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Disabled people are suffering as a result of government neglect. It’s time we united for justice
Disability Rights UK

Disabled people are suffering as a result of government neglect. It’s time we united for justice

Disabled people are suffering as a result of austerity and neglect. That’s why disabled people’s organisations are uniting for justice, write Mikey Erhardt and Bethany Bale

Man left severely disabled after sudden stroke. Now he’s homeless and trapped in a ‘vicious circle’
Disability

Man left severely disabled after sudden stroke. Now he’s homeless and trapped in a ‘vicious circle’

Gary Crutchley has been cleared for discharge but he is still living in a brain rehabilitation unit because there are no affordable, accessible homes for disabled people in his local area

Panic attacks, pressure to ‘ramp up numbers’ and a ‘bullying atmosphere’: Life as a DWP disability benefits assessor
Disability benefits

Panic attacks, pressure to ‘ramp up numbers’ and a ‘bullying atmosphere’: Life as a DWP disability benefits assessor

Former disability benefits assessors describe being driven to illness because of the pressure to increase the number of assessments they were carrying out each day, with one calling it a “bullying atmosphere”

‘I’m an amputee and the DWP reduced my disability benefits. I worried I would be homeless’
Disability benefits

‘I’m an amputee and the DWP reduced my disability benefits. I worried I would be homeless’

‘The DWP took away my disability benefits. I’ve had so many tribunal dates I’ve lost count’
Disability benefits

‘The DWP took away my disability benefits. I’ve had so many tribunal dates I’ve lost count’

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Exclusive: Disabled people are ‘set up to fail’ by the DWP in target-driven disability benefits system, whistleblowers reveal
Disability benefits

Exclusive: Disabled people are ‘set up to fail’ by the DWP in target-driven disability benefits system, whistleblowers reveal

Disabled people are being left out of the climate conversation
Environment

Disabled people are being left out of the climate conversation

London’s Ulez plans could hit disabled people, charities and small businesses the hardest
air pollution

London’s Ulez plans could hit disabled people, charities and small businesses the hardest

‘We just want our homes not to hurt us’: Disabled people trapped in temporary accommodation
Accessible housing

‘We just want our homes not to hurt us’: Disabled people trapped in temporary accommodation

Disabled people are missing out on the government’s cost of living payments. This needs to change
Rachel Charlton-Dailey

Disabled people are missing out on the government’s cost of living payments. This needs to change

A disabled woman has been left without a toilet or shower for months by her healthcare provider
Disability

A disabled woman has been left without a toilet or shower for months by her healthcare provider

The High Court ruling on legacy benefits is a bitter blow for disabled people
Disability rights

The High Court ruling on legacy benefits is a bitter blow for disabled people

What do disability rights experts make of government plans to boost employment?
Employment

What do disability rights experts make of government plans to boost employment?