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

By John Pring on 11th October 2018 Category: Human Rights

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

MPs help WOW win fight for second Commons debate

By John Pring on 4th October 2018 Category: Politics

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 […]

Tory conference: Senior minister ignores accessible housing crisis

By John Pring on 4th October 2018 Category: Housing

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 […]

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

By John Pring on 6th September 2018 Category: Activism and Campaigning

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 […]

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

By John Pring on 23rd August 2018 Category: Employment

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 […]

Concerns over green paper’s ‘chilling’ failure to address accessible housing crisis

By John Pring on 16th August 2018 Category: Housing

Concerns over green paper’s ‘chilling’ failure to address accessible housing crisis
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The government has been criticised by disabled campaigners and the equality watchdog after its new social housing green paper failed to include a single mention of the accessible housing crisis. Only three months ago, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) […]

MPs launch probe into enforcement of Equality Act

By John Pring on 2nd August 2018 Category: Politics

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 […]

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

By John Pring on 19th July 2018 Category: Human Rights

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 […]

Watchdog’s barrister calls for legal right to independent living

By John Pring on 28th June 2018 Category: Independent Living

Watchdog’s barrister calls for legal right to independent living
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Legal advice commissioned by the equality and human rights watchdog has called for disabled people to have a legal right to independent living. The barrister was asked by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) last year to examine if there […]

Young woman evicted from care home while critically ill in hospital

By John Pring on 14th June 2018 Category: Independent Living

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 […]

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