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Panel seeks DPOs for pioneering partnership with mayor

By John Pring on 16th May 2019 Category: Activism and Campaigning, Stories

Panel seeks DPOs for pioneering partnership with mayor
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Disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) across Greater Manchester have been given the chance to take part in a pioneering new partnership with local government. Andy Burnham, the Greater Manchester mayor, is funding a new Disabled People’s Panel (DPP) that will work with […]

Action on Hearing Loss defends holding comedy fundraiser in inaccessible venue

By John Pring on 9th May 2019 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport, Stories

Action on Hearing Loss defends holding comedy fundraiser in inaccessible venue
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A disability charity has refused to apologise for holding a fundraising comedy night in an inaccessible London venue. Action on Hearing Loss (formerly known as RNID) was raising money as part of its Deaf Awareness Week with an evening of stand-up […]

Commission highlights ‘double disadvantage’ faced by working-class disabled people

By John Pring on 2nd May 2019 Category: Stories

Commission highlights ‘double disadvantage’ faced by working-class disabled people
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Disabled people from working-class backgrounds are three times less likely than non-disabled people from privileged backgrounds to be in higher-paid jobs, according to a new report from the Social Mobility Commission. Only 21 per cent of disabled people from working-class backgrounds […]

DNS newsletter

By John Pring on 23rd April 2016 Category: Stories

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A quick apology that DNS has not sent out its weekly newsletter for the last few weeks. There are some technical problems that need to be sorted out, but that can’t be done yet as my web manager has not been […]

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