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New law to protect cancer and HIV sufferers
Press Review 4 December 2003
Ministers hail extension of disability rights
News Article 3 December 2003
The existing Disability Discrimination Act is to be extended to cover people with such conditions as cancer, HIV and Multiple Sclerosis, ministers announced on Wednesday.
TUC urges job boost for disabled
News Article 3 December 2003
More government action is needed to increase the numbers of disabled people in employment, the TUC has argued.
Draft Mental Incapacity Bill
Legislation 2 December 2003
Major reforms to the legal system governing those who have lost mental capacity are proposed by this Bill.While many campaigners expected the Bill to appear in the 2003 Queen's Speech,
Think tank issues pensions warning
News Article 27 November 2003
Women, people from ethnic minorities and disabled people are discriminated against in the present pensions system, according to a new report.
Smith moves to avert pensions crisis
News Article 26 November 2003
A scheme to protect pension schemes when firms go to the wall forms the centrepiece of the government's bid to halt the present crisis.
Eagle issues disability plea
Press Review 19 November 2003
Advertisers urged to use images of disability
News Article 18 November 2003
The government has urged advertisers to use more images of people with disabilities in their campaigns.
Disabled rights must be recognised says commissioner
News Article 11 November 2003
The new single human rights watchdog must put the rights of disabled people centre stage, a top commissioner has warned.
