HMP Parkhurst on the Isle of Wight has been described as a ‘troubled institute’ by the chief inspector of prisons after a report found a litany of problems. One disabled prisoner was unable to wash property for more than a year because staff refused to take him to the showers, while for another disabled offender
Following a ruling by the Employment Tribunal yesterday, millions of carers will have the right to claim against employers who discriminate against them in refusing to offer flexible working. The worker was forced to resign because she wanted to spend more time to care for her disabled son and launched a ‘discrimination by association’ claim.
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation has produced a new guide on housing disabled children. The guide lists ways of adapting a family’s existing home, outlines the role of frontline workers, and has a summary of the relevant law in England.
The UK has ratified a United Nations convention enshrining the human rights of disabled people. The government minister for disabled people Jonathan Shaw said there are more than 10 million disabled people in the UK whose rights would be strengthened.