Disabled people are only an “afterthought” for the government, a House of Lords report has said. Laws designed to outlaw discrimination in Britain “simply aren’t working in practice”, the peers said.
The report highlighted taxi drivers refusing to take guide dogs and wheelchair-using sports fans being forced to sit with opposing fans.
The government said it monitored those with a duty to make reasonable adjustments on disability issues.
Baroness Deech, who chaired the Lords committee said: “We have been struck by how disabled people are let down across the whole spectrum of life.
“Access to public buildings remains an unnecessary challenge. Public authorities can easily side-step their legal obligations to disabled people, and recent changes in the courts have led to disabled people finding it harder to fight discrimination.” Read more
