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Activism and Campaigning

Spartacus report: ‘It’s time to scrap the toxic WCA’

By John Pring on 11th April 2014 Category: Activism and Campaigning, Benefits and Poverty, News Archive

Spartacus report: ‘It’s time to scrap the toxic WCA’
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A report – backed by evidence from more than 1,200 sick and disabled people – tells politicians this week why the system of supporting out-of-work disabled people must be replaced. The Spartacus online network of disabled campaigners say they want their […]

Guarded optimism after forum’s marathon first meeting

By John Pring on 4th April 2014 Category: Activism and Campaigning, Human Rights, News Archive

Guarded optimism after forum’s marathon first meeting
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The government’s new disability forum has begun its work with a marathon six-hour meeting, with ministers and civil servants hearing strong messages from campaigners on issues such as independent living, hate crime and segregated services. The Fulfilling Potential Forum will meet […]

First on board with RNIB bus charter

By John Pring on 4th April 2014 Category: Activism and Campaigning, News Archive, Transport

First on board with RNIB bus charter
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A bus company has become the first national operator to sign a new charter that aims to ensure services are accessible to blind and partially-sighted passengers. First UK Bus has won praise from RNIB after joining local operators Reading Bus and […]

‘Brutal’ new death sentence for ILF, but activists vow to fight on

By John Pring on 8th March 2014 Category: Activism and Campaigning, Independent Living, News Archive

‘Brutal’ new death sentence for ILF, but activists vow to fight on
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Disabled campaigners have vowed to fight on in the battle to save the Independent Living Fund (ILF), despite the government deciding to go ahead with its closure. Mike Penning, the Conservative minister for disabled people, told MPs today (6 March) in […]

WOW petition debate: Campaigners ready to plot their next move

By John Pring on 28th February 2014 Category: Activism and Campaigning, Benefits and Poverty, News Archive

WOW petition debate: Campaigners ready to plot their next move
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Activists hope an historic House of Commons debate will prove a significant step towards forcing the government to assess the overall impact of its welfare reforms on disabled people, and to scrap the hated “fitness for work” test. Backbench MPs agreed […]

UKDPC ‘fends off insolvency’

By John Pring on 28th February 2014 Category: Activism and Campaigning, News Archive

UKDPC ‘fends off insolvency’
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One of the UK’s two major disabled people’s representative organisations appears to have staved off the threat of insolvency. UK Disabled People’s Council (UKDPC) lost its last paid member of staff last summer, when its chief executive Jaspal Dhani was made […]

Tight lips among Atos staff as protesters tell them ‘enough is enough’

By John Pring on 21st February 2014 Category: Activism and Campaigning, Benefits and Poverty, News Archive

Tight lips among Atos staff as protesters tell them ‘enough is enough’
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Staff working for the outsourcing giant Atos refused to comment this week as disabled activists protested outside their head office about the company’s involvement with the government’s “fitness for work” test. The protest near Euston station in London was one of […]

Whistles, ripples… and a giant inflatable rat, as Atos faces day of action

By John Pring on 21st February 2014 Category: Activism and Campaigning, Benefits and Poverty, News Archive

Whistles, ripples… and a giant inflatable rat, as Atos faces day of action
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Activists have staged demonstrations at scores of locations across the country to highlight how a government contractor has “humiliated” disabled benefits claimants, and to call for the abolition of the “fitness for work” test. The national day of action saw an […]

Council keeps passengers waiting… and waiting… for an accessible taxi

By John Pring on 14th February 2014 Category: Activism and Campaigning, News Archive, Transport

Council keeps passengers waiting… and waiting… for an accessible taxi
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Disabled campaigners are calling on a city council to give them a wider choice of public transport, after a five-year delay in deciding whether to license a more accessible type of black cab. Coventry city council has been accused of breaching […]

Disabled people’s manifesto calls for ‘drastic change of EU policy’

By John Pring on 14th February 2014 Category: Activism and Campaigning, Human Rights, News Archive

Disabled people’s manifesto calls for ‘drastic change of EU policy’
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Millions of disabled people have been thrown into poverty and social exclusion by the European Union’s attempts to recover from the economic crisis, according to Europe’s leading disabled people’s organisation. The European Disability Forum (EDF) spoke out as it launched its […]

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