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June 7, 2018 0

Disability Pride events ‘allow disabled people to celebrate who they are’

Organisers of some of the growing number of Disability Pride events being held across the country have explained why they are so important to disabled people. On Saturday 14 July, the second Disability Pride Brighton will take place, followed two months later, on 16 September, by a Disability Pride celebration in Norwich. They follow

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Natasha Hirst and Phoebe Kemp in front of a hall full of delegates

May 31, 2018 0

TUC Disabled Workers’ Conference: Project Diamond’s flaws lead to boycott

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Three unions are boycotting a scheme that aims to monitor the number of disabled people and other minorities working in the broadcasting industry, because of its failure to release a detailed breakdown showing figures for individual programmes. Delegates at the TUC disabled workers’ conference in Bournemouth heard that the flaws in Project Diamond meant

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Some of the wheelchair spaces at Watford

May 24, 2018 0

Relegated Premier League clubs ‘should use part of “parachute” millions on access’

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Some of the country’s top football clubs have been told by the equality watchdog to spend some of the millions of pounds they receive when promoted and relegated from the Premier League to improve access for disabled fans. The call to spend part of the “balloon” and “parachute” payments on disability access came in

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Suzanne Bull speaking into a microphone from her wheelchair

April 12, 2018 0

Music fans face premium-rate phone charges to book access for live events

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More than half of disabled people who have tried to buy tickets for live music events have had to call premium-rate phone numbers to arrange access, according to a new survey. Four-fifths of those surveyed said they had experienced problems with booking access alongside their ticket, while nearly three-quarters said such barriers had been

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March 15, 2018 0

Stephen Hawking: Scientist, role model and defender of rights

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Tributes have been paid to Stephen Hawking, the world-renowned physicist and “disability icon” who was seen by many disabled people as a hugely-important role model, who died this week. Among the disabled people who highlighted the importance of his achievements was the political journalist Dr Frances Ryan, who said on Twitter: “Growing up disabled

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January 25, 2018 0

Benefits Street antidote ‘will not be a safe space for audiences’

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An award-winning disabled poet, performer and stand-up is hoping that her new show – based on more than 80 interviews with disabled and working-class people and benefit claimants – will provide an antidote to reality TV “rubbish” like Benefits Street. Jackie Hagan’s This Is Not A Safe Space combines poetry, stand-up, story-telling and “just

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January 4, 2018 0

New year’s honours recognise campaigners, inventor and Paralympians

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Disability rights campaigners, an inventor and a Paralympic athlete are among the disabled people recognised in the latest new year’s honours list. Among the 1,123 people who have received an award, five per cent – about 60 – consider themselves to be disabled people. Among recipients of a CBE – for services to sport

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Baroness Grey-Thompson giving evidence to the committee

November 2, 2017 0

Paralympic classification scandal: ‘Athletes are cheating in search of medals and money’

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The system of Paralympic classification is being abused by cheating British athletes in search of money and medals, a disabled peer and retired Paralympian has told MPs. Baroness [Tanni] Grey-Thompson told members of the Commons digital, culture, media and sport committee that there needed to be an independent review of the classification system so

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Tim Hollingsworth giving evidence to the committee

November 2, 2017 0

Paralympic classification scandal: MPs criticise BPA boss for six years of inaction

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The head of the British Paralympic Association (BPA) has been heavily criticised by MPs for failing to address cheating within the system that classifies disabled athletes, despite being in his post for more than six years. Tim Hollingsworth was giving evidence to the Commons digital, culture, media and sport committee, as part of its

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