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Thalidomide survivors launch long-delayed compensation bid

By John Pring on 6th June 2014 Category: Activism and Campaigning, Human Rights, News Archive

Thalidomide survivors launch long-delayed compensation bid
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Eight thalidomide survivors who have waited more than 50 years for justice have launched a legal action against the companies that manufactured and distributed the drug. Some of the eight were previously denied compensation because they could not prove their impairments […]

New laws will open up access to books, films and music

By John Pring on 6th June 2014 Category: Human Rights, News Archive

New laws will open up access to books, films and music
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More disabled people will be able to make accessible copies of books, films and music, thanks to reforms to copyright law that came into force this week. The new exemptions to copyright for those making accessible format versions of material for […]

Taxi-drivers who ignore disabled people ‘should be banned’

By John Pring on 30th May 2014 Category: Human Rights, News Archive, Transport

Taxi-drivers who ignore disabled people ‘should be banned’
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Local councils across England and Wales should be given new powers to ban taxi-drivers from ignoring disabled people who try to hail their cabs, according to a new report from the government’s advisers on law reform. The Law Commission also said […]

Inclusion could be the new green, says social entrepreneur

By John Pring on 30th May 2014 Category: Human Rights, News Archive

Inclusion could be the new green, says social entrepreneur
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Businesses have an “extraordinary opportunity” to grab a greater market share by becoming more inclusive, according to a disabled social entrepreneur. Caroline Casey, founder of the Irish social enterprise Kanchi, said that boosting inclusion creates a competitive advantage for businesses. She […]

Overnight care ruling is ‘attack on rights’, say outraged campaigners

By John Pring on 23rd May 2014 Category: Human Rights, Independent Living, News Archive

Overnight care ruling is ‘attack on rights’, say outraged campaigners
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A European court ruling that has rubber-stamped the withdrawal of overnight care from a retired ballerina is yet another attack on the gains made by the disabled people’s movement over the last 40 years, say campaigners. They spoke out after the […]

Call for support in fight against latest bid to legalise assisted suicide

By John Pring on 23rd May 2014 Category: Human Rights, News Archive

Call for support in fight against latest bid to legalise assisted suicide
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Three leading campaigners are urging other disabled people and allies to join the fight to fend off the latest parliamentary attempt to legalise assisted suicide. Baroness [Jane] Campbell, Sir Bert Massie and Dr Alice Maynard are among those disabled people who […]

Deaf people ‘face exclusion and discrimination’

By John Pring on 23rd May 2014 Category: Human Rights, News Archive

Deaf people ‘face exclusion and discrimination’
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Deaf people across the UK are facing exclusion and discrimination on an almost daily basis, according to a new report that will be submitted to the United Nations (UN). The draft British Deaf Association (BDA) report includes evidence of healthcare treatment […]

Legal action threat over postal voting ‘discrimination’

By John Pring on 23rd May 2014 Category: Human Rights, News Archive

Legal action threat over postal voting ‘discrimination’
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A disabled activist is threatening legal action after he was denied an accessible way of voting without having to turn up to the polling station in person. Graham Kirwan told the elections watchdog, the Electoral Commission, that he wished to vote […]

Government bows to pressure from Deaf lobby over Access to Work

By John Pring on 23rd May 2014 Category: Employment, Human Rights, News Archive

Government bows to pressure from Deaf lobby over Access to Work
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The minister for disabled people appears to have bowed to pressure from Deaf campaigners over new rules that made it harder for them to secure the support they needed to communicate in the workplace. The new government guidance, introduced last year, […]

Campaign hopes to break facial disfigurement boundaries

By John Pring on 23rd May 2014 Category: Activism and Campaigning, Human Rights, News Archive

Campaign hopes to break facial disfigurement boundaries
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By Charlotte Wingfield A new campaign aims to change the workplace from a “hostile” environment to one that is far more welcoming to people with facial disfigurements. The charity Changing Faces says discrimination is still “rife”, so there is a need […]

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