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Paralympians tell MPs of concerns over access to grassroots facilities

By John Pring on 2nd December 2021 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Paralympians tell MPs of concerns over access to grassroots facilities
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Two gold medal-winning Paralympians have told MPs of the need to improve access to grassroots sports facilities for disabled people. Lauren Rowles, a double Paralympic gold medallist in rowing, and Ellie Robinson, a Paralympic gold medallist in swimming, were giving evidence […]

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 […]

FA joins list of organisations discriminating in government COVID test programme

By John Pring on 29th April 2021 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

FA joins list of organisations discriminating in government COVID test programme
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The Football Association (FA) has become the latest organisation to discriminate against disabled people taking part in a government programme of events that is testing how post-lockdown crowds can safely return to sports and cultural venues.  At least two of the […]

Confusion as government and COVID test event organisers disagree over entry bans

By John Pring on 22nd April 2021 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Confusion as government and COVID test event organisers disagree over entry bans
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A programme of events testing how crowds can safely return to venues was thrown into confusion this week as the government and event organisers disagreed with each other on whether “clinically extremely vulnerable” (CEV) people are banned from attending. At least […]

Government ‘bans’ thousands of disabled fans from sporting test events

By John Pring on 15th April 2021 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Government ‘bans’ thousands of disabled fans from sporting test events
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The government is facing fresh accusations of disability discrimination, after apparently banning people who are “clinically extremely vulnerable” to COVID-19 from attending all nine of its sports, cultural and business “test” events. The nine events are taking place over the next […]

MPs’ online abuse report: Disabled people ‘exposed to horrendous abuse’

By John Pring on 24th January 2019 Category: Crime

MPs’ online abuse report: Disabled people ‘exposed to horrendous abuse’
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An inquiry by a committee of MPs has revealed the “horrendous, degrading and dehumanising” abuse that disabled people are exposed to when they use the internet. The inquiry heard from disabled people who face abuse not just on social media but […]

MPs’ online abuse report: ‘Government ignored disabled people in safety probe’

By John Pring on 24th January 2019 Category: Crime

MPs’ online abuse report: ‘Government ignored disabled people in safety probe’
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A government examination of online safety almost entirely ignored the needs of disabled people, despite them facing “horrendous, degrading and dehumanising” abuse when they try to use the internet, a committee of MPs said this week. The Commons petitions committee said […]

MPs launch inquiry into online abuse of disabled people, following Katie Price petition

By John Pring on 25th January 2018 Category: Crime

MPs launch inquiry into online abuse of disabled people, following Katie Price petition
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Disability hate crime campaigners are to give evidence to MPs next month as part of a new inquiry into the online abuse of disabled people. The Commons petitions committee has launched the investigation following a petition set up by former model […]

Premier League ‘should be ashamed’ of treatment of blind fans

By John Pring on 14th August 2015 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Premier League ‘should be ashamed’ of treatment of blind fans
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Most Premier League football clubs have inaccessible websites and fail to provide audio-described commentary for blind and partially-sighted supporters, according to a new survey by a user-led charity. The survey of the 20 Premier League clubs found only four of them […]

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