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Queen’s speech: Care bill ‘almost irrelevant’ without new funding

By John Pring on 10th May 2013 Category: News Archive

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The government has confirmed that it will introduce major new laws to modernise the social care system, including measures to overhaul the way disabled and older people pay for their care. The new care bill – which will replace a complex […]

Doctors’ leaders could face protests over ‘fitness for work’ campaign snub

By John Pring on 10th May 2013 Category: News Archive

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Disabled activists could target the British Medical Association (BMA) with direct action protests after it refused to campaign for the government’s “fitness for work” test to be scrapped, despite an overwhelming vote by its members. Doctors at the British Medical Association’s […]

Daily Mail’s ‘workshy’ map was ‘designed to incite hostility’

By John Pring on 10th May 2013 Category: News Archive

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The Daily Mail has again been heavily criticised by disabled activists after publishing a “map of workshy Britain”, which highlights the towns and cities where the highest numbers of people have been found “fit for work”. The Mail has repeatedly published […]

Council survey warns that care outlook is ‘bleaker than bleak’

By John Pring on 10th May 2013 Category: News Archive

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Fewer disabled and older people will be able to access social care from their local council over the next two years, according to social services directors across England. The Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) warned in its new […]

Bedroom tax battle set for high court

By John Pring on 10th May 2013 Category: News Archive

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The high court will this week hear the legal claims of 10 disabled people who have been hit by the government’s controversial “bedroom tax”. The judicial review of the decision to cut housing benefit for disabled people judged to be “over-occupying” […]

Anger over visa denial for disabled activist

By John Pring on 10th May 2013 Category: News Archive

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Disabled activists have raised concerns about the accessibility of the UK’s visa system, after a prominent anti-nuclear campaigner – who has no arms – was denied permission to visit Scotland because he failed to provide fingerprints for his application form. Karipbek […]

Scooter database is ‘step in the right direction’

By John Pring on 10th May 2013 Category: News Archive

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A new database that should make it easier for disabled and older people who want to use their mobility scooters on public transport is “a step in the right direction” according to a leading user-led organisation. The database was set up […]

PIP 20 metre trio win first round of court battle

By John Pring on 10th May 2013 Category: News Archive

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Three disabled people have won the first round of a legal battle with the government over its decision to tighten eligibility for the new mobility benefit. The high court has granted the trio permission for a full judicial review of the […]

Ex-prisoner sues government over access failures in five prisons

By John Pring on 3rd May 2013 Category: News Archive

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A disabled former prisoner is suing the government for hundreds of thousands of pounds for what he says was the failure of five different prisons to provide him with the independent living equipment he needed in his cell. David Sturgess, from […]

Judge’s ‘disappointing’ ruling could still prove a bus access breakthrough

By John Pring on 3rd May 2013 Category: News Archive

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Campaigners believe they have made a legal breakthrough in the battle to ensure better access to buses for disabled people, despite losing a county court claim for discrimination. Middlesbrough County Court found that bus company Arriva North East did not breach […]

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