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Purple Tuesday defends itself from ‘purplewashing’ accusation

By John Pring on 4th November 2021 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Purple Tuesday defends itself from ‘purplewashing’ accusation
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The founder of a high-profile access campaign has denied that it provides powerful corporations with an opportunity to parade their supposed commitment to disability equality without having to prove they are implementing the public promises they make. This week saw the […]

Appeal court overturns controversial sex worker ruling

By John Pring on 28th October 2021 Category: Crime

Appeal court overturns controversial sex worker ruling
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The court of appeal has overturned a controversial legal ruling that found it would be lawful for a care worker to enable a young disabled man to pay for time with a sex worker. A Court of Protection judge concluded in […]

Down’s syndrome bill could be world’s first, says former cabinet minister

By John Pring on 7th October 2021 Category: Independent Living

Down’s syndrome bill could be world’s first, says former cabinet minister
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A former cabinet minister is hoping that his bill aimed at improving services for people with Down’s syndrome will be the first such legislation in the world. Dr Liam Fox, a former defence secretary, told a fringe meeting at this week’s […]

Labour conference: Concern over Starmer’s ‘hard-working families first’ pledge

By John Pring on 30th September 2021 Category: Politics

Labour conference: Concern over Starmer’s ‘hard-working families first’ pledge
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Disabled Labour activists have raised concerns about their leader’s promise to “always put hard-working families and their priorities first”, and his failure to mention disabled people, in a 12,000-word essay published on the eve of his party’s annual conference. The essay […]

High-profile disability law firm forced into administration

By John Pring on 30th September 2021 Category: Human Rights

High-profile disability law firm forced into administration
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A disabled lawyer who has taken scores of important disability discrimination cases has spoken of his regret after his law firm was forced to close because its credit facility was suddenly withdrawn. There has been concern among disabled campaigners at Fry […]

National Disability Strategy: Outrage over ‘rehashed’ strategy that is ‘not fit for purpose’

By John Pring on 30th July 2021 Category: Activism and Campaigning

National Disability Strategy: Outrage over ‘rehashed’ strategy that is ‘not fit for purpose’
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Disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) have expressed “outrage” at the UK government’s decision to launch a “tokenistic” and “rehashed” National Disability Strategy that is “not fit for purpose”, and was not developed in co-production with DPOs. A network of more than 20 […]

DPOs take control after Tomlinson ‘shuts down his own forum’

By John Pring on 3rd June 2021 Category: Activism and Campaigning

DPOs take control after Tomlinson ‘shuts down his own forum’
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Disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) across England have set up their own national network after the minister for disabled people apparently shut down his advisory forum of DPOs after just three meetings.  The government’s DPO Forum has not met since last October, […]

Pandemic failings left disabled women feeling ‘abandoned, unworthy and disposable’

By John Pring on 27th May 2021 Category: Independent Living

Pandemic failings left disabled women feeling ‘abandoned, unworthy and disposable’
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Disabled women were made to feel abandoned, unworthy and disposable by the government’s failure to take their lives into consideration when making decisions and drawing up national policies during the pandemic, according to a new report. The report found that the […]

Barriers prevent disabled people building music industry careers, research finds

By John Pring on 20th May 2021 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Barriers prevent disabled people building music industry careers, research finds
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Disabled people are facing significant barriers to building careers in the music industry, according to new user-led research. The research* by Attitude is Everything found that nearly four-fifths (79 per cent) of Deaf and disabled people working in the music and […]

Disabled people ‘treated as afterthought throughout pandemic’, says academic

By John Pring on 29th April 2021 Category: Independent Living

Disabled people ‘treated as afterthought throughout pandemic’, says academic
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Disabled people have often been treated as “an afterthought” throughout the coronavirus pandemic, according to a leading disabled academic. Professor Tom Shakespeare told a webinar on Tuesday that disabled people had been disproportionately affected in multiple ways, including the disruption to […]

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