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Human Rights

Theresia Degener chair of the committee, sits, talking, behind a name plate saying T Degener

October 11, 2018 0

Watchdogs’ concern over government refusal to act on UN rights reports

Four equality and human rights watchdogs have heavily criticised the government for its failure to address the serious concerns raised in a “damning” UN report on the rights of disabled people across the UK. A year on from the report by the UN’s committee on the rights of persons with disabilities (pictured), in which

Politics

October 4, 2018 0

MPs help WOW win fight for second Commons debate

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Campaigners have won their fight to persuade MPs to hold a second debate in the House of Commons on the need for the government to assess the overall damage caused to disabled people by years of austerity cuts. The announcement that a debate will take place is a victory for members of the WOW

Housing

A wire fence, building work and a conference centre in the background

October 4, 2018 0

Tory conference: Senior minister ignores accessible housing crisis

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A senior government minister is facing criticism after ignoring the crisis in accessible housing in his speech to this week’s party conference. James Brokenshire, secretary of state for housing, communities and local government, told the conference that the prime minister saw housing as the government’s “biggest domestic priority”. Although he said that “everyone deserves

Activism and Campaigning

Penny Mordaunt speaking at a podium at the Global Disability Summit

September 6, 2018 0

Government ‘discriminated against DPOs’ in awarding £29m development programme

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The equality watchdog is examining claims that the government has discriminated against UK disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) by excluding them from the delivery of a new £29 million international development programme. The Department for International Development (DFID) has awarded the contract to a consortium of charities and other organisations led by the UK-based disability

Employment

David Buxton, signing, and Terry Riley give evidence to a House of Lords committee

August 23, 2018 0

Deaf boss forced to appeal for charity support after Access to Work court defeat

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A Deaf chief executive is having to appeal to charity to fund the support he needs to do his job, after the high court decided that a cap the government imposed on Access to Work (AtW) payments did not breach the Equality Act. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) set an annual cap

Politics

August 2, 2018 0

MPs launch probe into enforcement of Equality Act

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A committee of MPs has launched an inquiry into the difficulties faced by disabled people and other protected groups who need to enforce their rights under the Equality Act. The Commons women and equalities committee said it was concerned that the 2010 act “creates an unfair burden” on individuals who want to enforce their

Human Rights

Sue Bott giving evidence to a parliamentary committee

July 19, 2018 0

Brexit bill ‘will give ministers power to exchange trade deals for rights’

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The government’s trade bill – which will give ministers powers to give up disability rights protections in exchange for deals with other countries – proves disabled people were right to be concerned about the impact of Brexit, say campaigners. Disability and human rights organisations have written to trade secretary Liam Fox to express alarm

Independent Living

June 14, 2018 0

Young woman evicted from care home while critically ill in hospital

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A young disabled woman was told that she had been evicted from her residential home while she lay critically ill in hospital. The care home in Barking, east London, run by the company Sahara Care, had originally issued the eviction notice to Lakhvinder Kaur (pictured) in a letter on 6 April, just days after

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