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Campaigners seek urgent support for amendments to domestic abuse bill

By John Pring on 18th February 2021 Category: Crime

Campaigners seek urgent support for amendments to domestic abuse bill
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Campaigners are seeking “urgent” support for their attempt to increase the rights of disabled survivors of domestic abuse through new government legislation. They say time is running out to secure support in the House of Lords for two key amendments to […]

Tory backing for domestic abuse amendment on care, despite government opposition

By John Pring on 28th January 2021 Category: Politics

Tory backing for domestic abuse amendment on care, despite government opposition
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Two disabled peers have secured cross-party backing for their attempt to expand the protection offered to disabled people through the government’s domestic abuse bill. Although the government is so far opposing the move by Baroness [Tanni] Grey-Thompson and Baroness [Jane] Campbell, […]

Peer calls for disabled people to ‘take control’ over PA vaccinations

By John Pring on 14th January 2021 Category: Independent Living

Peer calls for disabled people to ‘take control’ over PA vaccinations
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A disabled peer is calling on other disabled people seen as clinically extremely vulnerable (CEV) to coronavirus to “be proactive” and ask their GPs to vaccinate them and their personal assistants, following the publication of new government guidance. The advice from […]

Disabled people ‘have survived pandemic rights attacks with resilience’, says activist-peer

By John Pring on 17th December 2020 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Disabled people ‘have survived pandemic rights attacks with resilience’, says activist-peer
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Disabled people’s equality and human rights have been “deeply undermined” during the COVID-19 pandemic, a disabled activist and peer has told an annual lecture. But Baroness [Jane] Campbell also told the online audience for the annual Caroline Gooding Memorial Lecture that […]

Vaccine priority decision ‘is campaigning victory’, but concerns remain

By John Pring on 3rd December 2020 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Vaccine priority decision ‘is campaigning victory’, but concerns remain
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The government’s decision to put some people with impairments higher on the list of “priority groups” to receive a COVID-19 vaccine has been welcomed as a victory for disabled people’s campaigning. This week, the government announced that the first vaccine – […]

Government’s quiet confession: We must do more to protect disabled people from COVID

By John Pring on 26th November 2020 Category: Human Rights

Government’s quiet confession: We must do more to protect disabled people from COVID
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The UK government appears to have bowed to months of pressure from disabled campaigners and allies, after quietly revealing that it is considering taking “further action” to protect disabled people from the pandemic. It comes alongside an admission that disabled people […]

Tanni tells BBC’s DDA event: ‘I’m over being patient on disability rights’

By John Pring on 26th November 2020 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Tanni tells BBC’s DDA event: ‘I’m over being patient on disability rights’
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A disabled peer and retired Paralympian has warned that she has lost patience with progress on disability rights, and will scream in the face of the next person who tells her London 2012 changed the world for disabled people.  Baroness [Tanni] […]

‘Sickening’ vaccine priority list ‘shows disabled people are disposable’

By John Pring on 12th November 2020 Category: Human Rights

‘Sickening’ vaccine priority list ‘shows disabled people are disposable’
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Furious disabled activists have questioned the “sickening” and “utterly bizarre” decision to put disabled people seen as extremely vulnerable to coronavirus far down the queue for a life-saving vaccine, when it eventually becomes available. They have begun to speak out after […]

Shielders ‘left adrift’ after government’s COVID guidance failure

By John Pring on 1st October 2020 Category: Independent Living

Shielders ‘left adrift’ after government’s COVID guidance failure
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Disabled people who have been shielding at home say they are having to rely on peer support and their own judgement to protect themselves from the pandemic, after despairing at the lack of clear government guidance. Many of those who have […]

Disabled peers call on government to scrap Care Act coronavirus powers

By John Pring on 17th September 2020 Category: Independent Living

Disabled peers call on government to scrap Care Act coronavirus powers
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Two disabled peers have called on the health and social care secretary to scrap powers given to local authorities that allow them to suspend some of their social care duties during the coronavirus pandemic. Crossbench peers Baroness [Jane] Campbell and Baroness […]

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