Current campaigns – act now

We are holding a consultation event to talk about the proposed amendments to the Mental Capacity Act and to discuss our next steps. DDPOs, Self-advocacy groups, people with learning difficulties or other Disabled people who are interested are welcome to attend.

We are raising money to pay for legal advice in disability discrimination cases on public transport. Get involved with our #TransportJustice campaign!

The Access to Work policy team want to learn about your experiences of AtW Workplace Assessments. They want to ask you if AtW Workplace Assessments are useful to people who are deaf or have a hearing loss, and how you think they can be improved for Deaf people.  

This is an invitation to Disabled residents of Hammersmith & Fulham to apply to join the Hammersmith and Fulham Co-production (working together) Implementation Group (HFCIG).

“Independent living is what non-disabled people take for granted”. A statement from the Independent Living Strategy Group.

A cross-party group of MPs believe that social media companies and the Government have failed disabled users and must act urgently. The Petitions Committee have launched a consultation on their draft recommendations for action. Fill out their survey to make sure your views are heard.

The Judge in the Access to Work cap case has today said that he did not think the Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED) was breached.

We joined DPAC, ROFA and other DDPOs for a week of action around the ‘Global Disability Summit’ hosted by the UK Government. An International Solidarity Summit was organised to coincide with the event, to highlight the hypocrisy of the UK government, who are themselves in breach of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

The NHS is looking to reduce the number of interventions they do that don’t always work, and are consulting on how to do this.

We note the global disability summit being held in London at the end of July. We are strongly in favour of international support that improves the lives of Deaf and Disabled people across the world. We also have a number of concerns about the summit.