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Articles tagged with: Disability
Our Paralympic athletes show that anything is possible
Home affairs
By Therese Coffey MP
Our Paralympic athletes show that anything is possible
As well as support for elite disability sports, the government is improving the everyday lives of disabled people with our National Disability Strategy.
Government must expand support for terminally ill people facing the scourge of fuel poverty
Energy
By Mark Jackson
Government must expand support for terminally ill people facing the scourge of fuel poverty
The energy price cap increase will hit terminally ill people, not just in their pockets, but by robbing them of time with their loved ones.
Exclusive: DWP Questioned NHS Consultant Three Times Over Terminally Ill Patient's Condition Before Granting Benefits
Health
Exclusive: DWP Questioned NHS Consultant Three Times Over Terminally Ill Patient's Condition Before Granting Benefits
A terminally ill patient had their benefits claim questioned by a DWP contractor despite an NHS consultant diagnosing them with six months to live.
Music-making is out of tune with disabled children’s needs
Education
By Dr Stephen Hetherington
Music-making is out of tune with disabled children’s needs
Children with disabilities are encouraged and enabled to participate in sport. That same drive must be applied to helping them reach their full musical potential
Government failure on social care should come as no surprise – they’ve been letting down people trapped in institutions for years
Health
By Barbara Keeley MP
Government failure on social care should come as no surprise – they’ve been letting down people trapped in institutions for years
Ten years on from the Winterbourne View revelations, it is time for the government to back up their rhetoric with action and end the long list of broken promises to autistic people and people with learning disabilities.
We have an opportunity to ensure disabled people have a level playing field in sport
Health
By Barry Horne
We have an opportunity to ensure disabled people have a level playing field in sport
Our new strategy aims to close the fairness gap within a generation by embedding inclusive practices across organisations and changing attitudes towards disabled people in sport and physical activity.
Lockdown has taught us that we need a more inclusive Parliament
Coronavirus
By Baroness Campbell of Surbiton
Lockdown has taught us that we need a more inclusive Parliament
Some of the barriers to my own participation in the Lords were rooted in ancient parliamentary conventions. There must be room for both virtual and actual participation.
Vaccine Passports Could “Reinforce Structural Discrimination” Against Disabled People, Experts Warn
Coronavirus
Vaccine Passports Could “Reinforce Structural Discrimination” Against Disabled People, Experts Warn
Legal experts and charities have warned that the introduction of Covid status certificates — otherwise known as vaccine passports — could undermine disabled people's rights and leave businesses open to discrimination lawsuits.
Mental health support is vital for individuals with muscle-wasting conditions
Coronavirus
By Mary Glindon MP
Mental health support is vital for individuals with muscle-wasting conditions
The last long year of Covid restrictions and logjams in health care for non-Covid cases has exacerbated pre-existing inequalities and magnified them.
I’m determined to put disabled people at the forefront of Covid recovery
Economy
By Justin Tomlinson MP
I’m determined to put disabled people at the forefront of Covid recovery
315 new disability employment advisers will be in place by May to help disabled people into work. They will help deliver our goal of 1 million more disabled people in work by 2027.
Our rail network is decades behind target in providing access to disabled people
Transport
By Baroness Grey-Thompson
Our rail network is decades behind target in providing access to disabled people
The Inclusive Transport Strategy must remove barriers which prevent many disabled people from travelling to work using affordable public transport.
Making the virtual parliament permanent for MPs who need it would open up Westminster to more disabled politicians
Political parties
By Daisy Cooper MP
Making the virtual parliament permanent for MPs who need it would open up Westminster to more disabled politicians
The benefits of in-person parliament are clear, but virtual measures would be more welcoming for disabled MPs, MPs that travel many miles to Wesminster and also those with caring responsibilities.
After a decade of increasing inequality, it’s time this government starts valuing ethnic minority and disabled people's lives
Coronavirus
By Marsha de Cordova MP
After a decade of increasing inequality, it’s time this government starts valuing ethnic minority and disabled people's lives
We cannot let the government off the hook for the way that Black, Asian and ethnic minority lives, disabled lives and poorer people’s lives have been undervalued before and during the pandemic.
Government must suspend ‘do not resuscitate’ notices for Covid patients with learning disabilities
Coronavirus
By Barbara Keeley MP
Government must suspend ‘do not resuscitate’ notices for Covid patients with learning disabilities
The government must step in to ensure that people with learning disabilities are not wrongly denied Covid treatment and ensure vaccine priority is extended to everyone with a learning disability.
To support disabled people better, there is no doubt we must do more to support their carers
Health
By Ed Davey MP
To support disabled people better, there is no doubt we must do more to support their carers
It is simply unsustainable and unacceptable to rely more and more on unpaid carers. Government must plug the £4-billion-plus hole in adult social care budgets, and work cross-party to agree a long-term solution for social care
The COVID-19 pandemic has heightened the need for increased understanding of disabilities
Communities
By Justin Tomlinson MP
The COVID-19 pandemic has heightened the need for increased understanding of disabilities
The detrimental effects of the pandemic on mental health and wellbeing mean that raising the profile of non-visible illnesses is more relevant a task than ever.
How are assistance dogs transforming the lives of people with physical disabilities? Partner content
Communities
By The National Lottery
How are assistance dogs transforming the lives of people with physical disabilities?
Thanks to National Lottery players, clever canines like Valley are helping people with disabilities gain greater confidence and independence.
When support was needed most during Covid-19, disabled people have been an afterthought
Health
By Vicky Foxcroft MP
When support was needed most during Covid-19, disabled people have been an afterthought
The government's decision to ease the Care Act has been one of the most overt affronts on disabled people's rights. Now is the time to outline what the long-awaited national strategy for disabled people should look like
Young disabled people deserve to be included in Kickstart
Economy
By Justin Tomlinson MP
Young disabled people deserve to be included in Kickstart
Kickstart has been designed to provide fresh opportunities to a new generation of talent and for it to truly be successful, disabled young people must be able to participate.
Partner content
Home affairs
By Equality and Human Rights Commission
New guidance calls for retailers to do more to help disabled customers
In response to growing concerns over the accessibility of supermarkets and retailers, Britain’s equality body has published new guidance to help the industry better assist disabled customers during the pandemic.
The Government has failed ‘spectacularly’ to support disabled people returning to work
Coronavirus
By Vicky Foxcroft MP
The Government has failed ‘spectacularly’ to support disabled people returning to work
Two thirds of all Covid-19 deaths so far have been disabled people. The Government needs to ensure those who were shielding are not forced to go back to an unsafe workplace.
Social affairs
By Equality and Human Rights Commission
DWP enters legal agreement to improve services for deaf customers
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has entered a legally binding agreement with the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) to improve support for deaf customers accessing its services by telephone.
Coronavirus
By Equality and Human Rights Commission
Criminal justice system failing disabled people
Equality watchdog says criminal justice system is failing and leaving disabled citizens “bewildered”
Disabled people being 'failed' by criminal justice system, equality watchdog warns
Health
Disabled people being 'failed' by criminal justice system, equality watchdog warns
Disabled people facing trial are being "failed" by the criminal justice system, the UK's equality watchdog has warned.