Councils and health leaders call for £600m in funding to avoid ‘bed blocking’ this winter
In a letter to UK Government ministers, council and health leaders have warned that people…
Northern Trains announces winners of a £250k fund set up to improve railway accessibility
Northern Trains has announced the winners of a £250,000 fund which was set up as…
Norfolk County Council has reduced the processing time of Blue Badge applications
Norfolk County Council has stated that it has reduced the processing time of Blue Badge…
Accessible housing development in Sunderland welcomes new “life-changing” disability centre
Pictured from left to right: Ian Avis from Tolent, Stuart Johnson of NDRC, Edward Bell…
Councils urged to apply for share of £30m fund to install accessible Changing Places toilets
Councils are being urged to apply for a share of a £30 million fund to…
Highways England takes steps to make motorways more accessible for disabled road users
Disabled people using England’s motorways and major ‘A’ roads are now safer and better informed…
Newly published National Disability Strategy lacks “long term vision” say campaigners
The long-awaited National Disability Strategy for Disabled People, published today, is not the transformative agenda…
Helping disabled people into work could generate £20 billion for the economy report finds
Investment in social care could generate up to £20 billion for the economy by helping…
Multi-million-pound project to help improve home adaptations and healthy ageing
An innovative £ million project is being launched to create three unique ‘communities of the…
Freemasons helps 30,000 young disabled people take part in Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme
Young people doing their Duke of Edinburgh Award at Siblands School in Bristol. More than…