Current campaigns – act now

Your guide to the 2018 Local Government Elections on 3 May. Read our guide for information on how the local elections work; registering to vote; key dates; how DDPOs can engage in the local elections and suggested questions for parties standing in the local elections.

On Thursday 3 May Londoners will choose who will run their Local Council for the next 4 years. Who wins control of Local Councils and all the services Councils provide will make a huge difference to the 1.2 million Disabled people living in this city.

Our colleagues from the Public Law Project are taking the DWP to court for the failure to make good reasonable adjustments for disabled people who need communication via email. 

13 CCGs, including Brent and Harrow in London, have been issued legal letters over placing disabled people into nursing homes on the basis of arbitrary cost caps, even if the person would choose to be at home. Press release from the Equality and Human Rights Commission.

With hours to go before a BBC disability news team feature examining the detrimental impacts of the Access to Work cap is due to air and with an impending high court challenge against the cap, the government has announced it is increasing the cap. They say this will affect fewer Deaf and Disabled people.

The House of Commons Petitions Committee is investigating online abuse and the experiences of Disabled people after a petition started by Katie Price achieved more than 220,000 signatures. Inclusion London’s Chair Anne Novis gave oral evidence to the committee, and we have also submitted written evidence.

Sign the British Institute of Human Rights card, and share this action widely, to show the broad support for human rights that exists in communities across the UK.

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.

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.

Inclusion London’s evidence and joint evidence to the JCHR Inquiry: Defending Rights: Attitudes to Enforcement.