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Page 1 of 28 June 2011
The Civic Trust, in partnership with the Centre for Accessible Environments (CAE) is to deliver a new awards scheme in recognition of architect and founding figure of inclusive design, Selwyn Goldsmith.
The Government has laid regulations relating to the specific duties, which are designed to help implementation of the public sector Equality Duty, before Parliament. These apply to public bodies working in England and across Great Britain.
The Localism Bill, which aims to devolve power to local communities and reform the planning system, has attracted concern from equality campaigners.
The European Parliament has agreed a resolution which calls upon the European Commission to agree an international treaty to make more books available in accessible formats.
The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill has been published. Among other things, this Bill intends to save £350 million a year by 2015 for legal-aid funding.
In the case of Michael Beedles v Guinness Northern Counties Limited, the Court of Appeal has upheld the original judgment that the landlord was not responsible to carry out repair and decoration work so that the disabled tenant could ‘enjoy’ his property.
Following reforms to the Blue Badge scheme announced in February 2011, the Department for Transport (DfT) has announced the companies successful in winning a contract to help implement the reforms, which include a shared administration between local authorities, an online eligibility checker and a centra database of all Blue Badges on issue.
The Housing Minister, Grant Shapps, has launched a steering group, established by the Home Builders Federation and the Local Government Group, to oversee and streamline building standards applied to new housing.
The Design Council CABE has invited applications to its Neighbourhood Projects Small Grants Programme, which will offer grants of up to £7,000 to not-for-profit organisations.
The European Union (EU) Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Policy and Support Programme is funding a three-year project to create accessible personalised services in public digital terminals.
The Paralympic Games legacy project Accentuate is running a project, named Creative Landscapes, led by English Heritage, which is exploring new approaches to increasing access to the historic environment.
The Vodafone Foundation, the charitable division of the telecommunications company Vodafone, has launched a competition to promote accessible and assistive smartphone applications.
The telecommunications company Cable and Wireless has launched a charitable foundation, and has announced that it is seeking to partner with organisations that support the specialist communication requirements of disabled people.
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