Failing disabled people
It's shameful that the British government still hasn't ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Parliament's joint committee on human rights has castigated the g…
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200th Birthday Anniversary of Braille inventor
Blind people the world over are celebrating the 200th birthday, January 4th, of blind communication pioneer Louis Braille. The Frenchman gave his name to the revolutionary code of six dot…
Time to Challenge mental health discrimination
Mind takes up legal challenge of tackling mental health discrimination Leading mental health charity Mind have launched "Time to Challenge", a groundbreaking legal project which will help pe…
'Right to Life' - landmark ruling
Mental Health Charity, Mind, wins important legal battle over patients' 'right to life' In a major victory for patients and their families, the House of Lords ruled, recently, that people…
Disability Equality vision
Government shows progress to 2025 Disability Equality vision The Government has highlighted progress towards achieving its ambition of equality for disabled people by 2025 with the publicati…
International Day for Persons with Disabilities
December 3 is International Day for Persons with Disabilities... 2008 Theme: "Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Dignity and justice for all of us" Dignity a…
Down's syndrome: parents think again
More babies are being born with Down's syndrome than at any time since screening began. Jerome Taylor discovers why Parents appear to be more willing to bring a child with Down's syndrome…
