Current campaigns – act now
Our latest campaigns events and updates
Call for a halt to Oxford Street pedestrianisation!
Lack of access for cars and buses due to pedestrianisation will make Oxford Street totally inaccessible for people who can only walk short distances. Many Disabled people were not aware of the consultation on Oxford Street becoming pedestrianised so could not raise their concerns.
Work and Pensions Committee report on PIP and ESA assessments – “failing claimants and the public purse”
The Work and Pensions Committee has published a report on claimant’s distressing experiences of assessments for disability benefits PIP and ESA carried out for the Department of Work and Pensions by private contractors Capita, Atos and Maximus. The Committee says public contract failures have led to a loss of trust that risks undermining the operation of major disability benefits.
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).
