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Campaigners are urging the UK government to add mobility scooter users to the Highway Code, highlighting alarming new data showing a near doubling of fatalities in 2023.
New Project To Champion Underrepresented Voices In Climate Debate
NPC has announced funding for a project, which aims to bring underrepresented voices – such as disabled people – into the climate debate,
Existing, Not Living: My Fight For An Accessible Home
Sepsis survivor and quadruple amputee Kim Smith is on a council waiting list for a wheelchair accessible home in Milton Keynes, ‘making do’ in a home that is not suitable for her needs.
Disability Community For Democracy, Inc. Hosts Rally For Inclusion, Rights And Democracy
Disability Community for Democracy, Inc. is proud to host a free virtual event, Bed-In: Disability-Led Rally, on Saturday 1st March 2025, from 1pm to 6pm ET.
A Non-Relaxing Coffee Experience: How Caffé Nero Needs To Be More Accessible
Charlotte Croft, who was recently diagnosed with FND and uses a wheelchair, shares her experience of trying to access a Caffé Nero store in her hometown of Ipswich and the barriers she encountered when trying to get a coffee and find disabled toilets.
10 Influential Disabled Fathers Proving They Can Be Active And Loving Parents
Today is Father’s Day in the UK and to mark the occasion, we want to celebrate some of the many incredible, resilient, adaptable and nurturing disabled fathers proving to society that people with disabilities can be hard-working, wonderful and loving parents too.
Disabled People Must Be A Priority In Elections, Say Stars
The disability equality charity Scope launches its “manifesto for an equal future” today (16 April 2024), as it calls for all political parties to make disabled people a priority. New research from the charity demonstrates how disabled people feel sidelined by politicians.
Scope Calls On Broadcasters To Shift The Dial On Disability Representation
Disability equality charity Scope has released new data showing that TV viewers feel Black, Asian and minority ethnic disabled people are severely underrepresented on our screens, with a quarter of us barely seeing someone from that background in the last year.
10 Disabled Climate Activists Around The World
Climate change is one of the greatest challenges to society globally, with an even bigger impact on the disability community., Here we list 10 disabled climate activists from around the world who are doing incredible things to help save the planet.
Recruitment Begins For Disability Experts To Advise Government
The Government’s Disability Unit is recruiting disability experts in the North West and Yorkshire and the Humber to be chairs of its Regional Stakeholder Network.