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Government silence on new flight rights laws, after documentary exposes discrimination

By John Pring on 25th July 2024 Category: Transport

Government silence on new flight rights laws, after documentary exposes discrimination
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The new government has refused to say if it will introduce laws aimed at improving protection for disabled air passengers, after a powerful new documentary exposed the repeated discrimination they face. Sophie Morgan’s Fight to Fly, broadcast on Monday by Channel […]

Campaigners pledge to fight to ensure ministers stick to new air travel promises

By John Pring on 29th June 2023 Category: Transport

Campaigners pledge to fight to ensure ministers stick to new air travel promises
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Campaigners have warned ministers that they will fight to ensure the government keeps its promise to introduce laws aimed at improving the protection offered to disabled air passengers. In its long-awaited response to a consultation on protecting air passengers – which […]

Channel 4 Tokyo coverage ‘is vital chance to put disability back in the mainstream’

By John Pring on 8th July 2021 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Channel 4 Tokyo coverage ‘is vital chance to put disability back in the mainstream’
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Channel 4’s coverage of this summer’s Paralympics in Tokyo will be a vital opportunity to put disabled people and disability back onto the mainstream agenda, according to one of its disabled presenters. The broadcaster announced this week that more than 70 […]

‘Concerning silence’ from government over disability ambassador roles

By John Pring on 15th April 2021 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

‘Concerning silence’ from government over disability ambassador roles
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The government has failed to explain why it has made no contact for more than two months with a string of disabled experts who applied for voluntary positions as its “disability and access ambassadors”. The Disability Unit announced in early January […]

BBC launches month-long disability season

By John Pring on 10th July 2015 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

BBC launches month-long disability season
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A month-long season of BBC films examining the lives of young disabled people will feature issues such as parenting, hate crime, relationships, and the qualities required of personal assistants. BBC Three’s Defying The Label season will begin on Monday 20 July […]

Radio One DJ’s crowdfunding bid wins high-profile backers

By John Pring on 6th February 2015 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Radio One DJ’s crowdfunding bid wins high-profile backers
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A Radio One DJ is seeking crowdfunding for a company that will stage live music events for disabled people and their friends… with gold-standard access. Why Not People? (WNP) has been launched by Jameela Jamil, and has backing from a number […]

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