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The government just turned a celebration of disability into an accessibility nightmare
It's only the start of January. But already the government has shown that blind and low vision people are an ...
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ME: the year in review – sickness, lies, and subversion
Myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) is a disease that has repeatedly hit the headlines in 2021. Sadly, this has often not been ...
DWP: the year in review – cuts, chaos and court battles
2021 saw the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) repeatedly hit the headlines. In this article, The Canary looks back ...
We need infrastructure to support each other for the long haul, not just through emergencies like coronavirus
The UK has been experiencing its highest ever rates of coronavirus (Covid-19) infections in recent weeks. As communities brace themselves ...
NICE is at the centre of another growing scandal
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is at the centre of another growing scandal. This time, it's ...
If you’re a disabled person the UN needs to hear from you
As reported by The Canary in October, the UN is getting ready to investigate how the UK government treats chronically ...
DWP staff’s office antics are the worst of the lot
Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) staff have been exposed in the government's Christmas parties scandal. And although the government ...
Tories laugh during parliamentary debate about disabled people
Tory MPs have been recorded groaning and laughing in parliament when a Labour MP was talking about disabled people. The ...
An FOI reveals a rot at the heart of parts of the medical establishment
A Freedom of Information (FOI) request has revealed the rot at the heart of parts of the medical establishment. It ...
The government faces pressure over ‘harmful’ NHS treatments
A new campaign aims to get the government to put mechanisms in place for reporting harms caused by controversial medical ...
York council has discriminated against 7,500 disabled people
York council has caused anger, upset, and uproar over its decision to ban sick and disabled people from parking in ...
The DWP just faced a protest outside the High Court
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) was in court on Wednesday 17 November. It was over its failure to ...
NICE’s new ME guidelines won’t stop the whitewash of the disease
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published new guidelines for the treatment of myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME). ...
340,000 DWP claimants are affected by one court case
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is having to look at 340,000 people's social security claims. It's happening as ...
The DWP is facing court again over Jodey Whiting’s death
A mother whose daughter took her own life after what she described as "obvious failings" by the Department for Work ...
One DWP benefits decision is overturned ‘every minute of the working day’
More than 12,000 disabled people are successfully overturning wrong PIP decisions every month, according to analysis of Government data.
The shocking figures which show the devastating effects of the budget
The effect of Rishi Sunak's budget has potentially become clear. Several think tanks have calculated that despite measures around things ...
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