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Hospital facing court action after banning assistance dog

By John Pring on 4th February 2021 Category: Human Rights

Hospital facing court action after banning assistance dog
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A hospital trust is facing legal action after it refused permission to a disabled nurse to bring her assistance dog with her to an outpatient appointment during the pandemic. Wheelchair-user Bethann Siviter was visiting Birmingham City Hospital last August, but she […]

‘Disability Confident’ firm replaces disabled staff with non-disabled agency workers

By John Pring on 16th July 2020 Category: Employment

‘Disability Confident’ firm replaces disabled staff with non-disabled agency workers
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A company that bragged of being a Disability Confident “Leader” under the government’s discredited employment scheme sacked more than 50 disabled staff when it fell into administration, and then hired mostly non-disabled agency staff to replace them. The workers were employed […]

Family fight for ‘misdiagnosed’ autistic man who fears being left to die in hospital

By John Pring on 22nd August 2019 Category: Human Rights

Family fight for ‘misdiagnosed’ autistic man who fears being left to die in hospital
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An autistic man who has been kept in locked mental health units for four years has told his mother he fears he will never be released. The user-led campaign group Autistic UK is supporting the family of Ikram Khan, now 23, […]

Tory conference: Senior minister ignores accessible housing crisis

By John Pring on 4th October 2018 Category: Housing

Tory conference: Senior minister ignores accessible housing crisis
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A senior government minister is facing criticism after ignoring the crisis in accessible housing in his speech to this week’s party conference. James Brokenshire, secretary of state for housing, communities and local government, told the conference that the prime minister saw […]

Call for media action after news agency’s shorthand ‘discrimination’

By John Pring on 5th July 2018 Category: Employment

Call for media action after news agency’s shorthand ‘discrimination’
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A disabled journalist is calling for action to address widespread discrimination in the media industry after a news agency told him he had not been interviewed for a job because he did not have a qualification in shorthand. Declan McSweeney has […]

DPAC highlights ‘shame’ of access barriers, despite millions spent on renovation

By John Pring on 6th October 2016 Category: Activism and Campaigning

DPAC highlights ‘shame’ of access barriers, despite millions spent on renovation
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Disabled activists have highlighted the “shameful” access barriers they face on a daily basis, in a series of protests in Birmingham timed to coincide with the city hosting the Conservative party’s annual conference. Members of Disabled People Against Cuts (DPAC) blocked […]

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