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Legoland agrees sweeping changes after leaving disabled five-year-old ‘humiliated’

By John Pring on 17th December 2020 Category: Independent Living

Legoland agrees sweeping changes after leaving disabled five-year-old ‘humiliated’
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A children’s theme park that forced a disabled five-year-old to leave his wheelchair and prove he could walk – twice – before he was allowed to use a ride, has apologised and agreed to make sweeping changes. The owners of Legoland […]

Disabled people ‘should push for radical overhaul of society after pandemic’

By John Pring on 17th December 2020 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Disabled people ‘should push for radical overhaul of society after pandemic’
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Disabled people should resist the idea that life should return to “normal” once the pandemic crisis is over, and instead push to “radically overhaul” the way society is organised, according to a leading disabled activist and academic. Dr Miro Griffiths (pictured) […]

Labour silent over why it watered down Foxcroft’s criticism of government

By John Pring on 22nd October 2020 Category: Politics

Labour silent over why it watered down Foxcroft’s criticism of government
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The Labour party has refused to explain why it watered down strong criticism of the government by its own shadow disability minister. Last week, Disability News Service revealed that an email mistakenly sent to Disability News Service by a member of […]

Labour waters down criticism of government by its own shadow disability minister

By John Pring on 15th October 2020 Category: Politics

Labour waters down criticism of government by its own shadow disability minister
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Powerful criticism of the government’s performance on COVID-19 and disability employment by Labour’s shadow minister for disabled people was significantly watered down by her own party, Disability News Service (DNS) can reveal. An email mistakenly sent to DNS yesterday (Wednesday) by […]

Fresh hope for long-awaited strengthening of disability hate crime laws

By John Pring on 24th September 2020 Category: Crime

Fresh hope for long-awaited strengthening of disability hate crime laws
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Disabled campaigners who have fought for years to challenge the disability hate crime failings of the criminal justice system have welcomed reforms suggested by the Law Commission, despite frustration at the slow pace of change. The reforms suggested in a new […]

COVID crisis ‘left disabled people feeling abandoned, ignored and devalued’

By John Pring on 10th September 2020 Category: Activism and Campaigning

COVID crisis ‘left disabled people feeling abandoned, ignored and devalued’
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The coronavirus crisis has left disabled people feeling “abandoned, ignored and devalued”, according to a new report by user-led organisations and their allies in the north-east of England. The report, Manifesto for a Better Normal, focuses on four key areas that […]

Legal firm’s insurance link-up could open access to Equality Act justice

By John Pring on 10th September 2020 Category: Human Rights

Legal firm’s insurance link-up could open access to Equality Act justice
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Disabled people who have been prevented from taking discrimination cases through the courts by the risk of potentially ruinous costs if they lose could now have a new way to secure access to justice. A link-up between a leading discrimination law […]

Council confesses: ‘We have no idea how many of our buildings are accessible’

By John Pring on 2nd July 2020 Category: Independent Living

Council confesses: ‘We have no idea how many of our buildings are accessible’
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A local council has admitted that it has no idea how many of the buildings it owns and rents to businesses are accessible to disabled people. The admission by Scarborough council came after it refused to force a restaurant and bar […]

Inquiry ‘lifts lid on can of worms’ that exposed RNIB service-users to harm and distress

By John Pring on 25th June 2020 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Inquiry ‘lifts lid on can of worms’ that exposed RNIB service-users to harm and distress
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“Comprehensive failings” within one of the largest and best-known disability charities placed service-users at undue risk of harm and exposed some disabled children with high support needs to actual harm and distress, the charity regulator has concluded. Royal National Institute of […]

Coronavirus: Peer calls for an end to use of ‘vulnerable’ to describe disabled people

By John Pring on 25th June 2020 Category: Politics

Coronavirus: Peer calls for an end to use of ‘vulnerable’ to describe disabled people
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A leading disabled campaigner and crossbench peer has called for an end to the use of the word “vulnerable” to describe disabled people. Baroness [Jane] Campbell said the term had been used repeatedly to describe disabled people during the “worst times” […]

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