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A user-led organisation is to set up a food bank solely for disabled people in east London, after being overwhelmed by requests for help in the wake of five years of government “austerity”. Julie Jaye Charles, chief executive of Equalities National […]
Leading activists appalled by the prospect of another five years of attacks on disability rights and equality – following the election of a majority Conservative government – are working on plans to set up a new national organisation of disabled people. […]
An overall majority for the Conservatives, three party leaders quitting, David Cameron back in Downing Street, and a landslide for the SNP in Scotland. The response from many disabled people to the result of yesterday’s general election – once the scale […]
Four leading disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) have issued a list of 17 policies they want the next government to implement in its first 100 days. Equal Lives, Inclusion London, The Alliance for Inclusive Education and Disabled People Against Cuts (DPAC), published […]
A triple-gold medal-winning Paralympian has criticised the government for cutting funding for many disabled people with high support needs. Sophie Christiansen expressed deep concern at the Conservative party’s manifesto pledge to make a further £12 billion in cuts to social security […]
In the last hours before election day, a disabled artist-activist will highlight the impact of government cuts, with a six-hour performance in which the stories of 650 people at austerity’s “sharp end” will be broadcast over the internet. The performance will […]
The grassroots anti-austerity group Disabled People Against Cuts (DPAC) has strongly defended its policy of backing campaigns that do not focus solely on fighting for disabled people’s fundamental rights and inclusion. DPAC has faced criticism from a leading disabled activist and […]
A five-day bus tour across London has helped raise the profile of disabled people’s potential voting power in next month’s general election. London’s pan-disability disabled people’s organisation organised the Operation Disabled Vote tour, in association with local Deaf and disabled people’s […]
The disabled head of a disability charity has been criticised by the charities watchdog after a full-page photograph of her was used – with her permission – in the Conservative party’s election manifesto. Ruth Owen, chief executive of Whizz-Kidz, is pictured […]
Disabled activists have been barred from standing as job-share candidates in at least two constituencies in next month’s general election. At least three serious attempts – two involving disabled people – have been made to persuade officials that two or more […]