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People with learning difficulties from across the capital have delivered a powerful call to the government over threatened cuts to disability benefits, and warned they could take “drastic” action if ministers do not listen to their concerns. At a meeting of […]
One of the founders of the UK’s independent living movement, John Evans, who was driven by a determination to ensure that disabled people could take control of their own lives, has died. Since he became disabled in an accident at the […]
Disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) have made a plea to the government to listen to their “authentic” voices rather than disability charities that are not led by disabled people, which they say are “actively harmful” to their movement. In a response to […]
Friends and former colleagues are mourning the loss of a disabled peer and broadcaster who played a key role in fighting for disabled people’s rights in the House of Lords. Baroness [Rosalie] Wilkins, who died on 1 December, at the age […]
Advice services provided by disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) are under significant financial threat, despite a surge in demand for the support they provide, new research has shown. More than nine in 10 (93 per cent) of the DPOs who took part […]
Disabled activists have pledged to continue the fight against the legalisation of assisted suicide, despite MPs voting comfortably in favour of a bill that would allow it to be introduced in England and Wales. The vote, by 330 MPs in favour […]
The decision of MPs to vote in favour of legalising assisted suicide will make it harder to find the time and resources to campaign on many other crucial disability rights issues over the next six months, disabled activists have warned. Many […]
London transport bosses have refused to apologise for plastering the walls of a London Underground station with posters calling for the legalisation of assisted suicide. Disabled activists were horrified by the sight of poster after poster greeting passengers walking through a […]
Disabled activists have criticised the “truly shocking” failure of an MP to publish a bill that aims to legalise assisted suicide, just three weeks before it is due to be debated – and voted on – by MPs. Labour MP Kim […]
Disabled activists have called on Labour ministers to reverse the position of the last government on adapting to climate change, following a high court setback. The high court ruled on Friday that the last government’s climate adaptation plan was lawful. Doug […]