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Disabled woman ‘left in coma by welfare reforms’

By John Pring on 17th January 2014 Category: Benefits and Poverty, Human Rights, News Archive

Disabled woman ‘left in coma by welfare reforms’
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A disabled woman has been left in a coma, apparently as a direct result of the government’s welfare reforms, MPs heard this week. Sheila Holt was among disabled people whose cases were used by Labour MPs to show the need for […]

‘Urgent reforms needed’ on advice and legal support

By John Pring on 17th January 2014 Category: Human Rights, Independent Living, News Archive

‘Urgent reforms needed’ on advice and legal support
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The government should draw up a strategy to ensure advice and legal support are available for disabled people and others who get into difficulty in their daily lives, according to an inquiry headed by a disabled peer. The Low Commission says […]

High streets often off-limits, say young campaigners

By John Pring on 17th January 2014 Category: Human Rights, Independent Living, News Archive

High streets often off-limits, say young campaigners
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The UK’s high streets are frequently off-limits to young disabled people because of staff attitudes, broken equipment, blocked shopping aisles, out-of-date information and inaccessible entrances, according to a new report. A survey of 100 members of the Trailblazers group of young […]

Police fail again on disability hate crime

By John Pring on 10th January 2014 Category: Crime, Human Rights, News Archive

Police fail again on disability hate crime
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Another police force has admitted failing to treat repeated, targeted, violent offences against a disabled person as disability hate crimes. Craig Kinsella was kept as a slave in a garage by a Sheffield family, beaten on a daily basis, and forced […]

‘Unacceptable’ ruling on ‘bedroom tax’ set for court of appeal

By John Pring on 10th January 2014 Category: Benefits and Poverty, Human Rights, News Archive

‘Unacceptable’ ruling on ‘bedroom tax’ set for court of appeal
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Five disabled people who face losing their homes because of the government’s much-criticised “bedroom tax” will ask the court of appeal later this month to rule that the policy discriminates against them. The five lost their high court case against the […]

DWP admits mistake in ‘bedroom tax farce’

By John Pring on 10th January 2014 Category: Benefits and Poverty, Human Rights, Independent Living, News Archive

DWP admits mistake in ‘bedroom tax farce’
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The government’s admission that thousands of people hit by the “bedroom tax” have had their housing benefit cut by mistake is yet another “complete farce” caused by the Department for Work and Pensions, say disabled activists. Campaigners fear that many of […]

Government dismisses Bristol hate crime sentence calls

By John Pring on 3rd January 2014 Category: Crime, Human Rights, News Archive

Government dismisses Bristol hate crime sentence calls
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The attorney general has dismissed calls from hate crime campaigners to ask the courts to increase the sentence handed to the killer who carried out the horrific murder of a disabled man last summer. Bijan Ebrahimi was beaten and kicked to […]

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