment  are  legal requirements under the … Continue reading →