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ILF judicial review: ‘I’ll choose Dignitas over residential care’

By John Pring on 15th March 2013 Category: News Archive

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A disabled woman has warned that the government’s decision to scrap the Independent Living Fund (ILF) will force her and others to seek an assisted suicide in Switzerland, rather than face an alternative of residential care. The warning came as five […]

ILF judicial review: DWP ‘misled public’ over local government support

By John Pring on 15th March 2013 Category: News Archive

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Research by disabled activists suggests that the government misled MPs and the public about the level of support among local authorities for the closure of the Independent Living Fund (ILF). The results of the research by Disabled People Against Cuts (DPAC) […]

ILF judicial review: No ILF means no life, say protesters

By John Pring on 15th March 2013 Category: News Archive

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A crowd of activists gathered outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London this week to support five disabled people as they asked the high court to overturn government plans to close the Independent Living Fund (ILF). The five ILF-users fear […]

Signs are positive for sports participation in wake of London 2012

By John Pring on 15th March 2013 Category: News Archive

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The success of the London 2012 Paralympics appears to be encouraging more disabled people to take part in disability sports, according to new research. A survey of councils in England and Wales found that a third of them had seen more […]

Christiansen adds her voice to DLA transport fears

By John Pring on 15th March 2013 Category: News Archive

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One of the stars of London 2012 has told MPs that government cuts to disability living allowance (DLA) risk making it even harder for disabled people to find work, because of the inaccessibility of public transport. Sophie Christiansen, who won three […]

Channel 4 wants to build on London 2012 ‘to bring disability into the mainstream’

By John Pring on 15th March 2013 Category: News Archive

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Channel 4 is hoping to build on its acclaimed coverage of the London 2012 Paralympics by bringing its coverage of disability issues into the mainstream. Channel 4’s chief creative officer, Jay Hunt, said the broadcaster wanted to “escape from the idea […]

Wheelchair-user to join Jarrow marchers on 300-mile trek to Westminster

By John Pring on 15th March 2013 Category: News Archive

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A disabled campaigner is to play a leading role in a 300-mile march to parliament that will follow the historic path of the Jarrow Crusade and deliver a protest message about government cuts to parliament. Angela Walker has volunteered to be […]

Cameron’s bedroom tax farce

By John Pring on 10th March 2013 Category: Archive, News Archive

Cameron’s bedroom tax farce
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What was most shocking about David Cameron’s defence of the “bedroom tax” and its impact on disabled people – at prime minister’s question’s this week –  was that he seemed to believe what he was saying. It was deeply unnerving to […]

New DLA reform confusion after senior civil servant ‘contradicts McVey’

By John Pring on 8th March 2013 Category: News Archive

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The government has again been accused of sending out misleading and confusing information about its disability living allowance (DLA) cuts and reforms, after a senior civil servant apparently contradicted the minister for disabled people. Disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) at a Department […]

Motability ‘shifting the goalposts’ with new foreign driver rules

By John Pring on 8th March 2013 Category: News Archive

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Disabled people could soon find it almost impossible to use foreign personal assistants (PAs) to drive their Motability vehicles, because of strict new rules on driving licences. Motability says that foreign drivers without a UK driving licence can now only be […]

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