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When a simple request for care turns into a battle against bureaucracy, poor communication, and ableism. Accessing GP care should be straightforward, especially for disabled individuals who already navigate life with added barriers.
Talking about your disability in the workplace can be daunting—but it’s also a powerful step toward ensuring you’re treated fairly and given the support you need. Whether you’re starting a new job, facing challenges in your current role, or navigating a return to work after time off, knowing how and when to disclose your disability is essential.
Disability discrimination is not just unfair—it’s illegal. If you’re being sidelined, ignored, or treated with indifference because of your condition, don’t suffer in silence. Knowledge is your greatest defense. Stand up, speak out, and know that help is available.
For trainee lawyers, taking control of your career journey early can make a lasting impact—especially in such a competitive profession. Whether you’re planning to join a firm or go it alone, laying the groundwork with a strong personal brand and portfolio is essential.
When a system structurally excludes, misjudges, or punishes people with fluctuating disabilities, it is not just morally unjust — it may also be legally non-compliant. Disabled individuals and advocacy groups have a strong basis to argue that the PIP framework, as currently implemented, fails to meet legal standards of fairness, equality, and dignity.
Endurance, coordination, and strength are frequently taken for granted in the workplace—until the demands of the job begin to wear on those who are not adequately prepared. In sectors where physical performance is crucial, clearly defining capability is not only helpful but also necessary.
Over 80 Labour MPs are rebelling against Sir Keir Starmer’s welfare reform plans, warning of catastrophic impacts on carers and disabled people. Our research exposes the cruel imbalance between political privilege and public poverty, calling for inclusive employment reforms and fair pay for carers.
“One of the most overlooked aspects of disability assessments like PIP is the failure to fairly account for fluctuating conditions. Many individuals live with illnesses that vary from day to day — such as Multiple Sclerosis (MS), ME/CFS, fibromyalgia, or certain mental health conditions. These are not linear or predictable, and yet the current system often assumes a static level of ability. This creates a harmful narrative that if someone can perform a task once, they can always do it — which is simply not the case. A more compassionate and realistic approach would recognise how the severity of symptoms can fluctuate, affecting daily living and mobility in deeply inconsistent and exhausting ways.”
Free speech is the cornerstone of any functioning democracy. It gives people the right to express opinions, challenge authority, expose injustice, and hold those in power accountable. In the UK, freedom of expression is protected under Article 10 of the Human Rights Act 1998, which incorporates the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) into domestic law. But what happens when the very institutions meant to protect these rights come under attack?
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has come under intense scrutiny following a High Court ruling that deemed its consultation on proposed changes to disability benefits as “unlawful,” “misleading,” and “unfair.” The court found that the consultation process lacked transparency and failed to adequately consider the impact on disabled individuals.