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Activism and Campaigning

Disabled mum calls for others to challenge discriminatory roadworks

By John Pring on 26th October 2023 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Disabled mum calls for others to challenge discriminatory roadworks
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A disabled woman who successfully challenged a utility company over the discriminatory actions of its contractors, after they made crossing-points impossible for her and her daughter to access, is calling on other disabled people to follow her example. Kate Ball, from […]

Ministers ignored Covid care home warning at start of pandemic, inquiry hears

By John Pring on 12th October 2023 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Ministers ignored Covid care home warning at start of pandemic, inquiry hears
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Two ministers failed to respond when a disabled people’s organisation warned at the start of the pandemic that new government guidance would not be enough to protect care home residents, the Covid public inquiry has heard. Disability Rights UK (DR UK) […]

Disabled activists face down police to protest in front of Rishi’s hotel

By John Pring on 5th October 2023 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Disabled activists face down police to protest in front of Rishi’s hotel
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Disabled activists faced down police officers who tried to prevent them protesting in front of the four-star hotel where prime minister Rishi Sunak was staying during this week’s Conservative party conference in Manchester. Activists from Disabled People Against Cuts (DPAC) gathered […]

Disabled people ‘must create a drumbeat’ to promote radical new manifesto

By John Pring on 28th September 2023 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Disabled people ‘must create a drumbeat’ to promote radical new manifesto
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Disabled people’s organisations have been urged to “make a hell of a lot of noise” to promote a radical new manifesto that would tackle “the root causes of our oppression” if adopted by the next government. The Disabled People’s Manifesto calls […]

Anger over ‘clueless’ government’s ‘completely misguided’ awareness campaign

By John Pring on 28th September 2023 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Anger over ‘clueless’ government’s ‘completely misguided’ awareness campaign
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Disabled campaigners have asked why the government is spending money on a “potentially damaging” and “completely misguided” awareness-raising campaign that aims to stop non-disabled people making “assumptions” about people’s impairments. One of the disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) that were backing the […]

Movement now has ‘powerful voice’ to challenge oppression, conference hears

By John Pring on 28th September 2023 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Movement now has ‘powerful voice’ to challenge oppression, conference hears
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The disability movement now has a “powerful voice” to challenge oppression, the first major in-person gathering of disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) in England for seven years has heard. DPOs from across England gathered in Manchester on Friday* for the launch of […]

Successful care charging campaign ‘led to huge change’ in co-produced policy

By John Pring on 28th September 2023 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Successful care charging campaign ‘led to huge change’ in co-produced policy
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A disabled activist has told a major conference of disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) how a successful campaign to end discriminatory care charges in a London borough has led to powerful change in other key areas of independent living. Kevin Caulfield told […]

Scottish government reopens Independent Living Fund after ‘human catastrophe’ warning

By John Pring on 7th September 2023 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Scottish government reopens Independent Living Fund after ‘human catastrophe’ warning
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Disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) have welcomed the Scottish government’s decision to open the Independent Living Fund (ILF) to new claimants for the first time since 2010*. The decision by Scotland’s new first minister, Humza Yousaf – which will only affect disabled […]

Vital conference will discuss disabled people’s pre-election demands

By John Pring on 17th August 2023 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Vital conference will discuss disabled people’s pre-election demands
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Disabled people’s organisations will gather next month for a crucial national conference that will discuss their policy demands ahead of the next general election. The conference is being organised by the two leading networks of disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) in England, […]

Union key workers demand urgent action on rights for those with long Covid

By John Pring on 13th July 2023 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Union key workers demand urgent action on rights for those with long Covid
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Teachers, train drivers and other union activists have called for urgent action to secure the rights of disabled workers with long Covid. Among their demands, they are calling for statutory recognition of long Covid to ensure disabled employees are protected under […]

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