Care commission starts work under shadow of funding cuts : 22nd July 2010
Disabled campaigners have welcomed the new commission that will examine the funding of adult care and support in England, despite concerns that the government could have already ruled out some methods of funding the system.
Paul Burstow, the Lib… Read more about 'Care commission starts work under shadow of funding cuts'
Open employment with support 'is the ideal', says RADAR : 22nd July 2010
Disabled people should be supported to find mainstream employment rather than "special" jobs in separate, sheltered workplaces, according to a new report.
The Supporting Sustainable Careers report by RADAR suggests ten "propositions" that would ma… Read more about 'Open employment with support 'is the ideal', says RADAR'
Campaigners face new euthanasia battle : 22nd July 2010
Disabled activists campaigning against the legalisation of assisted suicide and euthanasia are facing yet another attempt to force the government to weaken the law.
Lawyers for Tony Nicklinson, a stroke survivor with high support needs, announced … Read more about 'Campaigners face new euthanasia battle'
UK 'could learn from developing world' on disability equality : 21st July 2010
Disability organisations in the UK could learn from developing countries about how to cope with the impact of public sector funding cuts, according to a leading disabled human rights expert.
Diane Mulligan, who leads the Equality and Human Rights … Read more about 'UK 'could learn from developing world' on disability equality'
Solutions to housing shortage 'are not complicated' : 21st July 2010
Local and national government could take simple steps that would make it easier for thousands of wheelchair-users to find accessible homes, according to a new report.
The Mind the Step report estimates that about 78,000, or 13 per cent, of househo… Read more about 'Solutions to housing shortage 'are not complicated' '
Obama and Cameron discuss disabled hacker : 21st July 2010
The prime minister and the US president, Barack Obama, have discussed the case of disabled computer hacker Gary McKinnon, who faces the threat of extradition to the United States.
The two leaders discussed McKinnon's case during their meeting at t… Read more about 'Obama and Cameron discuss disabled hacker'
Football cat cruelty advert cleared by watchdog : 21st July 2010
The advertising watchdog has ruled that a TV advert that features a blind footballer accidentally kicking a cat is not offensive and does not need to be taken off air.
More than 1,000 viewers complained to the advertising watchdog about the advert… Read more about 'Football cat cruelty advert cleared by watchdog'
New Zealand paraplegic gets 'bionic' legs : 19th July 2010
Inventors in New Zealand have come up with what they say is a unique device which allows paraplegic people to walk again.
The first pair of the new bionic legs has given fresh hope to Hayden Allen who had been told he would never walk again follo… Read more about 'New Zealand paraplegic gets 'bionic' legs'
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