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How dysfunctional is Parliament for disabled MPs?
Communities
By Tali Fraser
How dysfunctional is Parliament for disabled MPs?
With record numbers of disabled MPs now in the Commons, Tali Fraser speaks to a selection about how they are navigating the parliamentary estate and the tricks they use to make it work for them.
We must create lasting change for disabled people
Health
By Debbie Abrahams MP
We must create lasting change for disabled people
As this week we mark International Day of Disabled People, we are called to reflect on the theme: “Amplifying the leadership of persons with disabilities for an inclusive and sustainable future.”
Parliament must put disability inclusion at the heart of policy making
Social affairs
By Phil Friend and Liz Sayce
Parliament must put disability inclusion at the heart of policy making
Nearly three decades after the landmark Disability Discrimination Act 1995, Britain has witnessed a remarkable transformation in the lives of at least some disabled people.
Leading Psychiatrists Say Benefits Overhaul Risks Disabled People’s Mental Health
Health
Leading Psychiatrists Say Benefits Overhaul Risks Disabled People’s Mental Health
The Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCPsych) has called on the government to ditch controversial plans to tighten disability benefit assessments and scrap protections relating to disabled people’s mental health.
Why disability benefit claims are surging in the UK
Health
By Chaminda Jayanetti
Why disability benefit claims are surging in the UK
Disability benefit claims have surged in the last two years, taking in multiple health conditions and all age groups. Is it the effect of the pandemic, the consequences of NHS waiting lists, or in response to rising living costs? Chaminda Jayanetti digs into the data. Illustration by Tracy Worrall
Government Criticised For 'Linking Benefits With Crime'
Social affairs
Government Criticised For "Linking Benefits With Crime"
Leading disability charity Scope has expressed concern about a "cruel narrative" on disability benefit claimants, warning the government against "linking benefits with crime".
Labour Pledges 'Transparency' Overhaul of Benefits Sanctions For People With Disabilities
Social affairs
Labour Pledges "Transparency" Overhaul of Benefits Sanctions For People With Disabilities
Shadow disabilities minister Vicky Foxcroft has told PoliticsHome that a Labour government would ensure better transparency over benefits sanctions at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).
Disabled people must be at the heart of decision making to deliver more accessible transport
Transport
By Baroness Grey-Thompson
Disabled people must be at the heart of decision making to deliver more accessible transport
I don’t want special treatment, I just want the same miserable experience of commuting as everyone else
Too often transport accessibility is an afterthought – we must listen to disabled voices
Transport
By Paul Maynard MP
Too often transport accessibility is an afterthought – we must listen to disabled voices
Our neighbourhoods aren’t designed for disabled people. It’s about time we started listening to them.
We need better disability representation within the UK television supply chain Partner content
Culture
By Creative Diversity Network
We need better disability representation within the UK television supply chain
The effects of the pandemic have set the industry back, but the Creative Diversity Network believes that greater collaboration between industry and government can change that.
Civil Service Strikes, Disability Benefits Reforms, Partygate Revelations Continue
Economy
Civil Service Strikes, Disability Benefits Reforms, Partygate Revelations Continue
Tens of thousands of civil servants will strike at the beginning of February in a long-running dispute over pay and conditions.
How disabled people face broken air travel - and broken wheelchairs
Social affairs
By Tali Fraser
How disabled people face broken air travel - and broken wheelchairs
The shine has come off air travel for most of us since the pandemic, but for disabled people wishing to take to the skies, flying is increasingly a frustrating ordeal. Tali Fraser reports.
Tackling stereotypes this Rugby League World Cup Partner content
Culture
By The National Lottery
Tackling stereotypes this Rugby League World Cup
Now the Rugby League World Cup has kicked off, the sport is inspiring players to join National Lottery Funded projects such as the Learning Disability Super League, giving people with learning disabilities and autism the chance to play rugby league for the clubs they love.
Sellafield Deafness, Hearing Loss and Tinnitus Network Partner content
Communities
By Sellafield Ltd
Sellafield Deafness, Hearing Loss and Tinnitus Network
Deaf Awareness Week 2022 provides the opportunity to highlight the great support Sellafield Ltd employees are providing to colleagues and their families with issues relating to deafness, hearing loss and tinnitus.
Where Are They Now? Former Labour MP Dame Anne Begg
Political parties
By Georgina Bailey
Where Are They Now? Former Labour MP Dame Anne Begg
Dame Anne Begg, Labour MP for Aberdeen South, 1997 - 2015
Access All Areas? Disabled parliamentarians say Westminster is locking people out of democracy
Social affairs
By Georgina Bailey
Access All Areas? Disabled parliamentarians say Westminster is locking people out of democracy
From the buildings of Parliament to outright discrimination, disabled parliamentarians and staffers face physical and societal barriers to accessing politics, resulting in chronic under-representation. Georgina Bailey reports
TRAILBLAZER: Westminster can be challenging for disabled parliamentarians – but the real problems exist away from the House
Social affairs
By Baroness Grey-Thompson
TRAILBLAZER: Westminster can be challenging for disabled parliamentarians – but the real problems exist away from the House
I joined the House of Lords in March 2010 and counted myself lucky that I was introduced just before the general election mostly because I had a decent period of time to find my way around the building.
The National Disability strategy must be led by disabled people
Home affairs
By Lord Holmes
The National Disability strategy must be led by disabled people
The National Disability Strategy, published in July last year, set out actions the government promised to take to improve the everyday lives of the 14 million disabled people in the UK.
We must end the hostile environment for disabled people
Home affairs
By Marsha de Cordova MP
We must end the hostile environment for disabled people
The genesis of the welfare state was the Beveridge Report, published in 1942. The report envisioned a social security system that would act as a safety net, there to support each and every citizen in need.
We cannot continue to allow people with disabilities to be overlooked in the fight against climate change
Environment
By Lisa Cameron MP
We cannot continue to allow people with disabilities to be overlooked in the fight against climate change
Last week, world leaders began to gather in Glasgow to discuss the future of our planet at the COP26 Summit. However, the future of our planet must be an accessible one where disabled people (quite literally) can get to the table.
We must utilise new technology to improve accessibility and choice for people with sight loss
Health
By Lord Low of Dalston
We must utilise new technology to improve accessibility and choice for people with sight loss
There are over two million people in the UK who live with sight loss and every day they face barriers to living full, independent lives.
Assist disabled people to choose life, not death
Health
By Baroness Campbell of Surbiton
Assist disabled people to choose life, not death
Next week, the House of Lords will debate Baroness Meacher’s Assisted Dying Bill. It is, in fact, an Assisted Suicide Bill.

Half of all sight loss is preventable – investment in our nation’s eye health must be a priority
Health
By Marsha de Cordova MP
Half of all sight loss is preventable – investment in our nation’s eye health must be a priority
I am calling on the government to urgently commit to obtaining the data we need to understand our nation’s eye health and the reasons people are still going blind due to preventable conditions.
Time to call a truce in the culture wars. Rather than stir up division, let’s seek solutions that bring people together
Social affairs
By Caroline Nokes MP
Time to call a truce in the culture wars. Rather than stir up division, let’s seek solutions that bring people together
Whether it is the politics of gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, age, or disability, there is always someone ready to offend and be offended.