INTERVIEW: Celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Equality Act with RNIB
In 2010 the Equality Act was enacted into law by Parliament to legally protect people against discrimination. The RNIB discuss the Act ten years on.
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Disability Equality Scotland has raised concerns over the lack of public toilets
The decline in the number of public toilets across Scotland risks to discriminate against disabled people says charity, Disability Equality Scotland. MAINTAINED Scottish charity, Disability…
Rory McGuire and the Changing Faces campaign
We speak to Rory McGuire about the campaign he’s spearheading to stop discrimination against people with a disfigurement. “A lot of people think it’s just…
Survey reveals prejudice towards people with “invisible” disabilities
39 per cent of the general public think people who can walk should not be allowed to park in disabled parking bays, despite displaying a…
People with MS face ‘disturbing’ levels of workplace bullying and mistreatment
The MS Society reveals that people living with multiple sclerosis (MS) are facing ‘disturbing’ levels of disability discrimination at work, as it releases new survey…
How To Prevent Victimisation At Work
A recent study by Plymouth and Cardiff universities has found that people with physical and mental disabilities are more likely to be bullied at work….