Heh, don't knock the Guardian! I read it every day and I think those views do not sit well with it's general approach to these issues. They surprise me but they seem to be the dated views of a seasoned political commentator who perhaps needs a bit of re-training.
I think he as a point about the Mexican thing though. I was disgusted by the Beeb's pathetic response to that - not at all connected to it being a show that makes them loads of money.
But, back to the issue. I do think that disability issues are not taken anywhere nearly as seriously as race or gender. This is seen in our schools all the time where schools have switched on alot more to inclusion in terms of race/gender but are years behind in terms of disability.
Perhaps, it was a mistake to merge the disability commission and the human rights and other commissions. But having said that, the Equalities and Human Rights Commission is so utterly rubbish and leaden (and rife with cronyism)that it fails to do anything effective for any group.
I mean Trevor Phillips? Come on, he's just a Blairite lovie and media hack. He knows nothing about promoting equality with legal measures.