News
MND advert censored
05 October 2009 A video advert to raise awareness of Motor Neurone Disease has effectively been censored by the TV advertising watchdog, Clearcast.Mixed response to WAG plans on home care services
24 September 2009 A WELSH charity alliance is expected to give a mixed response to Welsh Assembly Government plans to make the home care system in Wales fairer later today (Thursday 24 September).Businesses encouraged to open their toilet facilities to the public
23 September 2009On 20th August 2009 a £385,000 public facilities scheme to encourage businesses to open their toilets to the general public was been announced by Minister for Social Justice and Local Government, Dr Brian Gibbons.
Blind man arrested for protesting about illegal parking
28 August 2009A blind man who complained to police about cars parking illegally on a pavement was arrested when he threatened to let down the vehicles' tyres.
Wales needs to put users in control
28 August 2009 On 2 July 2009 Community Care published an edited version of a letter from DW Chief Executive Rhian Davies.Victory for shopgirl who refused to hide
14 August 2009A young woman with a prosthetic arm has won her case for wrongful dismissal against clothing retailer Abercrombie & Fitch because she did not fit its "look policy"...
Nail salon's 'wheelchair refusal'
16 July 2009A woman claims she was told she would not be served at a nail salon because she was in a wheelchair
Community care charges should not exceed £50 per week proposes WAG
30 June 2009On 30 June, in the Senedd Deputy Minister for Social Services Gwenda Thomas AM announced the long awaited Social Care Charging Measure aimed at achieving ‘greater consistency and fairness’ in local authority charging for non-residential social services across Wales
ODI launches consultation on the Right to Control
11 June 2009Today, 11 June, the Office for Disability Issues launched its consultation on the Right to Control
Speakers Conference on Parliamentary Representation
08 June 2009The DW Chief Executive gave evidence at the Senedd to the Speakers Conference on Parliamentary Representation
UK ratifies UN Convention on Disability Rights
08 June 2009On 8 June the United Kingdom ratified the United Nations Convention on Disability Rights
Disability Pay Gap
02 June 2009Disability Wales raises concerns with the Assembly about possible disability pay gap
Single Equality Bill
02 June 2009On 2 June, Rhian Davies, Chief Executive of Disability Wales gave evidence at the Senedd to the Equality of Opportunity Committee on the Single Equality Bill, published on 27 April
New Director for the Office for Disability Issues (ODI)
29 May 2009Tim Cooper, Managing Director of Shaw Trust's Work & Independence Division, has been appointed as the new Director at the Office for Disability Issues.
New anti-discrimination treaty for disabled people on track for June
21 May 2009A major UN treaty that will enshrine the human rights of disabled people will soon be ratified by the UK, Jonathan Shaw, Minister for Disabled People has announced. Covering all aspects of life, including health, education, employment and access to justice, the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) reaffirms that disabled people have - and should be able to enjoy - their human rights on an equal basis with non-disabled people
WAG Assembly Measure on Charging
21 May 2009The Welsh Assembly Government has published its report on tackling inconsistency in homecare charging. Representatives of the Coalition on Charging Cymru including DW Chief Executive Rhian Davies were members of the Task and Finish Group set up to advise WAG on options to address the situation.
Disabled children benefit uptake scheme to tackle child poverty
21 May 2009A new pilot project to help families with disabled children claim the benefits they are entitled to was announced on 12 May 2009 by Minister for Social Justice and Local Government, Dr Brian Gibbons.