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The impact of vaccine decisions, “do not attempt resuscitation” notices, school closures, cuts to care, and other aspects of the pandemic, had a combined effect on disabled people that “felt relentless”, three disabled people’s organisations have told the Covid inquiry. They […]
Four national disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) have called on the Covid public inquiry to examine why there was a huge increase in deaths of disabled people receiving care in their own homes across the UK during the pandemic. By May 2021, […]
MPs have joined disabled activists and bereaved families in calling for a public inquiry into the years of deaths linked to the actions of ministers, senior civil servants and advisers at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). Disability News Service […]
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 […]