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October 24, 2017

Universal Credit needs 'radical overhaul' says Disability Rights UK

Disability Rights UK says Universal Credit needs a radical overhaul if it is to be fit for purpose, especially when it comes to meeting the needs of disabled people.
October 12, 2017

Commons debate on disability rights will highlight injustice

Edinburgh North and Leith MP Deidre Brock has secured an adjournment debate on disability rights at Westminster on Thursday 12 October, following condemnation of UK government policies by the UN.
September 25, 2017

Personal Independence Payment assessments

Recently a paramedic carrying out Personal Independence Payment (PIP) assessments for Capita, on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions, was found guilty of misconduct by a professional sta
September 15, 2017

Benefits system 'leads to ill-health and isolation for disabled people'

More than three quarters of people with long-term conditions said their assessment for Personal Independence Payment had made their health worse, and half had lost some or all of their support.
September 14, 2017

New funding to tackle discrimination in education

The new Legal Support Project aims to increase access to justice for victims of discrimination in education, with funding available for advice, preparatory work or representation.
September 1, 2017

UN calls for radical changes to UK disability policies

The UN has delivered its final observations on the UK's disability policies, calling for radical changes based on a human rights approach.
August 25, 2017

A human catastrophe for disabled people, a scandal for our country

For over seven years, disabled people in the UK have endured an onslaught from government which has caused immense suffering, and which some have not survived.
August 25, 2017

UN says government policy has led to 'human catastrophe' for disabled people

A UN Committee has delivered a scathing verdict on the government's policies regarding disabled people's human rights.
August 24, 2017

Disabled people's rights being eroded, equality bodies tell UN

Concern that disabled people are being increasingly marginalised and shut out of society as they bear the brunt of the accumulated impact of cuts in public spending.
August 21, 2017

Disabled people take complaints about government's rights record to UN

Deaf and Disability organisations from across the United Kingdom will today highlight the Government’s ongoing human rights violations and evasive behaviour towards a major United Nations committee.