The Work and Pensions Committee launches an inquiry into the Government's commitment to halve the "disability employment gap" - the difference in employment rates between disabled and non-disabled people. Deadline for written submissions is Monday 9 May 2016.
The Great Benefits Row: Channel 4 Dispatches tonight 11 April 2016 Dispatches goes undercover in a 4 billion pound company who assess the disabled for benefits, and discovers unprofessional conduct from one of its assessors, including derogatory statements about claimants. Channel 4 Dispatches - Monday 11th April, Channel 4, 8pm
am somewhat concerned that disabled people are in the process of shooting themselves in the foot.
Too many young people with learning difficulties or disabilities in England are being let down as they prepare for adult life, according to a report by Ofsted.
Her face still haunts the families who knew her - Nawaal Sayid, the seven-year-old girl with severe learning difficulties who fell 120ft to her death from a tower block.