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Disabled activists and other campaigners took part in a vigil outside the Royal Courts of Justice this week to support the latest legal bid to halt the closure of the Independent Living Fund (ILF). Two ILF-users – Gabriel Pepper and John […]
A national user-led organisation has become the latest disability charity to be forced to close because of a government failure to provide funding for day-to-day running costs. The closure of Assist UK, which leads the national network of disabled living centres, […]
Two groups of activists helped ensure that the voices of disabled people were heard by MPs and shadow ministers during this week’s Labour party conference. In contrast to previous party conferences, where fringe meetings have usually been dominated by charity lobbyists, […]
A local authority has been persuaded to think again over its decision to award a contract to a national charity at the expense of a local disabled people’s organisation (DPO). Real has been providing direct payments support to disabled people in […]
A disabled people’s organisation (DPO) with an “amazing” reputation among service-users could be forced to close after losing out to a much larger national charity. Real has been providing direct payments support to disabled people in the London borough of Tower […]
Disabled activists have welcomed the UN’s apparent decision to launch an inquiry into allegations of “grave or systematic” violations of its disability convention by the UK government. Disability News Service (DNS) revealed last week that the UN’s Committee on the Rights […]
Activists have praised the “quiet determination” of a dedicated disabled campaigner who has died suddenly at the age of 45. Nicholas Russell’s death, from a heart attack, has drawn tributes from across the disability and Labour movements. Among his roles, he […]
Disabled people’s organisations are in danger of becoming “servants” of their local authorities, as the government encourages them to compete for the right to provide council services, a user-led forum has warned. North Tyneside Disability Forum (NTDF) is concerned that council […]
Tributes have been paid after the death of Caroline Gooding, an “inspired” campaigner and activist who “helped make Britain a more inclusive place”. Gooding, who died on 19 July, was an equality consultant and author who played a leading role in […]
Disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) across London are building a new partnership that will allow them to bid jointly for funds to deliver their own employment support. The consortium will be able to build on some of the expertise developed by local […]