In the 1980s and 90s, actor, playwright and filmmaker Nabil Shaban was in demand in film, TV and theatre. Ten years on, the offers and commissions have dried up. In an outspoken interview with Kelly Mullan, he claims that creeping Nazi attitudes to disability are squeezing disabled people out of mainstream entertainment
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European law will need ‘substantial changes’
Campaigners have criticised proposed new European anti-discrimination laws that they say are “unclear” and miss out areas of vital importance to disabled people
Lords ruling is huge setback for discrimination law
Disability organisations and lawyers have said that a decision made by the Law Lords – the highest UK court - is a huge setback for disability discrimination law
Government fails to make pledge on portable care packages
The government has failed to give a firm commitment to enabling disabled people to move more easily between local authorities, despite the efforts of Baroness [Jane] Campbell in the House of Lords
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Charging: a beginner's guide to beating the system
The complex system of charging for care creates many barriers for disabled people, says Laurence Clark. In his beginner’s guide to charges, he explains how disabled people are being fleeced by the state
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Shooting Disability
Forget the social model, Emma Bowler’s been taking a look at a TV series which puts eight disabled models in the picture and up against each other
