Report looks to inform debate for disabled people ahead of EU referendum
A leading charity has today moved to push disability issues higher up the EU Referendum agenda by publishing a report highlighting how disabled people could…
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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…
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 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…
Young People with a learning disability call on candidates for the general election to hear their voice
Young people with a learning disability gathered together at the Oh Yeah Centre in Belfast (Tuesday 24th March) to ask a panel of local candidates…
People with learning disabilities put MPs on the spot
“When I can’t understand what politicians say it’s really frustrating. It makes me want to disengage and ignore what it is happening in the political…
Local MP, Edward Timpson, meets local parents of disabled children ahead of General Election
Today, parents and carers of disabled children in Cheshire East got the chance to question Edward Timpson, local MP for Crewe and Nantwich. The event…
Question Time: Easy News asks MPs for their views on disability ahead of the election
The year’s first edition of Easy News has been published, containing the latest news from the UK and around the globe, as well as exclusive…
United Response appoints political correspondent
Every Vote Counts: United Response appoints political correspondent to get people with learning disabilities using their vote National disability charity United Response has recruited a…
People with a learning disability from Norwich question Norman Lamb about local issues ahead of general election
Minister supports Mencap campaign to make voices of people with a learning disability heard in general election Last week, Norman Lamb, Minister of State for…
People with a learning disability’s passion for politics thwarted by system that excludes them
1 in 5 people with a learning disability turned away at polling stations In a new survey published today, Mencap reveals that people with a…