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23 Mar 2016
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Bus Conduct regulations: No change on wheelchair access rules
Disability Rights UK made suggestions for changing the law following the recent court decision concerning wheelchair access on buses Following the decision on Firstgroup Plc v Paulley it was established that a driver has no power, under the Public Service Vehicles (Conduct of Drivers, Inspectors, Conductors and Passengers) Regulations (the 'conduct regulations') to compel any passenger who is not a wheelchair user to move from a designated wheelchair area.
23 Mar 2016
Bedroom tax campaigner’s ‘contempt’ for ministers who forced his family to fight
One of the disabled campaigners whose "bedroom tax" cases were heard in the Supreme Court this week has spoken of his "contempt" for ministers who have forced them to spend years fighting for their rights through the legal system.
21 Mar 2016
Spartacus report unmasks PIP hidden agenda
As the Government's migration of disabled people from Disability Living Allowance (DLA) with Personal Independence Payments (PIP) picks up pace, Ruth Patrick talks to members of the network which is determined to reveal Department for Work and Pensions' hidden intentions.
20 Mar 2016
Becoming disabled by choice, not chance: ‘Transabled’ people feel like impostors in their fully working bodies
Oh, The Humanities: Part of a series showcasing research at the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences this week.
20 Mar 2016
MPs overturn Lords' bid to delay disability benefit cuts
MPs have overturned attempts by peers to delay Government plans to cut £30 a week from some disabled people's benefits.
20 Mar 2016