Abuse of wheelchair users on trains revealed
More than four in ten wheelchair users have been verbally or physically abused on trains (Picture: PA)
8 May 2013
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Fraudster ATOS fined for supplying fake crip detectors for use in fitness for work tests
French company, ATOS - which was found guilty yesterday of deploying useless crip detectors on behalf of the British government - had been using the fake gadgets in work capability tests with the full knowledge of British government officials, it has emerged.
7 May 2013
Disabled face losing homes under benefit cutbacks
Some of Britain's most vulnerable disabled people could be forced out of their homes and into institutionalised care because of cuts to carers' allowances, Government papers show.
7 May 2013
EMLD victory as equality law is saved
Campaigning by EMLD and equalities experts has led to the government listening and dropping a plan to axe a key element of equalities law.
25 Apr 2013
Tanni Grey-Thompson was offered Sport England role but appointment was vetoed by Number 10
Instead, the Government announced that Nick Bitel, the London Marathon chief executive and a member of the Sport England board since 2010, had been appointed to the role, with the key task of increasing grassroots sports participation to cement the country's Olympic legacy.
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24 Apr 2013
What is a Personal Independence Payment (PIP) assessment?
When you make a claim for Personal Independence Payment (PIP), the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will first check that the basic entitlement conditions (as set by the DWP) are met. The PIP entitlement conditions stipulate that you must be aged between 16 and 64 and have had difficulties with 'activities of daily living' and/or mobility for three months and expect them to last for at least 9 months. If you meet these criteria a PIP assessment will take place.
24 Apr 2013