LGB Census 2011?
Liberal Democrat MP Stephen Williams has said he is disappointed that the government has decided not to include a question on sexual orientation in the next census, in 2011.
10 Apr 2007
Disability info for Parliamentary Candidates Association
1. The starting point is an agreed definition of disability - this is what the Disability Discrimination Act uses "A person has a disability for the purposes of the DDA if s/he has a physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on his or her ability to carry out normal day to day activities."
RA
10 Apr 2007
Blue badge parking costs reduced
Blue badge holders will be able to purchase books of parking tickets and receive up to 50% off from car parks in parts of south Somerset. The cards can be used in any council car park which is Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) compliant.
10 Apr 2007
Amputee asked to prove disability
A man with no legs was asked to prove he was disabled before being allowed on to a bus in Manchester. Double amputee Brian Callaghan, 60, was asked for his disabled pass entitling him to free travel, while boarding the number 17 First bus to Middleton.
10 Apr 2007
Fears raised over steeple funds
A disability rights charity has criticised £2.3m plans to renovate the historic Midsteeple in Dumfries. The Nithsdale Coalition of Disabled People said the local council should rethink the project's funding.
10 Apr 2007
Thieves steal disabled boy's DVD
A mother has condemned thieves who stole a DVD player belonging to her blind and disabled four-year-old son from the family's car. "I don't think they have any morals at all," said Judith Broomfield, of Aylesford, Kent, mother of Jamie Bell.
10 Apr 2007