Current campaigns – act now
Our latest campaigns events and updates
Responding to the BMJ, Not Dead Yet UK says the case for assisted suicide is “weaker than ever”
“Yet again, The BMJ has presented a highly partisan view based on the simplistic assumption that this is a straightforward issue. It is not. As disabled and terminally ill people we know that better than anyone else.”
Our legal victory means thousands of Disabled people are now entitled to higher rates of PIP
This legal victory means that if you are unable to follow the route of a familiar journey independently because of psychological distress, you may be entitled to the higher rate of the mobility component of PIP.
The UN’s recommendations for the UK – Plain English and other accessible versions
EHRC have just launched a plain English and alternative format versions of the UN CPRD Concluding Observations. This report is about the UK’s work on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).
Big legal victory for Disabled people: the DWP’s changes to PIP regulations were declared unlawful today
High Court judge Mr Justice Mostyn allowed the claim in the case of RF v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions. The case was brought by a Disabled person with mental health support needs to challenge the changes the government made to Personal Independence Payment Regulations in March 2017.
Stop Changes to Access to Work – guest post from Geraldine O’Halloran
When AtW works well it’s a brilliant support, ensuring those of us who need it can have the right support to let us get on with the jobs we have. But, like many good ideas – someone had to come along and spoil it. Guest post from Geraldine O’Halloran from the StopChanges2ATW campaign.
