The government’s own benefits advice body has delivered stinging criticism of its major reforms to disability living allowance (DLA). The social security advisory committee (SSAC) said the reforms appeared to be driven by the coalition’s wish to cut the number of working-age disabled people claiming DLA by 20 per cent. In its response to the [...]

Channel 4 is to broadcast live coverage of this year’s BT Paralympic World Cup, after securing the rights at the expense of the BBC. The broadcaster will offer two hours of live coverage on the final day of the event, 28 May, with highlights programmes on 26 and 27 May and daily live coverage on [...]

Mobile phone companies should be forced to sign up permanently to a scheme that allows disabled people to send text messages to the emergency services instead of dialling “999”, according to the communications watchdog. A trial of the emergencySMS scheme has been running across the UK since late 2009, and so far has 14,500 registered [...]

The broadcasting watchdog has upheld a complaint against the BBC for introducing a news report without warning that it contained flashing images that posed a risk to some people with epilepsy. The news item on the BBC News at Ten on 23 November 2010 reported the announcement that Prince William and Kate Middleton had decided [...]

Disabled people and their organisations are hoping to send a critical message to the government with a major protest against its programme of spending cuts and welfare reforms. The day of action on Wednesday 11 May will feature a rally at Methodist Central Hall, near the Houses of Parliament, and a lobby of MPs, while [...]