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DPAC hopes to make some noise as it returns to the streets

By John Pring on 9th September 2021 Category: Activism and Campaigning

DPAC hopes to make some noise as it returns to the streets
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Disabled activists are hoping to make some noise when they raise concerns about imminent cuts to universal credit in their first direct action since the start of the pandemic. Disabled People Against Cuts (DPAC) is hoping its #AudioRiot protest in central […]

Activist’s exposé of social care system shows some ‘live in state of fear’

By John Pring on 12th August 2021 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Activist’s exposé of social care system shows some ‘live in state of fear’
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A disabled activist has used his 35 years of experience as a service-user to write a detailed exposé of England’s social care system. Donald O’Neal’s book – The Lack of Care Act 2014 – combines detailed research, knowledge built up as […]

Government’s strategy fails to support DPOs, as more close due to ‘hostile environment’

By John Pring on 5th August 2021 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Government’s strategy fails to support DPOs, as more close due to ‘hostile environment’
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The government has been criticised for failing to support disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) through its National Disability Strategy, as new figures provide further evidence of the “extremely hostile” environment they are facing. The strategy, heavily-criticised by DPOs on its release last […]

National Disability Strategy: Outrage over ‘rehashed’ strategy that is ‘not fit for purpose’

By John Pring on 30th July 2021 Category: Activism and Campaigning

National Disability Strategy: Outrage over ‘rehashed’ strategy that is ‘not fit for purpose’
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Disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) have expressed “outrage” at the UK government’s decision to launch a “tokenistic” and “rehashed” National Disability Strategy that is “not fit for purpose”, and was not developed in co-production with DPOs. A network of more than 20 […]

Disabled women tell government: ‘We know who you didn’t save during the pandemic’

By John Pring on 22nd July 2021 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Disabled women tell government: ‘We know who you didn’t save during the pandemic’
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Disabled women faced “death by discrimination” during the pandemic crisis because of the decisions taken by the UK government, protesters in Parliament Square were told this week. Disabled activists from the Women’s Equality Party (WEP) chanted, “Who did they not save? […]

Organisers of dementia conference hope it will remove their ‘cloak of invisibility’

By John Pring on 22nd July 2021 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Organisers of dementia conference hope it will remove their ‘cloak of invisibility’
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Organisers of a conference that will be run by people with dementia say they hope it will help to remove the “cloak of invisibility” that comes with having an invisible impairment. All the speakers at the 100/6000 Dementia Activism Conference in […]

Disabled people’s organisations draw up 10-year plan to tackle inequality

By John Pring on 15th July 2021 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Disabled people’s organisations draw up 10-year plan to tackle inequality
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Disabled people’s organisations have sketched out a 10-year plan – at a cost of up to £18 million – to tackle the “deep and persistent” inequality, marginalisation and discrimination that is blighting the lives of millions of disabled people. A new […]

Government’s lockdown-lifting ‘gamble’ is ‘utterly reckless’, say DPOs

By John Pring on 8th July 2021 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Government’s lockdown-lifting ‘gamble’ is ‘utterly reckless’, say DPOs
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Disabled people’s organisations have expressed their “grave concern” over the government’s “utterly reckless” decision to lift most of the remaining COVID-19 rules in England from 19 July. The move from “rules and regulations” to “guidance and good sense” – although final […]

Disabled women decide ‘enough is enough’ and launch protest over pandemic deaths

By John Pring on 1st July 2021 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Disabled women decide ‘enough is enough’ and launch protest over pandemic deaths
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Disabled women have begun a three-week protest to highlight “appalling” research findings that showed they were almost twice as likely to die from COVID-19 during the pandemic as non-disabled women. They said the research showed that disabled women have been treated […]

Disabled activists persuade council to think again on ‘discriminatory’ Peterloo memorial

By John Pring on 1st July 2021 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Disabled activists persuade council to think again on ‘discriminatory’ Peterloo memorial
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Disabled campaigners have persuaded a council to reconsider its decision that nothing can be done to ensure that a high-profile memorial to the victims of the Peterloo massacre is fully accessible. Manchester City Council caused outrage among disabled people two years […]

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