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Disabled-led commission calls for local decision-making power

By John Pring on 20th April 2023 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Disabled-led commission calls for local decision-making power
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A user-led commission is calling for disabled people to be placed at the centre of local decision-making, following a three-year inquiry into the barriers they face in their London borough. Lewisham Disabled People’s Commission (LDPC) also calls for the local council […]

Minister ridiculed over ‘global leadership on disability inclusion’ claim

By John Pring on 1st December 2022 Category: Human Rights

Minister ridiculed over ‘global leadership on disability inclusion’ claim
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The new minister for disabled people has been ridiculed for claiming the government has a record of providing “global leadership on disability inclusion”, six years after it was found guilty of “grave” and “systematic” violations of the UN disability convention. Tom […]

‘Significant progress’ needed on disability rights in Wales, says report for UN committee

By John Pring on 7th April 2022 Category: Human Rights

‘Significant progress’ needed on disability rights in Wales, says report for UN committee
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A “significant amount of progress” still needs to be made on implementing the UN disability convention in Wales, according to a new report co-produced by disabled people. Disability Wales has been working with disabled people across Wales on the “shadow report”, […]

Government’s ‘laughable’ and misleading UN update on ‘grave and systematic violations’

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

Government’s ‘laughable’ and misleading UN update on ‘grave and systematic violations’
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The government has been accused of publishing a “laughable” and unevidenced report that was supposed to provide an update on its progress since being accused in 2016 of “grave and systematic” violations of the UN disability convention. The 10,500-word report by […]

Omission of disabled people from key parts of climate change text is ‘beyond disgraceful’

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

Omission of disabled people from key parts of climate change text is ‘beyond disgraceful’
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Disabled climate activists say the failure of the UK and other governments to include disabled people in key parts of the Glasgow climate change agreement is “beyond disgraceful”. Despite campaigners repeatedly highlighting through the COP26 conference how climate change was having […]

Disabled people urged to provide evidence for UN on government’s record on rights

By John Pring on 21st October 2021 Category: Human Rights

Disabled people urged to provide evidence for UN on government’s record on rights
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Disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) have launched a fresh bid to hold the government to account over its implementation of the UN disability convention, four years after their previous efforts helped lead to ministers being accused of causing a “human catastrophe”. A […]

Government failure to prioritise social care led to countless deaths, MPs’ report suggests

By John Pring on 14th October 2021 Category: Independent Living

Government failure to prioritise social care led to countless deaths, MPs’ report suggests
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The government and the NHS both failed to pay enough attention to the risks faced by the social care sector at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, a report by MPs has concluded. But the joint report by the Commons science […]

Worldwide ‘WeThe15’ campaign ‘will be led and controlled by disabled people’

By John Pring on 19th August 2021 Category: Human Rights

Worldwide ‘WeThe15’ campaign ‘will be led and controlled by disabled people’
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A major international disability rights campaign, launched today ahead of the Tokyo Paralympics, will be run and controlled by disabled people, the two international organisations spearheading the programme have promised. WeThe15* is backed by a coalition of 20 international organisations from […]

Council ‘used pandemic as Trojan horse for city centre access changes’

By Chloe Johnson on 1st July 2021 Category: Independent Living

Council ‘used pandemic as Trojan horse for city centre access changes’
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Campaigners have accused a council of using the pandemic as a “Trojan horse” to make permanent changes to the city centre that are already having a “devastating” impact on disabled people’s ability to access services, after being introduced as temporary measures. […]

Government’s ‘shocking’ pandemic rights list of shame

By John Pring on 25th March 2021 Category: Human Rights

Government’s ‘shocking’ pandemic rights list of shame
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The minister for disabled people has refused to apologise for as many as 24 breaches of disabled people’s rights – and probably even more – by the government in the 12 months since the first COVID-19 lockdown. Disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) […]

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