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Disabled spectators ‘told to move so they would not be in Commonwealth Games photos’

By John Pring on 11th August 2022 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Disabled spectators ‘told to move so they would not be in Commonwealth Games photos’
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Commonwealth Games organisers have been accused of “shocking” discrimination after disabled spectators were told to move from an accessible viewing area so they would not be seen in photographs of a table-tennis medal ceremony. The area reserved for disabled spectators was […]

Labour conference: Party ‘must do more on rights and inclusion’

By John Pring on 29th September 2016 Category: Human Rights

Labour conference: Party ‘must do more on rights and inclusion’
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Labour needs to do far more to address issues of disability rights and the inclusion of disabled people in society, two leading disabled academics have told a fringe meeting at the party’s annual conference. Disability rights issues were marginalised at this […]

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