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A report by the Covid inquiry into political decision-making during the pandemic proves that the “horrific” and disproportionate death toll among disabled people was not inevitable but the result of treating them as an “afterthought”, say campaigners. Four national disabled people’s […]
Four national disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) have called on the Covid public inquiry to examine why there was a huge increase in deaths of disabled people receiving care in their own homes across the UK during the pandemic. By May 2021, […]
Disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) have made a plea to the government to listen to their “authentic” voices rather than disability charities that are not led by disabled people, which they say are “actively harmful” to their movement. In a response to […]
Disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) have pledged to continue hosting election hustings, despite organisers this week having to cope with an anti-trans rights activist, a conspiracy theory-spouting Reform UK politician, and no-show party candidates. The event in Bristol was organised by DPOs* […]
Disabled people’s organisations from across the UK have described the government’s evidence to a UN disability rights committee this week as “an insult to disabled people” and full of “half-truths, untruths” and “empty assertions”. Representatives from more than 10 disabled people’s […]
A £1.5 million grant has helped secure the long-term future of the disabled people’s organisation (DPO) that leads the fight for inclusive education in the UK. The Alliance for Inclusive Education (ALLFIE) said the grant would be spread across the next […]
By Tom McDonough A disabled people’s organisation is to mark its success in reaching its 30th birthday as a user-led organisation, despite facing a decade of funding challenges and austerity, and the recent challenges posed by the pandemic. CHOICE IN HACKNEY, […]
A new £3 million fund is set to provide a “really exciting” and “radical” opportunity to transform the disability movement in London. The new Disability Justice Fund aims to strengthen the foundations of the movement in the capital, strengthen the ability […]
Disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) across the UK are “constantly threatened” by a lack of core funding, despite the “crucial” services they provide, according to a new report. The report on the state of the UK DPO sector suggests that its annual […]
Government plans to expand the number of trials and other criminal hearings carried out remotely through video and telephone links will expose disabled defendants to widespread discrimination and injustice, campaigners have warned. Disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) and criminal justice campaigners said […]