Europe: Publications and Resources

Summary: The "Disability News: U.K. and European Union" section of Disabled World compiles a variety of publications relevant to individuals with disabilities, seniors, and others interested in disability issues. It includes news articles, research papers, and reports from governmental and non-governmental organizations that address topics such as disability rights, accessibility, healthcare, social inclusion, and policy changes. For instance, there are articles detailing new accessibility standards for public transportation in the EU or studies on the impact of Brexit on disability benefits for UK citizens living abroad. The content aims to be useful by providing updates, helpful by offering practical information, interesting by covering a range of relevant subjects, and insightful by presenting different perspectives and research findings, some of which may be peer-reviewed, to inform readers about disability issues in the U.K. and European Union.

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Europe: Publications and Resources (153 Items)
Title & Author	Ed	Publish Revised
Scotland Disability Benefits: New Rules for UK Movers - Social Security Scotland	✓ ✓	2025/11/03 2026/03/02
York's For Your Convenience Accessibility Scheme Aids Disabled Visitors - City of York Council	✓ ✓	2025/09/18 2026/03/28
UK Schools Face New SEND Standards in Ofsted Framework - Idox plc	✓ ✓	2025/09/16
Negative Portrayals of Autism by British Media - City University London	✓	2024/08/22 2024/10/13
UK Healthcare Organizations Receiving Payments From Medical Device Industry - University of Bath		2024/04/18
Persons with Disability Have More Difficulty Accessing Healthcare - European Economic and Social Committee		2023/03/13
UK Disability Hate Crime Rises 43% in Single Year - Paul Dodenhoff		2022/12/17
Covid-19 in the U.K. Decoding the Anti-lockdown Argument - Paul Dodenhoff		2021/10/26 2023/09/14
Pandemic Leaves UK Disabled Behind on Bill Payments and Skipping Meals - Disability Benefits Consortium		2021/09/01 2023/09/27
Boris Johnson Unlocks England from Covid Restrictions Despite Soaring Infection Levels - Paul Dodenhoff		2021/07/19
EU Disability Strategy: Translating Words to Action - European Economic and Social Committee	✓ ✓	2021/06/09 2025/02/12
COVID-19 Vaccine (in)equity No Right of Way for EU Disabled - European Economic and Social Committee	✓	2021/04/08 2025/01/22
Update to Learning Disability Mortality Review - National Health Service (NHS)		2021/03/27 2023/09/28
Scaling Up European Action on Disability Policies - European Economic and Social Committee		2021/03/26
New Scotland Child Disability Payment - Scottish Government		2020/12/10
Saved and Remade Series Seeking Applications from Disabled Community - Red Sky Productions		2020/09/14 2026/03/29
UK Down’s Syndrome Abortions Rise as Prenatal Testing Expands - Don't Screen Us Out	✓ ✓	2020/06/12 2025/06/14
Still Taking it On The Chin: UK'S Continuing Obsession With Herd Immunity - Paul Dodenhoff		2020/05/29 2025/04/28
A Very British Lockdown - Confused and Chaotic - Paul Dodenhoff		2020/04/26 2021/08/23
Coronavirus Outbreak: Thoughts From The UK - Paul Dodenhoff		2020/03/12 2023/09/14
EU Disability Strategy 2020-2030 Conference Highlights - The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)	✓ ✓	2020/03/03 2026/01/17
Will Britain's New Immigration Policy Impact Upon Disability? - Paul Dodenhoff		2020/03/02 2020/03/17
EESC Urges Commission to Make Disability Rights Strategy Far More Ambitious - European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)		2019/12/18 2020/03/17
Media Needs to Start Breaking Down Stigma Surrounding Disability - European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)		2019/07/11
Upcoming EU Elections Must Be Accessible to Everyone - EESC Press Unit		2019/02/11
Reintroducing the Disability Sick-role in Britain - Paul Dodenhoff		2019/01/10 2024/05/16
UK's Hostile Environment: Windrush and Disability Compared - Paul Dodenhoff	✓ ✓	2018/08/16 2025/05/25
Archbishop of Canterbury Hosts Disability Conference at Lambeth Palace - Archbishop of Canterbury		2018/07/13 2018/08/01
Disability Discrimination in Portugal is High - No National Strategy for Persons with Disabilities - EESC		2018/03/28 2018/05/02
15 Minute Personal Care Visits Still Not Enough for Embattled UK Disabled - Leonard Cheshire Disability		2018/02/10 2018/03/15
Killed by Death: UK Government Continuing Verdict on Suicide of Welfare Claimants - Paul Dodenhoff		2018/02/06 2024/05/01
Britain's Unproductive Disabled: A Continuing Moral Panic? - Paul Dodenhoff		2017/12/12 2018/03/15
Fear of Hostility Stops Many Disabled Going Out - Leonard Cheshire Disability		2017/10/18 2021/12/10
The Human Catastrophe of British Disability: A False-dawn of Capitalism in Crisis? - Paul Dodenhoff	✓	2017/10/05 2024/10/11
UN Criticizes UK for Creating 'Human Catastrophe' Over Disability - Paul Dodenhoff		2017/08/30 2018/03/15
Arson Attack On British Special Needs School Causes £23,000 Worth Of Damage - Paul Dodenhoff		2017/04/26
CSW61: RI Global Advocates for Working Women With Disabilities - RI Global		2017/03/19
Manchester United Confirms Stadium Accessibility Upgrade Plans - Manchester United Ltd		2017/01/25 2024/04/18
We Sign Cafe - Starbucks UK Baristas Raise Awareness of Deaf Culture - Starbucks		2017/01/17
Kingston Lacy in Dorest Becomes National Trust Site to Secure Off-road Wheelchairs - Mountain Trike		2017/01/06
Mars Chocolate UK Launches Billboard in London for World Braille Day 2017 - Jodie Hitch		2017/01/04
Groups Urge Theresa May Not to Scrap Human Rights Act - Ekklesia		2016/12/10
Next Steps for U.K. Equality and Diversity - Comparing Security Industry with Other Industries - Security Industry Authority		2016/12/05
Why The UK Work Capability Assessment Must End - Paul Dodenhoff		2016/11/15 2017/06/25
UN Concludes Britain Guilty of Human Rights Abuses - Paul Dodenhoff	✓	2016/11/08 2024/12/31
Impact of New UK and Scotland Benefit Cap on Children and Families - Chartered Institute of Housing		2016/11/01
Report Urges U.K. Government to Consider New Sickness and Disability Insurance Scheme - Matthew Oakley - The Social Market Foundation (SMF)		2016/10/28
Transport for London Invisible Disability Badge for Those Less Able to Stand - Transport for London (TfL)		2016/09/05 2026/03/15
IDS Resigns, But Is He Also Distancing Himself From the Horrors of Welfare Reform? - Paul Dodenhoff		2016/03/22 2016/06/11
Paxman Scalp Cooling Manufacturer Wins Prestigious Award - Paxman		2016/03/03
5 Year Council Housing Waiting List for UK Disabled - Leonard Cheshire Disability		2015/12/24
UK Disability Assessments: Adverse Trends in Mental Health Link - University of Liverpool		2015/11/16 2020/12/04
Disabled Ramblers Suffolk Mobility Scooter Expedition - Disabled Ramblers		2015/08/02 2020/09/11
The UK General Election 2015: What's in Store for Disability - Paul Dodenhoff		2015/04/20
Atos to Maximus - Redefining Disability: Where Now for British Welfare Reform Protest Movement - Paul Dodenhoff		2015/03/23 2021/08/24
Scotland Votes 'No'. What Will this Mean for 'Disability' Within the UK - Paul Dodenhoff		2014/09/24 2021/11/07
Why a Yes Vote for Scottish Independence is Important for Disabled Scots - Paul Dodenhoff		2014/09/16 2021/11/09
Accessible Britain Challenge EFDS Guide - English Federation of Disability Sport		2014/09/05 2020/12/23
Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in a Mountain Trike - Mountain Trike Company Ltd		2014/07/28 2016/09/23
The Catastrophe of Disability Welfare in the UK - Paul Dodenhoff	✓	2014/06/30 2024/09/19
Steve Tarrant Achieves World Record on TGA Mobility Scooter - iDIS Creative Marketing		2014/05/20 2021/07/22
New European Standard on Accessibility Requirements for Procurement of ICT Products and Services - ETSI		2014/03/08 2016/06/13
UK Failure to Protect Disabled from Welfare Cuts - Ian C. Langtree		2012/10/25 2022/01/22
AtoS Disabled Protests Regarding Disability Benefit Assessments - Ian C. Langtree		2012/09/03 2022/02/10
Police Fracture Wheelchair User's Shoulder During Peaceful Protest Outside DWP - DPAC: Disabled People Against Cuts		2012/09/02 2021/07/31
Russian Federation Ratification of UN Convention on Rights of People with Disabilities - UNICEF		2012/08/11 2021/08/10
Cost of Disability in Spain May Reach 77.2% of Household Income - FECYT - Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology		2012/01/04
High-Level Meeting on Disability: European Disability Forum - EUROPA		2011/12/10 2023/07/26
More UK Families to be Paid Childcare Support - Department for Work and Pensions		2011/10/08
Countering Criticism of Negative Attitudes Towards Women in Italy - Italy's Delegation		2011/07/18 2023/10/05
U.K. Child Maintenance System to Change - Department for Work and Pensions		2011/07/16 2022/02/10
Launch of the Access City Award 2012 - Access City Award		2011/06/30 2023/09/16
UK Households Below Average Income Figures 2009-10 - DWP	✓ ✓	2011/05/13 2026/02/20
New Measure of UK Pensioner Poverty - Department for Work and Pensions		2011/05/10
Welfare Reform Bill Concerns for U.K. Disabled Vehicle Users - Allied Mobility		2011/03/23 2013/06/04
Disabled Hardest Hit in UK Welfare Reform - Disability Alliance		2011/03/23
Cash for Families of Children with Disability - Scotland - The Scottish Government		2011/03/01
Response to Government Welfare Reform Bill - Macmillan Cancer Support		2011/02/19
UK Residents Have 2 Months to Boost Their Basic State Pension and Get Backdated Payments - Department for Work and Pensions		2011/02/09
Charities Say Sickness Benefit Assessment Reforms Will Cause Further Misery at Taxpayer's Expense - Papworth Trust		2011/01/26
People with Disabilities Rights Recognized Across The Eu - Disability Rights		2011/01/21
UK Pensions Bill will Boost Retirement Savings for Millions - Department for Work and Pensions		2011/01/18
Cuts Will Slash Living Standards of 100,000 People with Disabilities in Norfolk by more than 30% - Norfolk Coalition of Disabled People		2011/01/10
European Union Commitment to Disability Rights - Ian C. Langtree	✓ ✓	2011/01/03 2025/04/21
Over 10 Million People to Live to 100 Years Old - Department for Work and Pensions		2011/01/02 2014/01/11
UK Back to Work Program will be Built on Payment by Results - Department for Work and Pensions		2010/12/23
Disabled People Fight Back in Protest - UK Disability News - UK Disability News		2010/12/15
People with Disabilities Get Right to Control Services - Office of Disability Issues		2010/12/13
Extra 20,000 to Lose Mobility Component of DLA - UK Disability News - UK Disability News		2010/12/07
UK Housing Benefit Reforms will Restore Fairness - Department for Work and Pensions		2010/11/30
Jobseeker's Allowance Mandatory Work Activity Public Consultation - Department for Work and Pensions		2010/11/26
Last Chance for Families of Children with Disability to Receive Free IT Equipment - iansyst Ltd		2010/11/15 2013/08/01
Amputees in Action CEO Joins Panel for 2010 Stelios Award for Disabled Entrepreneurs in the UK - Amputees in Action		2010/11/10 2012/03/14
Disability Awareness Program For Clare Students - Disability Awareness		2010/11/07 2026/03/29
School in Hampshire to Inspire Dyslexic Students Worldwide to Learn More Independently with ICT - Texthelp Systems Ltd		2010/10/26
Deaf Teenagers Work with Professional Actor Colin Wells - The Ear Foundation		2010/10/13
Disability Champion Phil Packer Becomes Papworth Trust Envoy - Papworth Trust		2010/09/17 2021/06/21
Debenhams Breaks New Ground with National Disabled Model Campaign - Debenhams		2010/09/14
Heart Attacks Jump in Young Italian Women - Sbarro Health Research Organization		2010/09/11
Cornish Law Firm Explains New UK Equality Act - Eventy- Marketing and PR		2010/09/09
Questions on Accessibility for UK TfL and Rail Operators - U.K. Disability News		2010/09/09
Almost 20% of Households Across UK are Jobless - Department for Work and Pensions		2010/09/08
Quarter of a Million UK Carers Missing out on New State Pension Protection - Department for Work and Pensions		2010/09/07
Deaf Teenagers Visit Number 10 Downing Street - The Ear Foundation		2010/09/07
Taking it to the Next Level - Equip-able Ltd		2010/08/31
Norfolks Disability Community Fights Back - UK Disability News - Norfolk Coalition of Disabled People		2010/08/26
Disability Benefits Survey by Leonard Cheshire Disability UK - Leonard Cheshire Disability		2010/08/26
U.K. Employers and Workers Back Pension Reforms - Department for Work and Pensions		2010/08/24
Lifeline Set to Land in Staffordshire for Families - Caudwell Children		2010/08/16
Giving Disadvantaged Children Deserved Opportunities - Department for Work and Pensions		2010/07/30 2021/05/26
Independent Living Training Center for Norfolk Opening - Norfolk Coalition of Disabled People		2010/07/22
European Social Fund Evaluation of Gender Equality and Equal Opportunities - Department for Work and Pensions		2010/07/21
Mobile Health Center Clinic Wandsworth, London - Event Marketing Solutions		2010/07/20
Britain's Most Dangerous Roads - Road Safety Foundation		2010/07/12
Energy Rebate Scheme for UK Pensioners - Department for Work and Pensions		2010/07/11
Study of Families with Children in Britain - Department for Work and Pensions		2010/07/10
Norfolk Coalition of Disabled People Scoop First Place at Awards - Norfolk Coalition of Disabled People		2010/06/20
MHE Calls on EU Leaders to Strengthen Dimension of Disability Policies - Mental Health Europe (MHE)		2010/06/20
Seniors in Europe Face Longer Wait Until Retirement - Aon Consulting		2010/06/17
XMA Awarded Contract to Provide Assistive Technology Packages - XMA		2010/06/17
The Larches Trust Plants the Seeds for Independent Living - Monique Lester		2010/06/11
Shops and Services Still Failing Customers with Disability - Leonard Cheshire Disability		2010/04/29
New U.K. Benefit Test will Fail to Spot Disability and Illness - MIND		2010/04/02
Child Trust Fund Boost for Children with Disability - HM Treasury		2010/03/19
Autism Employment Campaigners U.K. Victory - The National Autistic Society		2010/03/12
The Lord's Taverners and BT Multi-sensory Rooms for Disabled Children - Ian C. Langtree	✓ ✓	2010/02/28 2025/04/06
Salt Reduction Legislation Could Save Lives in Europe - European Society of Cardiology	✓ ✓	2010/01/27 2026/02/13
UKAF Campaign results in increases in DLA, CLA, Child Benefits in Chancellor Darling's PBR - UK Autism Foundation		2009/12/29 2010/07/11
Number of 85-year-olds will Increase by a Third by 2020 - BMJ-British Medical Journal		2009/12/22
Forty Charities Attend Sarah Brown's Downing Street Autism Summit - UK Autism Foundation		2009/12/14
Government Decides Not to Scrap Disability Living Allowance - WRVS		2009/10/27
Miriam Margolyes Disabled Living Foundation Appeal - Disabled Living Foundation		2009/09/26
Gary McKinnon: Petition and Appeal to President Barack Obama - UK Autism Foundation		2009/08/07 2015/03/01
Persons with Learning Disabilities More Likely to Develop Eyesight Problems - Thomas C. Weiss		2009/07/08 2010/04/15
Colleague's Deafness Inspires Marathon Runner - Johan Fourie Marathon		2009/04/23
UKAF appeal to Chancellor Alistair Darling - UK Autism Foundation		2009/04/17 2010/07/11
Businesses Join with Grenoble Ecole De Management to Meet Challenges of Disability - Grenoble Ecole de Management		2009/04/12 2009/09/13
Mum's Memory Inspires Bedfordshire Marathon Runner - Deafness Research UK		2009/04/11 2009/04/18
Home Access Pilot Program: Disabled Students Achieve Potential - iansyst and XMA \| Home Access Pilot		2009/04/08 2021/08/20
New Law to Strengthen Protection of Vulnerable People UK - Department of Health (UK)		2009/04/02 2010/09/28
World Autism Awareness Day: Stand Up for Autism - National Autistic Society		2009/04/02 2023/06/04
RADAR Hopes Obama Apology Sincere and Lesson Learned - RADAR		2009/03/24
U.K. Blind people to Receive Higher Rate of Mobility Component - The National Federation of the Blind		2009/03/22
RFID Tracking to Revolutionize the UK Medical Industry - Carol Harding		2009/03/18
Limiting Access to Disabled Children's Services is Unlawful - Council for Disabled Children		2009/03/16
First British Blind Soap Actress as Lizzie Lakely - LCDisability		2009/03/11
Charitable Trust Takes Official Receipt of £350k Jumbulance - Jumbulance Trust		2009/03/07
U.K. Service Creates Opportunities for People with Learning Disability - Adult Social Care Service		2009/03/02 2010/07/08
U.K. Care Charges Risk Leading Older and Disabled into Poverty - Carers U.K.		2009/03/02
U.K. Disability Equality Act Information - DWP		2009/02/27 2014/03/29
UK Winter Fuel Payments - DWP		2009/02/24 2010/07/11
U.K. Ambulance Service National Stroke Campaign - Ian C. Langtree		2009/02/24
Hollyoaks Stars Marathon Effort for Charity - LCDisability		2009/02/18 2009/02/27

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