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Government tries again with wheelchair services

By guest on 2nd March 2010 Category: News Archive

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The government says it hopes two new pilot projects will end the postcode lottery in NHS provision of wheelchairs and lead to new national standards. The projects will start immediately and take place across the NHS South West and NHS East […]

Trailblazers to probe jobs market

By guest on 2nd March 2010 Category: News Archive

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A group of young disabled campaigners are embarking on an undercover investigation that is set to expose the discrimination they face in the job market. More than 200 members of the Trailblazers network, run by the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign (MDC), will […]

London 2012: Government sets out plans for a ‘disability legacy’

By guest on 2nd March 2010 Category: News Archive

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The government has published a “legacy plan” aimed at bringing about “lasting changes” to the lives of disabled people through the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. London 2012: A Legacy for Disabled People aims to increase disabled people’s participation in […]

London 2012: Disability sport to receive £11.5 million boost

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Sports chiefs have announced plans to spend more than £3.5 million on disability sport, in the hope of delivering a “lasting grassroots sporting legacy” from the 2012 Paralympic Games. Sport England is giving £1.54 million to the English Federation of Disability […]

London 2012: Sirens announce disability arts commissions

By guest on 2nd March 2010 Category: News Archive

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A musical symphony featuring warning sirens is just one of the highlights of the first 10 disability arts projects to be commissioned for the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad. The commissions are part of Unlimited, a three-year £1.5 million programme to create […]

Vancouver 2010: GB team disappoint but still hope for medal

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The British team have so far had a disappointing Winter Paralympic Games in Vancouver, with no athlete yet to win a medal, despite some strong individual performances. Visually-impaired skier Kelly Gallagher secured a sixth place in the slalom, as did sit-skier […]

Personal care bill receives damaging setback

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Peers have delivered a damaging blow to government plans to introduce free personal care at home for disabled and older people with the highest needs. An amendment added to the personal care at home bill during its report stage in the […]

Large-scale move to personalisation ‘can work if done well’

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New research has shown that many disabled people are benefiting from moves towards the personalisation of support, even in areas where large numbers have been given control over their care budgets. The conclusion came as the national charity In Control published […]

Watchdog fails to talk to DPO over Pilkington police failings

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The independent watchdog investigating Leicestershire police over alleged failings that led to a disabled teenager’s death has yet to talk to a disabled people’s organisation that raised serious concerns about the force’s treatment of disability hate crime. Leicestershire Centre for Integrated […]

Parties back key measure on disabled MPs

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The three main political parties have all backed a proposal to set up a fund to make it easier for disabled people to become MPs. The proposal was a key recommendation of the speaker’s conference on parliamentary representation, which reported in […]

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