Benefit cuts: reforms will leave disabled people ‘ghettoised and excluded’
A drastically-revised impact assessment of changes to mobility allowance says 428,000 people will lose out. That's bad news for disabled people, and bad news for the UK motor industry Getting around is about to get a whole lot harder for a whole lot more disabled people - about 428,000 of them over the next...
Taking DLA away from disabled people is a dangerous experiment | Jane Young
Disabled people need extra help with playing their part in society. That's at risk under the personal independence payment scheme For disabled people like me and thousands of others, the disability living allowance (DLA) could be described as the glue that holds our lives together. The higher-rate mobility component, in particular, has provided me...
Best theatre of 2012, No 7: Ganesh versus the Third Reich
Back to Back's tale of the elephant-headed deity journeying into Nazi Germany to reclaim the swastika made for unmissable viewing An argument is brewing in the rehearsal room. Scott wants Mark – a performer with Down's syndrome – thrown out of the cast. "He doesn't understand what is fiction and what is not," Scott...
Claudia Da Silva obituary
My friend and former colleague Claudia Da Silva founded the London Centre for Personal Safety (LCPS) in 1981 and led the organisation until her death from cancer aged 64. Claudia was committed to providing free self-defence techniques to vulnerable members of society including those involved in prostitution, women living with domestic abuse, victims of...
Sierra Leone scraps tactile voting system for elections
Disability rights have taken a step back, with Sierra Leone also failing to include deaf and immobile people in election planning The National Electoral Commission of Sierra Leone has scrapped a pioneering tactile voting system for blind and visually impaired people just days ahead of the national elections on Saturday. Disability rights activists have...
Parklife Weekender festival’s disabled access as clear as mud
We booked tickets to the music festival but their disabled access was so poor we couldn't get in My husband, a permanent wheelchair user, and I recently bought a weekend ticket for a festival called Parklife Weekender.
Mobility scooter keeps breaking down
My mobility scooter from Willowbrook has broken a number of times since February.
Munchausen by internet can be bad for your health forum | Marc D Feldman
As paraplegic blogger 'David Rose' is exposed as a hoax, here are some tips to recognise fake illness claims on support sites The internet is a medium of choice for millions of people who seek health-related information. In addition to websites presenting ostensive medical facts, thousands of virtual support groups have sprung up for...
TUC March: 4. Back in business
Less than a year ago, York & District Trade Union Council branch was faced with closure. Now its members are rejuvenated, working with York Stop the Cuts, Youth Fight For Jobs and Save the NHS campaigns to support Saturday's march, sending trains and buses from the city to London on the day
