Revealed: Disabled Persons Employment Rates By Type Of Impairment
Figures released by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) show how government initiatives have failed to help sufficient numbers of sick and disabled people into work.
5 Jun 2014
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'Compulsory abortion for all Down's and Spina Bifida babies': UKIP candidate sparks angry backlash with website comments
Disability charity Mencap branded Geoffrey Clarke's comments "abhorrent" after he claimed babies with such disabilities would be a "burden" if born
5 Jun 2014
Trans Pennine Trail coast-to-coast wheelchair trip
Roy Taylor has Motor Neurone disease, and is travelling in a four-wheel-drive wheelchair.
2 Jun 2014
Councillor accused of complaining that voter with learning difficulties 'shouldn't be voting' in local elections
A councillor has been accused of claiming that a person with learning difficulties "shouldn't be voting".
2 Jun 2014
McDonald case helps care plan disputes
Failure to consider dignity can be a breach of human rights Today in its ruling on the Mcdonald case (for background see http://www.disabilityrightsuk.org/mcdonald-v-united-kingdom)
29 May 2014
Short film highlights hate crimes against disabled people
DVD LAUNCH: Pictured (left to right) are June Stubbs, co-ordinator of Middlesbrough Community Inclusion Service; Lynda Lord, Middlesbrough Community Inclusion Service; and Cleveland's Police and Crime Commissioner Barry Coppinger. A DVD highlighting the harrowing experiences people with learning disabilities have suffered has been launched to raise awareness of the problem.
25 May 2014