The health assessment system for awarding benefits doesn’t “capture the needs” of disabled people, according to an expert in the sector. Tracey Lazard, CEO at Inclusion London, told the work and pensions committee that “neither PIP or WCA actually accurately understand or capture the needs and the barriers that disabled people experience.” Lazard added: “It’s…
Determination, equality, inspiration and courage. These are the Paralympic values that played out every single day, in every single sport this summer during the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. As our Paralympic athletes have now come home with 124 medals, we have a real opportunity to do two things. First, to recognise and honour their determination…
