A major international disability arts and human rights festival set to take place during this summer’s Paralympics could be forced to scale back its plans because of a drop in private and public sector support for disability culture. Organisers of the Together! festival say that, despite spending for the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad approaching a [...]

Government plans to slash the funding and powers of the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) and weaken equality laws have been condemned by disabled union activists who work for the watchdog. EHRC union members are now set to continue strike action to defend their jobs and the services the commission provides. This week’s TUC [...]

Disabled people are facing “unprecedented attacks” because of the government’s “austerity” measures, union activists have heard at their annual conference. The TUC Disabled Workers’ Conference heard from a string of delegates and other speakers who described the impact of government cuts on disabled people. The theme of the conference was “Disabled Workers Resisting Austerity”, while [...]

A leading disabled activist has come under sustained attack from unions for writing a report they say has given the government the political cover it needs to close 36 sheltered factories. There was overwhelming support at the annual TUC Disabled Workers’ Conference for the campaign to fight the planned closure of the Remploy factories. The [...]

A Supreme Court judgment could make it easier for thousands more disabled people to access the care packages they need, legal experts have suggested. The case of KM, a disabled person with high support needs, against Cambridgeshire County Council, had been described as potentially the most important social care court case in 15 years. KM’s [...]