Quarter of disabled voters found polling stations inaccessible
No level access or disabled parking spaces available in some polling stations Disabled voters felt polling station staff lacked training to help Charity calls for…
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General Election 2015: What do the results mean?
It’s been a whirlwind 24 hours in British politics. The General Election has finally been and gone, and the results have been somewhat mind-boggling. The…
Despite the closest election in a generation where every vote will count, disabled people are still being overlooked, finds study by charity Revitalise
Wheelchair users denied fundamental right to vote in person by lack of information, finds charity’s research Revitalise launches new video in support of wheelchair voters’…
Voters with a disability are reminded there should be no barriers to them casting their vote on 7 May
Voters with a disability are being reminded by the Electoral Commission that there should be no barriers to them casting their vote at the General…
It’s our right! Enabling people who access support to vote
Ann-Marie Armstrong is supported by Community Integrated Care, a national social care charity. She is also employed by the charity as a Peer Reviewer – someone who…
One of the first voting workshops in the country for young people with a learning disability gets Wembley students’ voices heard ahead of General Election
Inaccessible politics discouraged 2 in every 3 people with a learning disability from voting in local elections last May* Last week, 17 students with a…
Disabled people feel ignored but will turn out to vote for the NHS
79% of disabled voters feel that the parties have so far not focused enough on the issues that affect them. Despite this, 92% say they…
Political parties launch Easy Read manifestos in fight for learning disability vote
Inaccessible politics discouraged 64% of people with a learning disability from voting in local elections last May Mencap’s Parliamentary Affairs Assistant, who has a…
MPs “just don’t understand” learning disability
In 83 close typed pages of the Conservative manifesto there is not one mention of the million-plus people with learning disabilities or autism. The Labour…
Political parties disclose welfare election promises
Disability aenefits Consortium brings together main five political parties on welfare for the first and only time before General Elecrtion Last night, disabled people, their…