Queens Birthday Honours for Changing Places Campaigner Tony Clough
Tony Clough has been appointed an MBE in the Queens birthday honours after campaigned for the provision of Changing Places over the last decade.
25 Jun 2016
News
Disabled people are ‘stronger and safer’ in EU, say leading academics
Leaving the European Union (EU) would put at risk significant improvements that have been made to the lives of disabled people over the last 15 years, according to three of the country's leading academics working in the disability rights field.
25 Jun 2016
Carers Week: Lack of support is damaging life chances of UK’s carers
Three-quarters of carers (74 per cent) with some of the most intensive caring responsibilities say their community does not understand or value their caring role, resulting in high numbers of them struggling to balance other areas of their lives with caring.
20 Jun 2016
An inconvenient truth about caring
I'm three months into the new job and this is my first Carer Week. It's really impressive to see how much activity is taking place across the UK. Local carers services have been brewing up a whole range of events in local libraries, town halls, shopping centres, social media and much more besides. Carers Trust have been on TV and radio, raising awareness of carers and the work of our local carers services.
20 Jun 2016
Why We’re Running to Be Co-Leaders of the Green Party
This is a hugely exciting time for the Green Party - and for progressive politics in Britain. By seeking the nomination to become the first job-shared leadership in modern British politics we are demonstrating our pledge to 'do politics' differently.
20 Jun 2016
Disabled girl handcuffed by Sussex Police, IPCC finds
An 11-year-old girl with a neurological disability was handcuffed and restrained with a mesh hood and leg straps while being held in custody, the police watchdog found.
20 Jun 2016