New figures that show how the number of disabled people receiving funding through the Access to Work scheme has plummeted since the coalition came to power are “disgraceful”, according to a shadow minister. The equality watchdog could be left with almost no disabled employees if it confirms plans to cut more than 100 jobs, an [...]

Disabled people’s independence could be jeopardised by the government’s planned cuts to disability benefits, according to a leading Paralympian. Disabled people are set to play a prominent and public part in both the London 2012 Olympics and the Paralympics, after organisers revealed that they would make up five per cent of the huge volunteer workforce. [...]

New figures that show how the number of disabled people receiving funding through the Access to Work (AtW) scheme has plummeted since the coalition came to power are “disgraceful”, according to a shadow minister. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) figures show the number of people claiming funding through the employment support scheme fell [...]

The equality watchdog could be left with almost no disabled employees if it confirms plans to cut more than 100 jobs, an open letter signed by scores of its own staff has warned. More than 120 members of Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) staff have signed the letter to the commissioner responsible for initial [...]

Two disabled people have won the first stage of their legal bid to force the government to improve the much-criticised “fitness for work” test. The high court this week granted permission for them to bring a claim for judicial review against Iain Duncan Smith, the Conservative work and pensions secretary. The two disabled people, both [...]