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Not one recommendation achieved, two years after CQC restraint and seclusion review

By John Pring on 31st March 2022 Category: Human Rights

Not one recommendation achieved, two years after CQC restraint and seclusion review
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Not a single one of the 17 recommendations made two years ago by a government-commissioned review into the use of restraint, seclusion and segregation of disabled people has been carried out, the care regulator has concluded. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) said […]

Autistic campaigners to protest over study that sparked ‘eugenics’ fears

By John Pring on 16th September 2021 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Autistic campaigners to protest over study that sparked ‘eugenics’ fears
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Autistic campaigners are to protest outside a University of Cambridge autism research centre over a £3 million study they fear could be used to find a cure for autism, or even to attempt to eradicate it altogether through pre-natal screening. Their […]

Activists vow to clear Osime Brown’s name after Home Office scraps deportation

By John Pring on 17th June 2021 Category: Human Rights

Activists vow to clear Osime Brown’s name after Home Office scraps deportation
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Autistic rights campaigners have vowed to fight to clear the name of a young, black autistic man after the Home Office finally agreed this week not to proceed with deporting him to Jamaica, a country he has not visited since he […]

Round-up: Secrecy on COVID impact, DWP assessments, shielding, Graeae… and Autistica

By John Pring on 9th July 2020 Category: Human Rights

Round-up: Secrecy on COVID impact, DWP assessments, shielding, Graeae… and Autistica
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The government is refusing to release documents that would show the expected impact on disabled people of the legislation and policies it produced in response to the coronavirus pandemic. In May, Disability News Service (DNS) asked the Cabinet Office to release […]

Charity that campaigns on autism discrimination unfairly sacked autistic care worker

By John Pring on 5th March 2020 Category: Employment

Charity that campaigns on autism discrimination unfairly sacked autistic care worker
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A disability charity which campaigns for an end to discrimination against autistic people in the workplace unfairly dismissed an autistic member of its own staff, an employment tribunal has found. Dave Gregson was employed as a support worker by United Response […]

Anger as Hancock offers string of seven-year-old policies on institutional care

By John Pring on 7th November 2019 Category: Human Rights

Anger as Hancock offers string of seven-year-old policies on institutional care
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Measures introduced this week to address the scandalous treatment of autistic people and people with learning difficulties in mental health hospitals are strikingly similar to failed government measures announced seven years ago. Health and social secretary Matt Hancock announced five measures […]

Labour conference: McDonnell says autistic activists must ‘eyeball’ shadow ministers

By John Pring on 26th September 2019 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Labour conference: McDonnell says autistic activists must ‘eyeball’ shadow ministers
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Labour’s shadow chancellor has told disabled party activists they need to “eyeball” senior figures in the party who have not done enough to take on board the policies outlined in their new neurodiversity manifesto. John McDonnell was speaking to members of […]

Autistic medical student fears ‘discrimination’ could end career before it has started

By John Pring on 19th September 2019 Category: Education

Autistic medical student fears ‘discrimination’ could end career before it has started
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An autistic medical student has accused her university of discrimination that could end her career before it has started, after she was prevented from starting the fifth and final year of her degree. Sarah Potts was forced to take a temporary […]

Charity campaigning for autistic inclusion faces autistic ex-staffer in tribunal

By John Pring on 12th September 2019 Category: Employment

Charity campaigning for autistic inclusion faces autistic ex-staffer in tribunal
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A disability charity which campaigns for an end to the hostility faced by autistic people in the workplace has this week been defending its actions in an employment tribunal, following allegations made by an autistic former employee. Dave Gregson (pictured) worked […]

Failures on reasonable adjustments by trio of councils ‘are tiny tip of iceberg’

By John Pring on 4th July 2019 Category: Independent Living

Failures on reasonable adjustments by trio of councils ‘are tiny tip of iceberg’
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Rulings by an ombudsman that show how three London councils discriminated against disabled people with invisible impairments by failing to make their services accessible are just “a tiny tip of an iceberg”, according to a disabled people’s organisation. Inclusion London spoke […]

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