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Discrimination could be a cause of increased risk of Covid death, says ONS

By John Pring on 12th May 2022 Category: Human Rights

Discrimination could be a cause of increased risk of Covid death, says ONS
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Some of disabled people’s increased risk of death from Covid could be due to the discrimination they face, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has concluded. A new study into disabled people’s Covid-related deaths in England through the three waves of […]

Government ‘must act’ on omission of disabled people from Covid inquiry terms of reference

By John Pring on 28th April 2022 Category: Politics

Government ‘must act’ on omission of disabled people from Covid inquiry terms of reference
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The government’s failure to include a “specific reference” to disabled people in the draft terms of reference for the public inquiry into the Covid pandemic is a “grave omission” and must be corrected, a disabled MP has told the House of […]

Disabled campaigners set for legal action after PM ends self-isolation rule

By John Pring on 24th February 2022 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Disabled campaigners set for legal action after PM ends self-isolation rule
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Two disabled campaigners who have spent most of the pandemic shielding are set to take legal action against the government, after the prime minister’s confirmation that he was ending the legal requirement to self-isolate after a positive COVID-19 test. Fleur Perry […]

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 […]

DPOs call for urgent action to protect those at highest risk from COVID-19

By John Pring on 16th December 2021 Category: Human Rights

DPOs call for urgent action to protect those at highest risk from COVID-19
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Disabled people’s organisations are calling on the government to take urgent action to protect people in England who are clinically vulnerable to COVID-19, and those who cannot be vaccinated against the virus for medical reasons. Disability Rights UK and Inclusion London […]

Hundreds of thousands may have ‘slipped through the net’ of COVID support, say MPs

By John Pring on 22nd April 2021 Category: Politics

Hundreds of thousands may have ‘slipped through the net’ of COVID support, say MPs
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Hundreds of thousands of disabled people in England may have “slipped through the net” and missed out on vital support in securing food, medicines and basic care in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report by […]

DWP faces another call to act over pandemic assessment unfairness

By John Pring on 25th March 2021 Category: Benefits and Poverty

DWP faces another call to act over pandemic assessment unfairness
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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is facing its second call to act in consecutive weeks over the impact of the pandemic on disabled people waiting for their benefit claims to be assessed. Last week, Disability News Service (DNS) reported […]

New figures on COVID deaths of younger disabled people ‘show need for vaccine action’

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

New figures on COVID deaths of younger disabled people ‘show need for vaccine action’
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Younger disabled people are at a far higher risk of dying from coronavirus than non-disabled people the same age, even after allowing for factors such as underlying health conditions, according to previously unreported official figures. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) […]

ONS suggests NHS disability discrimination may have increased risk of COVID deaths

By John Pring on 18th February 2021 Category: Human Rights

ONS suggests NHS disability discrimination may have increased risk of COVID deaths
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Official figures have provided the first statistical evidence to suggest that unfair practices or discrimination within the NHS may have caused disabled people to be at a higher risk of death from COVID-19 during the pandemic. The Office for National Statistics […]

Government’s pandemic failings have led to ‘bleak picture of marginalisation’

By John Pring on 11th February 2021 Category: Independent Living

Government’s pandemic failings have led to ‘bleak picture of marginalisation’
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The government’s continuing failure to address the harm caused to disabled people during the pandemic has led to “anxiety and hardship” and a “continuing bleak picture of marginalisation”, according to user-led research. In a new report, Inclusion London says that “loss […]

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