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DPO gives stark warning to disabled people about Covid pandemic

By John Pring on 30th June 2022 Category: Independent Living

DPO gives stark warning to disabled people about Covid pandemic
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A disabled people’s organisation (DPOs) has delivered a stark warning about the continuing seriousness of the Covid pandemic, and its impact on disabled people and DPOs. Buckinghamshire Disability Service (BuDS) has been working to inform disabled people in Buckinghamshire and wider […]

Covid inquiry ‘must examine catastrophic impact of pandemic on disabled people’

By John Pring on 30th June 2022 Category: Human Rights

Covid inquiry ‘must examine catastrophic impact of pandemic on disabled people’
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The COVID-19 public inquiry must dedicate “time and resources” to hearing directly from disabled people themselves so that it can examine the “catastrophic” impact the pandemic has had on them, according to a leading user-led organisation. Inclusion London spoke out this […]

Government’s easing of COVID rules ‘is populist, dangerous and irresponsible’

By John Pring on 27th January 2022 Category: Politics

Government’s easing of COVID rules ‘is populist, dangerous and irresponsible’
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The government’s decision to ease COVID regulations is dangerous, populist and irresponsible, while ministers have forgotten those people who have spent much of the pandemic shielding from the virus, say disabled campaigners. There has been widespread alarm this week after the […]

Concern and surprise over survey that showed care users do not want staff vaccinated

By John Pring on 18th November 2021 Category: Employment

Concern and surprise over survey that showed care users do not want staff vaccinated
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The government has refused to investigate whether a consultation on care worker vaccinations was hijacked by anti-vaccine activists, after its findings suggested that two-thirds of disabled and older people would prefer that their care workers were not protected against COVID-19. The […]

Disabled women decide ‘enough is enough’ and launch protest over pandemic deaths

By John Pring on 1st July 2021 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Disabled women decide ‘enough is enough’ and launch protest over pandemic deaths
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Disabled women have begun a three-week protest to highlight “appalling” research findings that showed they were almost twice as likely to die from COVID-19 during the pandemic as non-disabled women. They said the research showed that disabled women have been treated […]

Theatre leaders ‘behaving almost criminally’ over call to reopen with no social distancing

By John Pring on 24th June 2021 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Theatre leaders ‘behaving almost criminally’ over call to reopen with no social distancing
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Theatre leaders are behaving “almost criminally” by demanding the government allows them to fully reopen venues without any social distancing, according to one of the founders of the UK Disability Arts Alliance. Andrew Miller, who has just completed three years as […]

Agility and versatility of DPOs helped them deliver vital pandemic services, says report

By John Pring on 17th June 2021 Category: Independent Living

Agility and versatility of DPOs helped them deliver vital pandemic services, says report
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The agility and versatility of disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) across England has helped them deliver vital support to disabled people during the pandemic, according to new user-led research. A report on the first stage of the National Lottery-funded project found that […]

Government finally faces court hearing over failure to provide BSL interpreters

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

Government finally faces court hearing over failure to provide BSL interpreters
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The government has been forced into court to defend its failure to provide on-platform British Sign Language (BSL) interpreters for “urgent” and “critical” COVID-19 televised briefings. The judicial review hearing* yesterday (Wednesday) was the latest stage in the #WhereIsTheInterpreter campaign, which […]

Prime minister refuses to criticise Tory peers who made disablist comments

By John Pring on 10th June 2021 Category: Politics

Prime minister refuses to criticise Tory peers who made disablist comments
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The prime minister has refused to criticise four Conservative peers who made discriminatory and disablist remarks about disabled peers working in the House of Lords. Boris Johnson’s refusal to speak out came in response to a disabled constituent who wrote to […]

Activist set for legal action over government’s ‘excessive, discriminatory’ care home rules

By John Pring on 6th May 2021 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Activist set for legal action over government’s ‘excessive, discriminatory’ care home rules
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A disabled campaigner is hoping to launch a legal action against government COVID rules that force residents of care homes to isolate for two weeks every time they attend a medical appointment or visit a shop. Doug Paulley has also told […]

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