Forum Brief: Budget - Pensioners
Policy Consultation 9 April 2003
Gordon Brown has unveiled a package of measures designed to boost the income of Britain's pensioners.
Forum Brief: Aviation code of practice
Policy Consultation 20 March 2003
The UK aviation industry must focus on the needs of disabled people and work to achieve access for all, transport minister John Spellar has said.
Forum Brief: Transport for the blind
Policy Consultation 19 March 2003
Guide dog owners are set to welcome the passage of new legislation that outlaws discrimination by minicab drivers.
Forum Brief: Single equality watchdog
Policy Consultation 21 February 2003
The Disability Rights Commission has published its response to the government's consultation on a single equality watchdog.
Forum Brief: Draft disability bill
Policy Consultation 22 January 2003
Andrew Smith, the work and pensions secretary, has announced that the government intends to publish a draft disability bill later this year.
Forum Brief: Queen's Speech - Communications Bill
Policy Consultation 14 November 2002
Rules restricting media ownership are set to be ditched in a bid to increase competition, parliament has been told.
Forum Brief: Queen's Speech - Health
Policy Consultation 13 November 2002
Controversial plans to establish foundation hospitals are the flagship of the government's drive to reform the health service.
Forum Brief: Discrimination
Policy Consultation 11 November 2002
Young disabled people are missing out on holidays because of transport problems, according to a new survey.
Forum Brief: Sight loss treatment
Policy Consultation 14 October 2002
Thousands of patients are facing blindness under plans to ration NHS treatment for sight loss, a leading charity has warned.
Health rationing causes sight loss
Press Review 14 October 2002
End guide dog closures, Downing Street urged
Press Review 6 September 2002
Blind passengers at risk
News Article 27 August 2002
Public transport providers are putting blind or partially-sighted passengers at risk, says the Royal National Institute of the Blind today.
Blind want to be allowed to sue travel firms
Press Review 27 August 2002
Forum Brief: E-democracy proposals
Policy Consultation 19 July 2002
The government has this week launched a consultation on proposals which could lead to the traditional ballot box being scrapped in elections.
Forum Brief: CSR - Disability sector responses
Policy Consultation 16 July 2002
Gordon Brown announced that the Disability Rights Commission, which is charged with overseeing and enforcing the rights of disabled people, will benefit from an increase in its budget of 14
