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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 […]
A ground-breaking new partnership between disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) and Greater Manchester’s elected mayor could become a “template” for future work with local authorities across the region, according to one leading DPO. Greater Manchester Coalition of Disabled People (GMCDP) said this […]
A leading disabled people’s organisation has called on the local authorities that part-own Manchester Airport to address the “embarrassment” of it being found to be the worst airport in the country at providing assistance for disabled passengers. The Civil Aviation Authority […]
The four candidates to be Labour’s next leader have produced between them only a small handful of policies aimed at disabled people, after being quizzed by some of their own party’s disabled members. Although the four were praised for their overall […]
Disabled activists have angrily dismissed the attempts of three Labour leadership contenders to win support by suddenly voicing opposition to the closure of the Independent Living Fund (ILF). They are furious that Andy Burnham (pictured), Yvette Cooper and Liz Kendall are […]