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Activism and Campaigning

Assisted suicide legalisation ‘would risk lives’ after decade of cuts, MPs are told

By John Pring on 18th May 2023 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Assisted suicide legalisation ‘would risk lives’ after decade of cuts, MPs are told
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Anti-cuts activists have warned a Commons inquiry that more than a decade of cuts to social care has stripped disabled people of their independence and would leave them at “significant risk” if parliament decides to legalise assisted suicide. The warning came […]

Thousands of disabled people lost their vote at local elections, reports suggest

By John Pring on 11th May 2023 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Thousands of disabled people lost their vote at local elections, reports suggest
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Thousands of people with long-term health conditions are likely to have lost the right to vote in last week’s local elections in England, reports from campaigners suggest. Scores of people who have compromised or suppressed immune systems contacted the Evusheld for […]

Disabled-led commission calls for local decision-making power

By John Pring on 20th April 2023 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Disabled-led commission calls for local decision-making power
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A user-led commission is calling for disabled people to be placed at the centre of local decision-making, following a three-year inquiry into the barriers they face in their London borough. Lewisham Disabled People’s Commission (LDPC) also calls for the local council […]

‘Nonsensical’ disability benefits white paper sparks return of Spartacus

By John Pring on 23rd March 2023 Category: Activism and Campaigning

‘Nonsensical’ disability benefits white paper sparks return of Spartacus
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A high-profile network of disabled researchers are to return after a six-year pause to produce a report on a white paper that contains “nonsensical” government plans to scrap the work capability assessment. A key researcher with the Spartacus network told Disability […]

Campaigner’s legal fight forces council to scrap ‘ludicrous’ pavement policy

By John Pring on 23rd February 2023 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Campaigner’s legal fight forces council to scrap ‘ludicrous’ pavement policy
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A campaigning disabled woman who found herself trapped on a pavement by café furniture has forced her local council to rewrite its “ludicrous” and unlawful licensing policy after a successful legal action. Flick Williams, a visually-impaired powerchair-user, left a shoe shop […]

Judge’s prepayment meters order welcomed, but ‘ministers must go further’

By John Pring on 9th February 2023 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Judge’s prepayment meters order welcomed, but ‘ministers must go further’
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Disabled campaigners have welcomed a judge’s order that should put a temporary stop to energy companies using the courts to force customers onto prepayment meters, but they have called on the government to go further and introduce a permanent ban. Lord […]

Fresh plans to shut down protests ‘show government is running scared’

By John Pring on 19th January 2023 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Fresh plans to shut down protests ‘show government is running scared’
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Activists who have used direct action to draw attention to attacks on disabled people’s rights say plans to give the police yet more new powers to shut down demonstrations show the government is weak and “running scared”. The powers would allow […]

Winter blackouts: Disabled customers’ fear over confusion on life-saving support

By John Pring on 15th December 2022 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Winter blackouts: Disabled customers’ fear over confusion on life-saving support
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Disabled people who rely on powered equipment in their homes to survive have expressed serious concerns at the government’s failure to provide clear information about how they will be protected in the event of power blackouts this winter. Disability News Service […]

Covid inquiry ‘has shut out’ grassroots disabled people’s organisations

By John Pring on 8th December 2022 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Covid inquiry ‘has shut out’ grassroots disabled people’s organisations
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Grassroots disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) have expressed their frustration at being “shut out” of the Covid public inquiry. The UK Covid-19 Inquiry has decided that 14 DPOs will not be allocated status as “core participants” in two crucial parts of the […]

Scope admits ‘falling short’ after excluding people of colour at awards

By John Pring on 24th November 2022 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Scope admits ‘falling short’ after excluding people of colour at awards
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The disability charity Scope has been forced to apologise after facing accusations that its new annual awards ceremony excluded disabled people of colour, as well as those who are clinically vulnerable to Covid. The charity has also been criticised for refusing […]

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