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Activism and Campaigning

Call for action on ‘unique’ barriers facing people with energy-limiting impairments

By John Pring on 16th December 2021 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Call for action on ‘unique’ barriers facing people with energy-limiting impairments
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A major survey has shown the significant – and often unique – barriers faced by people with energy-limiting conditions (ELC). Nearly every survey respondent (98 per cent) said that lack of understanding of ELC was a barrier to inclusion. The second […]

StopSIM members speak of huge toll of campaign and lack of support from charities

By John Pring on 2nd December 2021 Category: Activism and Campaigning

StopSIM members speak of huge toll of campaign and lack of support from charities
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Five disabled activists who helped expose an “unlawful, unethical and unacceptable” mental health scheme have spoken of the huge personal toll their campaigning has taken on them, and the lack of support they received from the large mental health charities. The […]

‘Deeply dangerous’ WeThe15 campaign exposed by failure to criticise COP26

By John Pring on 25th November 2021 Category: Activism and Campaigning

‘Deeply dangerous’ WeThe15 campaign exposed by failure to criticise COP26
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The failure of international organisations at the heart of a major new disability rights campaign to criticise governments for side-lining disabled people in the Glasgow climate change agreement has exposed their efforts as “deeply dangerous”, say activists. International Disability Alliance (IDA) […]

UK government admits widespread disability access failures at COP26

By John Pring on 11th November 2021 Category: Activism and Campaigning

UK government admits widespread disability access failures at COP26
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The UK government has admitted widespread and serious access failings at this month’s COP26 climate change conference in Glasgow. As well as accepting that there have been problems with the accessible entrance to the conference, the UK government – which is […]

Government must rewrite its National Disability Strategy, court is told

By John Pring on 4th November 2021 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Government must rewrite its National Disability Strategy, court is told
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The government could be forced to rewrite its National Disability Strategy, if four disabled campaigners are successful in their bid to persuade the high court that the document is unlawful. Yesterday (Wednesday), their legal team attempted to persuade the court, through […]

Multiple access failures at COP26 ‘send shocking message’ to disabled people

By John Pring on 4th November 2021 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Multiple access failures at COP26 ‘send shocking message’ to disabled people
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Disabled campaigners have raised serious concerns about the UK government’s multiple failures to ensure the accessibility of the COP26 climate change conference in Glasgow. The first concerns came after high-profile complaints made by the Israeli energy minister, Karine Elharrar, a wheelchair-user, […]

Purple Tuesday defends itself from ‘purplewashing’ accusation

By John Pring on 4th November 2021 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Purple Tuesday defends itself from ‘purplewashing’ accusation
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The founder of a high-profile access campaign has denied that it provides powerful corporations with an opportunity to parade their supposed commitment to disability equality without having to prove they are implementing the public promises they make. This week saw the […]

Autistic campaigners’ anger over Spectrum 10K protest lock-out and ‘scare tactics’

By John Pring on 4th November 2021 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Autistic campaigners’ anger over Spectrum 10K protest lock-out and ‘scare tactics’
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Autistic campaigners protested for hours outside the research centre at the centre of a £3 million study that they believe could be used for the purposes of eugenics. They were forced to protest outside the entrance, beside a main road, after […]

Ground-breaking event and report could be ‘catalyst’ for COP 26 action on disability

By John Pring on 28th October 2021 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Ground-breaking event and report could be ‘catalyst’ for COP 26 action on disability
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A new report and an event set to take place at next month’s COP 26 summit in Glasgow could provide a “catalyst” for raising awareness of the disproportionate impact of climate change on disabled people, say campaigners. The Scottish disabled people’s […]

Peers set to debate ‘dangerous’ and ‘incoherent’ assisted suicide bill

By John Pring on 21st October 2021 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Peers set to debate ‘dangerous’ and ‘incoherent’ assisted suicide bill
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Disabled people have called on MPs and peers to focus their efforts on pushing for a right to live independently, and not a right to die, as the House of Lords prepares to debate a “dangerous” and “incoherent” bill that would […]

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