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Social care system must enable ‘an ordinary life’, peers are told

By John Pring on 24th March 2022 Category: Independent Living

Social care system must enable ‘an ordinary life’, peers are told
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Disabled people have told a House of Lords committee that the social care system needs to enable those who need support to “live an ordinary life”. Sue Bott, Andy McCabe and Tricia Nicoll were giving evidence to the Lords social care […]

Labour conference: Reynolds pledges to work with disabled people to replace WCA

By John Pring on 30th September 2021 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Labour conference: Reynolds pledges to work with disabled people to replace WCA
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Labour’s shadow work and pensions secretary has pledged to work alongside disabled people to draw up plans to replace the “fitness for work” benefit assessment system that has been linked to the deaths of multiple claimants over the last decade. Jonathan […]

Pioneering council praised for ground-breaking co-production on housing strategy

By John Pring on 23rd September 2021 Category: Housing

Pioneering council praised for ground-breaking co-production on housing strategy
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A local authority has been praised for once again breaking new ground on co-producing policy with disabled people, after publishing a new disabled people’s housing strategy. Hammersmith and Fulham council, in London, has produced the housing strategy in co-production with disabled […]

DRILL’s five years ‘leave independent living legacy that can be used to push for change’

By John Pring on 10th June 2021 Category: Independent Living

DRILL’s five years ‘leave independent living legacy that can be used to push for change’
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A pioneering five-year programme, led and controlled by disabled people, has left a legacy of independent living research that can now be used to lobby for change in policies and services across the UK, according to a new report. But it […]

New disabled people’s panel inspired by ground-breaking projects

By John Pring on 3rd June 2021 Category: Activism and Campaigning

New disabled people’s panel inspired by ground-breaking projects
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Disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) in Cheshire hope a new disabled people’s panel will allow them to work in co-production with the public sector across the county, after being inspired by ground-breaking projects in Greater Manchester and a London borough. Five DPOs […]

Disabled people largely ignored in response to pandemic, says new book

By John Pring on 3rd June 2021 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Disabled people largely ignored in response to pandemic, says new book
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Disabled people and others who have been most severely affected by COVID-19 have largely been ignored by those in power who drew up policies and plans to respond to the pandemic, according to a new book. The e-book, published by Policy […]

Frustration and anger at Labour’s new ‘tick-box’ roadshow plans

By John Pring on 11th February 2021 Category: Politics

Frustration and anger at Labour’s new ‘tick-box’ roadshow plans
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Disabled activists have spoken of their growing frustration and even anger with Labour’s failure to engage properly with user-led organisations, after the party announced a new roadshow aimed at hearing from individual disabled people around the country. Vicky Foxcroft, Labour’s shadow […]

DPOs ‘shocked and dismayed’ over survey, as government faces threat of legal action

By John Pring on 21st January 2021 Category: Activism and Campaigning

DPOs ‘shocked and dismayed’ over survey, as government faces threat of legal action
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Disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) across the country say they are “shocked and dismayed” by the government’s failure to engage with them, as ministers prepare to publish their long-awaited disability strategy. The concerns came after the minister for disabled people, Justin Tomlinson, […]

Tomlinson held just a handful of external meetings every month early in pandemic

By John Pring on 7th January 2021 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Tomlinson held just a handful of external meetings every month early in pandemic
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The minister for disabled people took part in just a handful of meetings with “external” organisations during each of the first four months of the pandemic, government figures have revealed. Analysis of Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) data shows that […]

Universities still struggle with idea of co-produced research, says study

By John Pring on 28th November 2019 Category: Independent Living

Universities still struggle with idea of co-produced research, says study
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Many universities are still struggling with the idea of working closely with disabled people to co-produce disability research projects, according to a new study. The report, the latest to come from the user-led Disability Research on Independent Living and Learning (DRILL) […]

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