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Two women and two men sit in armchairs on a stage

July 26, 2018 0

Global Disability Summit: Disability Rights UK ‘betrayed movement’ with speech

A national disabled people’s organisation is facing accusations that it “betrayed” the UK disability movement after its deputy chief executive failed to condemn the government’s record on rights at a major international gathering of disabled people. Sue Bott was sharing the stage with a senior government civil servant less than a year after the

Human Rights

Sue Bott giving evidence to a parliamentary committee

July 19, 2018 0

Brexit bill ‘will give ministers power to exchange trade deals for rights’

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The government’s trade bill – which will give ministers powers to give up disability rights protections in exchange for deals with other countries – proves disabled people were right to be concerned about the impact of Brexit, say campaigners. Disability and human rights organisations have written to trade secretary Liam Fox to express alarm

Independent Living

June 21, 2018 0

Government’s social care funding failure ‘is terrible news for disabled people’

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Disabled campaigners have reacted with alarm to the government’s decision that it will not address the social care funding crisis until the end of next year, despite announcing billions of pounds a year extra for the NHS. Despite saying in a speech that ministers “know we need to improve social care”, prime minister Theresa

Benefits and Poverty

June 7, 2018 0

Atos and Capita win PIP contract extension ‘because DWP is chained to a corpse’

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The government’s decision to extend the contracts of two discredited companies that carry out disability benefit assessments has been branded “appalling”, “shocking” and “a complete con”. The move has also been criticised by the Scottish government. Sarah Newton, the minister for disabled people, told MPs in a written statement this week that she planned

Benefits and Poverty

Sarah Newton speaking in the House of Commons

June 7, 2018 0

Confidentiality concerns over DWP’s pledge to videotape PIP assessments

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Campaigners have raised serious concerns about government plans to video-record all face-to-face assessments for personal independence payment (PIP). The move, which will begin with a pilot project, before being rolled out across the country, was announced this week by the minister for disabled people, Sarah Newton. Newton also announced that the government was planning

Housing

May 17, 2018 0

Disabled people face ‘hidden crisis’ in accessible housing

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Disabled people have been left “demoralised and frustrated” by the housing system and face a “chronic shortage” of accessible homes, according to a new report by the equality and human rights watchdog. More than 350,000 disabled people in England have unmet housing needs, with one-third of those in rented accommodation living in unsuitable properties,

Independent Living

April 26, 2018 0

Social care ‘citizens’ assembly’ set up by MPs omits DPOs from panel of experts

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A consultation event set up by MPs to produce recommendations from members of the public on the future funding of adult social care has failed to ask any disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) to provide them with “expert” opinions. DPOs have raised “deep concerns” about the way the Citizens’ Assembly on Social Care has been

Politics

April 12, 2018 0

Network neglect leaves government ‘closer to coercion than co-production’

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The government’s reputation on disability equality has suffered a further damaging blow, after it admitted that none of the bodies it set up to engage with disabled people and their organisations as part of its disability strategy has met in nearly a year. The Fulfilling Potential Forum, set up “to discuss how disabled people

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