UK disability news
News that matters to disabled people.
Rights, everyday life and access across the UK — with selected stories from around the world.
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EDF Starts ‘Get AI Ready Train-the-Trainer’ Programme
The European Disability Forum (EDF) has welcomed EDF’s recent initiative in launching the ‘Get AI Ready Train-the-Trainer’ programme, aimed at equipping trainers and educators…
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Ministers’ decision to slash accessible housing targets was ‘unprincipled’, but Timms says they were right
The decision by government ministers to significantly reduce targets for accessible housing has been criticised as “unprincipled” by disability organisations, despite backing from the…
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Right to Food commission release report on food poverty
EDITORIAL LEAD — review and replace this text before publication. Source: Right to Food commission release report on food poverty — Disability Rights UK.…
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Accessibility & Technology, Benefits & Rights, Everyday Life, Health & Social Care, Work & EducationDR UK joins new programme on disability and the environment
Disability Rights UK Joins Groundbreaking Programme on Disability and the Environment Disability Rights UK has announced its participation in an innovative new programme addressing…
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AI and Accessibility: The questions every organisation is asking
AI and Accessibility: Key Questions for Organisations Over the past year, conversations around accessibility increasingly centre on artificial intelligence (AI). The shift from exploration…
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The Economics of Free Time How Working Class Leisure Has Transformed in the Digital Era
As working patterns evolve in the digital age, the way different communities, including disabled people, experience free time is changing significantly. A recent article…
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BBC fails to explain why Question Time host repeatedly fails to debunk the lie of ‘spiralling welfare’
The BBC has been criticised for failing to explain why the host of its flagship current affairs programme Question Time repeatedly presents the claim…
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Mobility in Motion x Spinal Injuries Association
Mobility in Motion and Spinal Injuries Association Join Forces to Enhance Accessible Travel Mobility in Motion has partnered with the Spinal Injuries Association (SIA)…
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Device testing for a smooth Digital Voice switchover
By January 2027, the UK’s ageing analogue landline network will be switched off and replaced with digital landlines that use broadband instead of traditional…
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Stronger policies and better implementation: European Disability Forum meets EU Commissioner for equality
Hadja Lahbib, European Commissioner for Equality, met with a delegation from the European Disability Forum (EDF) on 29 September to discuss the European Commission’s…
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Timms refuses four times to rule out cuts to PIP, but makes firm promise on cash payments
The minister leading the current government review of personal independence payment (PIP), Sir Stephen Timms, has refused four times to rule out potential cuts…
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Victims with disabilities must be at the centre of the EU victims’ rights strategy: join the EU public consultation!
The European Disability Forum (EDF) is calling for victims with disabilities to be placed at the heart of the European Union’s strategy on victims’…
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European disability movement discusses disability priorities with Luxembourg Minister of Family
European Disability Leaders Meet Luxembourg Minister to Discuss Priorities A delegation of European disability leaders met with Luxembourg’s Minister of Family, Max Hahn, on…
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My In2scienceUK experience: Daniel Cairns
This summer, RNID partnered once again with In2scienceUK to support four student research placements in hearing research laboratories at University College London and Newcastle…