An unfinished government report warned that national power cuts could cause “catastrophic deterioration” in some disabled people who rely on medical equipment in their own homes, but ministers still decided not to draw up plans to protect them. The “internal scoping […]
Human Rights
Covid inquiry hears of ‘gulf between aspiration and deed’ within Scottish government
Government finally makes ‘shocking’ confession on power cut protection
Rights ignored, no protection, no safety net, no real engagement, DPOs tell Covid inquiry
Parliamentary meeting demands end to segregation and abuse of young disabled people
Report exposes lack of adjustments for neurodivergent prisoners
Activists welcome decision to reassess status of UK’s ‘pathetic’ human rights watchdog
EHRC struggles to justify key omissions from equality and rights report
Human rights watchdog fails to follow through on legal threat to government
Nearly three-quarters of calls to equality helpline relate to disability, new figures show
New figures show that nearly three-quarters of all discrimination-related enquiries to the government-funded equality helpline have come from disabled people, with this proportion rising every year. The figures, obtained by Disability News Service through a freedom of information request, show that […]