A student has been told his disability means he will not receive a qualification in journalism. Kyle Gunn, 19, from Johnstone, Renfrewshire, has cerebral palsy and is unable to complete the shorthand element of his course. Having spent the past year on the NQ Media Studies course at Glasgow Clyde College, Kyle was hoping to progress onto the two-year HND Practical Journalism course.
A report from a UN committee has criticised the UK government for its treatment of disabled people, saying it needs to do much more to protect the rights of the disabled. The UK is required to regularly report to the UN on how it is honouring the Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities.
A woman who asked her employer to reduce her working hours because of her mental health has been awarded more than £11,000. A tribunal found that the car firm, Charles Hurst, had discriminated against Marie-Claire McLaughlin under the Disability Act.
In August 2016 Wiltshire Council introduced a new system of charging for adult care which resulted in many people paying more for the services provided by the council. About 3,500 people are potentially hit by the changes. However they first have to have an assessment of their financial circumstances, with assessments being done annually thereafter.
Heathrow Airport has been rated poor for disabled travellers in a report from the UK's aviation regulator. Some passengers were not treated with "dignity and respect" with waits of one to two hours to get off planes, the Civil Aviation Authority said. Manchester, East Midlands and Exeter airports also received the low rating, but 26 airports were given a good or very good rating. Heathrow said it was addressing the issues raised in the report.
Scotland's busiest airport has made "significant progress" in improving access for disabled travellers, according to a report. The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) raised Edinburgh's rating for access from "poor" to "good" following improvements. Glasgow, Glasgow Prestwick and Inverness were among six UK airports described as "very good". Aberdeen Airport and Sumburgh Airport on Shetland received a "good" ranking.
