Disabled activists have questioned the “draconian” conclusions of a Lords committee that has told the government to impose stricter conditions, more assessments, and a more “rigorous” work ...

A “groundbreaking” legal victory at the high court has provided fuel for disabled activists to fight the new government’s expected cuts to spending on disability benefits, and to call on ministers ...

Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) civil servants who commissioned a key piece of research on claimants of out-of-work disability benefits blocked researchers from discussing “shocking” data ...

Disabled campaigners have raised serious concerns about the fairness of the committee of MPs that is carrying out detailed examination of a bill to legalise assisted suicide, after it prevented ...

The proportion of disabled supporters who say that “disability abuse” is a barrier to them attending live sport has risen sharply in the last three years, according to a new survey. The annual ...

The new disability minister has been told it is “not too late to change course”, after government figures showed he has prioritised meetings with the big disability charities over engagement with ...

Labour’s disability minister has said for the first time that he is drawing up a list of priorities for action to address the barriers faced by disabled people. It is believed to be the first time ...

One of the founders of the UK’s independent living movement, John Evans, who was driven by a determination to ensure that ...

A disabled activist has won praise for a successful two-year plan that has exposed the “ridiculously-low” awards handed out ...

Disabled experts who advised the Labour government on its ground-breaking Life Chances report – which was published 20 years ...

Conservative ministers prevented research that showed disabled people on out-of-work benefits were subject to high levels of ...

The government has agreed to cross-party talks on strengthening the law so that landlords would have to allow “reasonable” ...