A leading Deaf campaigner has appealed to fellow users of British Sign Language (BSL) to reject a “tokenistic” new bill that claims to offer them new rights. Jeff McWhinney has called on BSL-users to examine the content of the British Sign […]
Activism and Campaigning
Government ‘must tear up national disability strategy’ after high court defeat
Questions over strength of new BSL bill, as government signals support
Disabled activist’s ‘hate speech’ campaign has sweet success with retailers
Document reveals government’s delays in fixing ‘shocking’ COP26 access failures
Disabled activists are prepared for prison after clampdown on right to protest
Call for action on ‘unique’ barriers facing people with energy-limiting impairments
StopSIM members speak of huge toll of campaign and lack of support from charities
‘Deeply dangerous’ WeThe15 campaign exposed by failure to criticise COP26
The failure of international organisations at the heart of a major new disability rights campaign to criticise governments for side-lining disabled people in the Glasgow climate change agreement has exposed their efforts as “deeply dangerous”, say activists. International Disability Alliance (IDA) […]