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Do disabled people experience discrimination in the criminal justice system? Inquiry launch

Published: 01 Mar 2019

A legal inquiry has been launched into whether people with disabilities are experiencing discrimination and being put at risk of miscarriages of justice in the criminal justice system.

Does the criminal justice system treat disabled people fairly?

Last updated: 17 May 2021

We want to understand the experiences of disabled defendants or accused in the criminal justice system.

Preventing the health crisis from becoming a justice crisis

Published: 22 Apr 2020

As the use of video and phone hearings has been expanded in response to COVID-19, we have published interim findings from our criminal justice inquiry.

Retailers’ legal responsibility to disabled customers

Last updated: 01 Sep 2021

Retailers can follow these four steps to make sure they do not discriminate against customers, especially during the coronavirus pandemic.

Retailer guidance: meet customer needs

Last updated: 01 Sep 2021

How retailers can meet the needs of all customers during the coronavirus pandemic, including disabled shoppers.

Retailer guidance: plan ahead

Last updated: 01 Sep 2021

How retailers can plan ahead to help all customers during the coronavirus pandemic, including disabled shoppers.

Retailer guidance: communicate with customers

Last updated: 01 Sep 2021

How retailers can communicate with all customers during the coronavirus pandemic, including disabled shoppers.

Retailer guidance: provide staff training

Last updated: 01 Sep 2021

How retailers can train staff to help all customers during the coronavirus pandemic, including disabled shoppers.

Grammar schools warned not to discriminate against disabled children during this year’s 11+ entry exams

Published: 09 Sep 2020

Following a successful legal challenge, all grammar schools in England have been warned not to discriminate against disabled children during this year’s 11+ entry exams.

How to report an inaccessible public sector website

Last updated: 18 Sep 2020

If you have a complaint regarding an inaccessible public sector website, you should contact the Equality Advisory Support Service (EASS).

Commission comments on proposed changes to Work Capability Assessments for disabled people

Published: 31 Oct 2016

Commission comments on proposed changes to Work Capability Assessments for disabled people.

Talk DVD (originally produced by the Disability Rights Commission)

First Published: 07 Mar 2016

The Talk DVD was originally produced by the Disability Rights Commission.

Chronic lack of accessible housing prompts inquiry from equality watchdog

Published: 14 Dec 2016

A major new inquiry starting today will investigate the chronic lack of accessible and adaptable housing available for disabled people in Britain.

Wheelchair spaces on buses must be a priority, court rules

Published: 18 Jan 2017

Commission welcomes landmark Supreme Court ruling that bus companies must end ‘first come, first served’ policies, and do more to give priority spaces to travelling wheelchair users.

Research report 16: Flexible working policies: a comparative review

First Published: 01 Apr 2009

This report looks at the effect of the UK 'right to request, and duty to consider, flexible working' on gender equality and access to flexible working for men and women.

Improving lives: The Work, Health and Disability Green Paper - our response

Last updated: 28 Feb 2017

The Commission's response to 'Improving lives: The Work, Health and Disability Green Paper' from the Department for Work and Pension and the Department of Health.

Review of the introduction of employment tribunal fees: our response

Last updated: 20 Mar 2017

The Commission's response to the review of the introduction of fees in employment tribunals.

Being disabled in Britain: a journey less equal

First Published: 03 Apr 2017

Being disabled in Britain is our review into disability inequality in Great Britain, offering comprehensive evidence on whether our society lives up to its promise to be fair to all its citizens.

Disability progress ‘littered with missed opportunities and failures’

Published: 03 Apr 2017

The Commission has published its review into disability in Britain - Being disabled in Britain: a journey less equal.

Disability report: Being disabled in Britain

Being disabled in Britain is our review into disability inequality in Great Britain, offering comprehensive evidence on whether our society lives up to its promise to be fair to all citizens.