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Round-up: Atos, Capita and Maximus, face coverings, care charging… and disability arts

By John Pring on 16th July 2020 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Round-up: Atos, Capita and Maximus, face coverings, care charging… and disability arts
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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has extended the contracts of three discredited outsourcing giants blamed for much of the discrimination and failings within the disability benefit assessment system.  DWP had been planning to start a contract procurement exercise for […]

Pub that replaced its accessible toilet with a kitchen faces council action

By John Pring on 9th January 2020 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Pub that replaced its accessible toilet with a kitchen faces council action
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The owner of a pub who ripped out an accessible toilet and replaced it with a kitchen has been compared by a disabled campaigner to a business putting up a “whites only” sign in its window. Darren Nolan, the owner of […]

General Election 2017: Disabled actor says national party role has given her a voice

By John Pring on 11th May 2017 Category: Politics

General Election 2017: Disabled actor says national party role has given her a voice
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A critically-praised disabled writer and performer says her election as a national spokesperson for the Women’s Equality Party has allowed her to feel “equal” for the first time in her life. Athena Stevens is one of six national spokespeople elected by […]

Airlines have ‘moral duty’ on wheelchair damage

By John Pring on 16th June 2016 Category: Transport

Airlines have ‘moral duty’ on wheelchair damage
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The equality watchdog’s disability commissioner has told UK airlines to “show leadership” and promise to pay full compensation to disabled passengers whose mobility equipment is damaged in transit. Lord [Chris] Holmes spoke out after it emerged that airlines were still relying […]

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