disabilities

• Majority of procurement deals ignore accessibility requirements

  More than half of outsourcing deals by councils fail to take the needs of people with disabiilities into account, according to a business pressure group.

  

• Half of council transport policies include unlawful statements, charity finds

  The Government has promised a review of guidance after an investigation revealed more than half (51%) of local school transport policies in England include unlawful statements.

  

• Disabilities in a time of austerity

  Are councils really complicit in the humans rights violation of disabled people? William Eichler investigates.

  

• Whitehall plans cause 85% drop in homes for most vulnerable

  Government plans have caused an 85% drop in new homes for the most vulnerable, new survey reveals.

  

• Councils urged to make public spaces more accessible

  Councils should ensure bins and other street furniture does not stop people with mobility issues from using public spaces, under guidance published yesterday.

  

• Councils complicit in ‘human rights violations’, disability organisations say

  Deaf and disability organisations have accused the Government and local authorities of human rights violations due to policies which prevent disabled people living independent lives.

  

• Councils told to review homelessness procedures after poor treatment of disabled woman

  Councils have been urged to ensure homelessness procedures are ‘fit for purpose’ after Ombudsman found fault with a council’s treatment of a disabled woman.

  

• New DFG portal offers speedy solution to home adaptations

  The time it takes to carry out home improvements for vulnerable people is set to be cut by a new online application.

  

• How councils can best use Disabled Facilities Grants

  What can councils do to support disabled people in their own homes? The director of Foundations, Paul Smith, explains.

  

• Number of people with care needs set to expand by 25%, study reveals

  The number of older people with care needs will expand by 25% over the next eight years, a new study reveals.