Benefit sanctions handed out to thousands of people ‘unlawful’
Sanctions imposed on thousands of benefit claimants for not taking part in the DWP's so-called "back-to-work" schemes are unlawful, a court has ruled.
12 May 2016
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Lib Dems demand emergency summit on Motability crisis
Liberal Democrats are to calling on the Government to hold an emergency summit with key disability groups into the growing crisis with PIP reassessments and Motability.
12 May 2016
Dyspraxia – Everyone’s Different!
It's been a while since I put my mind to a blog, but Rosie has been asking me to do one for a while, so here goes! As Rosie's blog has hit a major milestone of 100,000 visitors, I think now is a good as time as ever to go back to basics.
11 May 2016
BBC documentary Redefining Juliet to give Shakespeare role to disabled actors
A documentary going behind the scenes of a Romeo and Juliet production featuring six Juliets with disabilities or differences will be broadcast on BBC4.
11 May 2016
More knowledge is needed on self-directed social care for disabled people from the LGBT community.
New study funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) School for Social Care Research seeks to understand more about the challenges faced by the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and trans (LGBT) disabled community.
11 May 2016
Me and my MS
Poppy Hasted was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1985 at the age of 24. She had just started her first job after graduating from Liverpool Polytechnic with a degree in librarianship and information science.
11 May 2016