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DDA 25 years on: ‘Phenomenal activism… but deeply flawed legislation’

By John Pring on 12th November 2020 Category: Activism and Campaigning

DDA 25 years on: ‘Phenomenal activism… but deeply flawed legislation’
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Disabled campaigners this week celebrated the activists whose efforts helped lead to the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA), while highlighting the continuing flaws in equality legislation and the need to continue the fight for comprehensive civil rights. They were speaking out on […]

Confusion over government’s policy on election access support

By John Pring on 23rd January 2020 Category: Politics

Confusion over government’s policy on election access support
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Government policy on supporting disabled candidates to stand for elected office is in chaos after the Cabinet Office suggested it could offer funding to those standing to be police and crime commissioners (PCC), but not potential local councillors. One Deaf Labour […]

Failure to fund access costs of general election candidates is ‘denial of democracy’

By John Pring on 22nd August 2019 Category: Politics

Failure to fund access costs of general election candidates is ‘denial of democracy’
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Disabled politicians preparing to contest the general election likely to be called within months will be hit hard by the government’s refusal to fund their disability-related campaign spending, a Deaf parliamentary candidate has warned. Kerena Marchant, who uses British Sign Language […]

UN day of disabled people: Temporary election access fund ‘must be just a first step’

By John Pring on 6th December 2018 Category: Politics

UN day of disabled people: Temporary election access fund ‘must be just a first step’
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The government has finally launched a new temporary fund that will support disabled candidates who want to stand for elected office, but only for the next 15 months. The Government Equalities Office (GEO) said the EnAble “interim” fund would provide £250,000 […]

Anger over government’s ‘pathetic’ election access report

By John Pring on 6th September 2018 Category: Independent Living

Anger over government’s ‘pathetic’ election access report
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The government’s response to a consultation on how to make voting more accessible to disabled people has sparked anger among disabled campaigners, after it failed to offer a single new measure to improve access. One disabled campaigner branded the government’s report […]

Disabled women celebrate vote centenary but warn of slow progress on rights

By John Pring on 8th February 2018 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Disabled women celebrate vote centenary but warn of slow progress on rights
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Disabled activists have celebrated this week’s 100-year anniversary of women gaining the right to vote but have warned that disabled women are still facing breaches of their rights in all areas of life. On Tuesday (6 February), there were public celebrations […]

Disabled MP’s offensive remarks ‘should end his political career’

By John Pring on 26th October 2017 Category: Politics

Disabled MP’s offensive remarks ‘should end his political career’
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A series of offensive remarks made by a disabled MP about other minority groups and women should end his political career, according to members of a disabled women’s collective. Sisters of Frida was among disabled groups and activists who spoke to […]

Parliament ‘must act on incredibly discriminatory’ MP job-share laws

By John Pring on 7th September 2017 Category: Politics

Parliament ‘must act on incredibly discriminatory’ MP job-share laws
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Laws that prevent job-sharing MPs are discriminating against disabled people who can only work part-time because of their impairments, a parliamentary meeting has heard. The meeting marked the publication of Open House?, a pamphlet by the Fawcett Society, which makes the […]

Paper calls for political parties to move from ‘one in 129’ to ‘one in five’

By John Pring on 4th August 2016 Category: Politics

Paper calls for political parties to move from ‘one in 129’ to ‘one in five’
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A user-led campaign has called on Scotland’s political parties to do more to increase the number of disabled people elected as MSPs at the next election in 2021. The cross-party campaign One in Five published a discussion paper this week which […]

Lib Dems set to choose Westminster candidate from an all-disabled shortlist

By John Pring on 17th March 2016 Category: Politics

Lib Dems set to choose Westminster candidate from an all-disabled shortlist
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The Liberal Democrats are set to become the first political party to choose a candidate to fight a parliamentary seat from a shortlist containing only disabled people. The party voted overwhelmingly at its spring conference in favour of measures to improve […]

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