About and editorial policy
Disability Information UK is a prototype accessible information service. It explains disabilities and long-term conditions in plain English, and sets out the UK rights and support connected to them.
What this is, and what it is not
This is information, not legal or medical advice. It cannot tell you what you are entitled to, because entitlement depends on your individual circumstances. For decisions about your situation, speak to a qualified adviser, your clinician, or the organisation running the scheme.
All content in this prototype is clearly marked as sample content. It summarises publicly available guidance from official UK sources and does not invent legal claims.
Accessibility
This service is designed for blind and low-vision users, neurodivergent users, Deaf and hard-of-hearing users, people with mobility impairments and people with cognitive disabilities. That means full keyboard access, semantic landmarks and headings, labelled forms with accessible error messages, live announcements for saved settings and search results, reflow without horizontal scrolling, reduced-motion support and no auto-playing content.
The Accessibility settings button near the top of every page lets you change colours, fonts, text size, spacing, motion and layout. Settings are saved on your device. No single colour scheme works for everyone, so we offer several and none is presented as the correct choice.
How we verify information
- Every factual statement is traced to a named source: legislation, GOV.UK, the NHS, NICE, the Equality and Human Rights Commission, Acas, local authorities, or a recognised disability organisation.
- A writer drafts the page in plain English and records the source, publisher, jurisdiction, legal status and the date the source was checked.
- A second editor checks the draft against the sources. Legal and benefits content requires this second check before publication.
- Published pages show the date last checked, the date last updated, the next review date, the version number and the review status.
Corrections
Every article has a “Report outdated information” form. Reports about facts or law go to a human editor. We never silently overwrite legal or benefits guidance: changes are versioned, summarised in the update history, and attributed to the editor who approved them.
How often we review
- Benefits and financial support: reviewed at least every three months.
- Rights, legislation and statutory guidance: reviewed at least every six months.
- Condition overviews and practical support: reviewed at least every twelve months.
- Anything flagged by a reader or by an automated source check is reviewed sooner.
Conflicts of interest
This prototype has no advertising, no sponsored content and no paid placement. Writers and editors declare any paid or unpaid role with an organisation mentioned in an article, and that declaration is recorded in the audit log alongside the approval. We link to charities and official bodies because they are useful, not because of any commercial arrangement.
Language
We use the words disabled people ask us to use, and we avoid diagnostic stereotypes. Some Deaf people identify culturally and linguistically rather than as disabled; some autistic people prefer identity-first language. Where usage differs, we say so rather than picking one answer for everyone.
Editorial tools
The editor dashboard prototype shows how review dates, outdated flags and pending verification would be tracked, including the planned automated source checks and audit log.