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Covid inquiry ‘must examine’ pandemic’s steep rise in deaths of disabled people who receive care at home

By John Pring on 6th February 2025 Category: Independent Living

Covid inquiry ‘must examine’ pandemic’s steep rise in deaths of disabled people who receive care at home
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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 tell government: Big disability charities are ‘actively harmful’ to our movement

By John Pring on 19th December 2024 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Disabled people’s organisations tell government: Big disability charities are ‘actively harmful’ to our movement
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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 […]

DPOs pledge to continue with election hustings, despite controversies, conspiracy theories and no-shows

By John Pring on 27th June 2024 Category: Activism and Campaigning

DPOs pledge to continue with election hustings, despite controversies, conspiracy theories and no-shows
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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* […]

Government’s response to UN committee ‘was insult to disabled people’

By John Pring on 21st March 2024 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Government’s response to UN committee ‘was insult to disabled people’
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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 […]

‘Game-changing’ £1.5 million will fuel ALLFIE’s fight for inclusive education

By John Pring on 21st December 2023 Category: Education

‘Game-changing’ £1.5 million will fuel ALLFIE’s fight for inclusive education
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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 […]

CHOICE to mark 30 years of disabled-led success, despite austerity ‘struggle’

By Tom McDonough on 6th October 2022 Category: Activism and Campaigning

CHOICE to mark 30 years of disabled-led success, despite austerity ‘struggle’
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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, […]

New £3 million justice fund ‘is a radical step’ for London’s disability movement

By John Pring on 21st July 2022 Category: Activism and Campaigning

New £3 million justice fund ‘is a radical step’ for London’s disability movement
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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 […]

DPO sector is in ‘perilous financial state’, says new report

By John Pring on 5th May 2022 Category: Activism and Campaigning

DPO sector is in ‘perilous financial state’, says new report
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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 for more virtual court hearings ‘will lead to widespread injustice’

By John Pring on 13th January 2022 Category: Human Rights

Government plans for more virtual court hearings ‘will lead to widespread injustice’
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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 […]

Government must rewrite its National Disability Strategy, court is told

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

Government must rewrite its National Disability Strategy, court is told
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The government could be forced to rewrite its National Disability Strategy, if four disabled campaigners are successful in their bid to persuade the high court that the document is unlawful. Yesterday (Wednesday), their legal team attempted to persuade the court, through […]

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