The MP leading a review of Labour’s special educational needs (SEN) policy has suggested it will recommend a far more inclusive approach than the coalition government’s anti-inclusion stance. Sharon Hodgson, the shadow minister for children and families, was taking evidence from […]
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Remploy campaign ‘could lead to factory occupations’
Closing many of the remaining Remploy factories is set to lead to direct action, national protests and even the occupation of the factories by disabled workers, a meeting of campaigners and union activists has heard. Disabled People Against Cuts (DPAC) this […]
Silence on future funding raises fears for supported factories
The government has refused to say whether it will withdraw funding for sheltered businesses across the country, following last week’s decision to force the closure of at least two-thirds of the remaining 54 Remploy factories. Last week’s announcement was part of […]
Remploy closures: DPOs back move away from segregation
Disabled people’s organisations have backed government plans to withdraw funding from the remaining sheltered segregated factories run by Remploy, but have called for as many of them as possible to emerge as new user-led social enterprises. Maria Miller, the Conservative minister […]
Government pledges new support for its ‘best-kept secret’
The government has promised to increase funding and support for the Access to Work (AtW) programme, which it says will help thousands more disabled people into mainstream jobs. The pledge of an extra £15 million over the next three years was […]
Remploy battle ‘could lead to occupation of factories’
Government decisions on the future of the remaining 54 Remploy sheltered factories could lead to strike action and even occupation of their workplaces by disabled people, MPs have heard. The warning was issued by the Labour MP John McDonnell, who was […]
Miller faces angry heckling at poverty conference
A government minister and executives from the company that carries out “fitness for work” tests on disabled people have faced angry criticism from campaigners at a national conference on disability poverty. Maria Miller, the minister for disabled people, once again faced […]
Scheme brings MPs face-to-face with disabled constituents
More than 100 disabled people have raised campaigning issues around disability rights and equality in face-to-face meetings with their local MP, thanks to a scheme that aims to build relationships between politicians and their disabled constituents. Disabled people who took part […]
DPO hopes funding will turn volunteers into employees
A disabled people’s organisation has secured £300, 000 of National Lottery funding to support disabled young people into volunteer placements. The three-year Including Disabled Volunteers project aims to provide workplace experience that will make it easier for young people to move […]
Labour conference: Members hear support call for the ‘Hardest Hit’
Labour party members have been urged to support protest events being led by disabled people who are “fighting back” against the government cuts and reforms that will push them deeper into poverty and exclusion. The call from the party conference platform […]