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Disabled people are playing their part in defending their country, say Ukraine activists

By John Pring on 30th June 2022 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Disabled people are playing their part in defending their country, say Ukraine activists
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Disabled activists in Ukraine have been kidnapped and killed, residential institutions have been shelled, and Deaf people have been unable to escape to shelters because they cannot hear the air raid warnings, a conference has heard. Representatives of leading disabled people’s […]

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 […]

DPO sector is in ‘perilous financial state’, says new report

By John Pring on 5th May 2022 Category: Activism and Campaigning

DPO sector is in ‘perilous financial state’, says new report
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Disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) across the UK are “constantly threatened” by a lack of core funding, despite the “crucial” services they provide, according to a new report. The report on the state of the UK DPO sector suggests that its annual […]

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 […]

Coronavirus: Pandemic crisis has entrenched social isolation, research finds

By John Pring on 21st May 2020 Category: Independent Living

Coronavirus: Pandemic crisis has entrenched social isolation, research finds
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New user-led research has highlighted how the coronavirus crisis has entrenched social isolation among many disabled people. More than three-fifths (61 per cent) of the disabled people questioned by disAbility Cornwall & Isles of Scilly (DCIS) said they felt socially isolated, […]

New minister for disabled people criticised by her local DPO over voting record

By John Pring on 16th November 2017 Category: Politics

New minister for disabled people criticised by her local DPO over voting record
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The new minister for disabled people is facing criticism over her voting record on disability issues from a user-led organisation that provides support in her own constituency. The Cornish MP Sarah Newton was appointed as the new minister late last week […]

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