Protesters across the country have targeted the offices of the company paid hundreds of millions of pounds by the government to test disabled people’s eligibility for benefits. Much of the anger was directed at the company, Atos Healthcare, for its work testing people’s “work capability” for the Department for Work and Pensions. The work capability [...]

Disabled activists who took part in a peaceful protest outside the offices of a government benefits contractor have raised concerns over the use of a controversial police tactic to control their demonstration. More than 50 protesters took part in the protest outside the headquarters of the company Atos Origin, near Euston station in central London, [...]

Attitudes towards disabled people appear to be improving slightly, according to figures from a national survey. The Public Perceptions of Disabled People report by the Office for Disability Issues (ODI) found that just 17 per cent of the public said they viewed disabled people with “discomfort or awkwardness”, compared with 22 per cent four years [...]

Self-advocacy organisations must look for new sources of funding to avoid the fate of other groups that have had to close due to spending cuts, according to a leading consultative body of disabled people. The National Forum of People with Learning Difficulties spoke out as it published a new guide aimed at ensuring the survival [...]

Disabled artists from the UK are set to collaborate with colleagues from across the world in a series of new disability arts projects commissioned for the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad. The 13 new commissions – worth a total of £820,000 – are the second series of projects to be funded through the three-year Unlimited programme, [...]