When a Disability Is Disclosed but Nothing Changes
Disclosure should be the beginning of workplace support, not simply another note placed on an employee’s personnel file.
Could AI Be a Reasonable Adjustment at Work? How Artificial Intelligence Could Support Disabled Employees
Could AI be a reasonable adjustment for disabled employees? We examine the Equality Act 2010, Microsoft Copilot, neurodiversity and accessible workplaces.
Removing Financial Support For Anxiety and ADHD Raises Serious Equality and Human Rights Concerns
Helen Whately has called for greater support instead of benefits for anxiety and ADHD. We examine PIP reform, therapy, disability, equality and human rights.
Disability-Based Violence: Why Global Concern Is Growing as the UN CRPD Develops New Guidelines
Disability-based violence is receiving growing international attention as the UN CRPD develops new guidelines to identify and address violence, abuse, exploitation, neglect, institutional harm and barriers to justice affecting disabled people worldwide.
UN CRPD 35th Session 2026, Twenty Years of Disability Rights
The UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities has opened its historic 35th Session from 12–27 August 2026, reviewing Chile, Lithuania, Qatar, Slovakia and Sri Lanka during the 20th anniversary year of the UN CRPD. We examine emerging concerns around independent living, psychiatric care, legal capacity, inclusive education, accessibility, digital inclusion, violence against disabled women and the future of global disability rights.
The Rise of Hostile Media Coverage Targeting Disabled People
The rise of hostile media narratives surrounding disabled people is fuelling concerns about stigma, safeguarding and welfare reform. This article examines how negative coverage of disability benefits can influence public attitudes, explores failures in health, social care and employment policy, explains the true position of the upcoming PIP overhaul and Timms Review, and asks whether disabled people are being blamed for systemic failures beyond their control.
The Hidden Violence Disabled Children Face Worldwide
DRI’s August 2026 report exposes the hidden violence, neglect, restraint and institutional abuse faced by disabled children worldwide. Explore the findings of safeguarding failures.
AI Regulation and Disability Discrimination
How the EU AI Act addresses disability bias, automated decisions, accessibility and privacy under CRPD Articles 5, 9 and 22.
European Disability Card and Freedom of Movement: Recognising Disability Rights Across Borders
Explore the European Disability Card, its 2026 implementation, travel rights, disability recognition, UK implications and freedom of movement across the EU.
Renata Maziak Barnes: Law Student, Disability Advocate and Aspiring Human Rights Lawyer
Renata Maziak Barnes, Founder of Disabled Entrepreneur UK and aspiring human rights lawyer, seeks remote legal research, writing, mentoring and QWE opportunities.