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accessibility

August 12, 2020

Over 7 million disabled people faced delivery problems in a single week

Problems include parcels left in inaccessible places, delivery drivers not leaving enough time for people to answer the door, and goods not being delivered on time or at all.
May 26, 2020

Illness, disability, caring and COVID-19

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December 9, 2019

Scotland to introduce new housing rights for disabled people

New regulations will give disabled people the right to make communal areas around their home more accessible.
August 12, 2019

Age UK and Habinteg call for better accessibility standards in new homes

Only seven per cent of the UK's existing housing stock has the most basic features that make homes visitable to disabled people and older people with restricted mobility.
August 1, 2019

Government 'must put safety and accessibility first on railways'

Ministers have been colluding with the industry on policies that make railways less accessible to disabled people, says rail union RMT.
May 7, 2019

Successful legal challenge to voting provisions for blind and partially sighted people

The High Court has declared the Government’s current arrangements for blind and partially sighted voters unlawful, and described them as being “a parody of the electoral process”.
April 1, 2019

New easy read voting guide to help people with learning disabilities

An easy read guide for voters with a learning disability has been launched by the Electoral Commission and Mencap.
November 30, 2018

Call for retailers to make deliveries more accessible for disabled people

Almost one in three disabled people have missed a home delivery because they were not given enough time to get to the door.
September 3, 2018

Electoral Commission statement on accessibility of elections

The Cabinet Office has published recommendations to help in making elections more accessible for voters with a disability, following a call for evidence.
August 28, 2018

Purple Tuesday to encourage shops to become more accessible

An accessible shopping day is to be held on 13 November 2018 encouraging retailers to focus on improving the experience of disabled customers.