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Welsh government publishes 10-year plan for disability rights… but fails to include any long-term policies

By John Pring on 18th December 2025 Category: Human Rights

Welsh government publishes 10-year plan for disability rights… but fails to include any long-term policies
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The much-anticipated disability rights plan for Wales has left it to the next Welsh government to come up with a strategy to tackle the long-term barriers disabled people face in their daily lives. When the Welsh government published its long-awaited plan […]

Welsh government’s disability rights plan ‘is a smokescreen’ to hide lack of teeth and targets

By John Pring on 22nd May 2025 Category: Human Rights

Welsh government’s disability rights plan ‘is a smokescreen’ to hide lack of teeth and targets
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The Welsh government has been accused of putting up a “smokescreen” after publishing a draft disability rights plan that lacks “teeth” and is full instead of pledges to carry out reviews and produce guidance while offering no new money. The 10-year […]

Ministers could face legal action over ‘homes not hospitals’ failure after treating activists ‘with utter contempt’

By John Pring on 1st May 2025 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Ministers could face legal action over ‘homes not hospitals’ failure after treating activists ‘with utter contempt’
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Ministers could face legal action over their “absolutely disgraceful” refusal to meet people with learning difficulties and autistic people to discuss the failure of the mental health bill to protect them from being locked away in psychiatric hospitals. Disabled protesters outside […]

Protest brings anger at failure to act on ‘homes not hospitals’ plea to government’s front door

By John Pring on 1st May 2025 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Protest brings anger at failure to act on ‘homes not hospitals’ plea to government’s front door
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The Labour government has “betrayed” autistic people and people with learning difficulties who have been abused and abandoned in mental health institutions, activists told a protest in front of the Houses of Parliament this week. Disabled people with experience of detention […]

Exhibition brings new perspective on the importance of ordinary lives

By John Pring on 1st December 2022 Category: Independent Living

Exhibition brings new perspective on the importance of ordinary lives
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A new disabled-led exhibition aims to challenge perceptions of people with learning difficulties by highlighting the role they play in their local communities. The Through Our Eyes exhibition by All Wales People First (AWPF) tells the stories of people with learning […]

Funding set to help researchers DRILL down into independent living barriers

By John Pring on 1st December 2016 Category: Independent Living

Funding set to help researchers DRILL down into independent living barriers
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Projects that will research how to help people with chronic illness speak out, tackle violence against disabled women, and judge the success of peer support initiatives are among 10 user-led schemes that have been awarded £400,000 in funding. The 10 research […]

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