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History month launch hears disabled people ‘must keep fighting back’ on austerity

By John Pring on 24th November 2022 Category: Activism and Campaigning

History month launch hears disabled people ‘must keep fighting back’ on austerity
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Disabled people must “keep fighting back” and “politicise” so they can battle the impact of a decade of austerity, a series of leading disabled figures have urged. They spoke about the importance of working together to fight back against the impact […]

Universal credit: ‘Chaos, fear and preventable deaths’

By John Pring on 17th November 2022 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Universal credit: ‘Chaos, fear and preventable deaths’
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Disabled activists who have spent years raising concerns about universal credit have warned of its cruelty and how the system “hounds” claimants into complying with strict rules. They spoke out this week as Disability News Service (DNS) reveals how a disabled […]

DWP dismisses 300 pages of evidence linking its actions with countless deaths

By John Pring on 7th July 2022 Category: Benefits and Poverty

DWP dismisses 300 pages of evidence linking its actions with countless deaths
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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has dismissed new research that for the first time brings together more than 30 years of evidence that links its systemic failings with the deaths of countless disabled claimants of benefits. The Deaths by […]

Disabled activists are prepared for prison after clampdown on right to protest

By John Pring on 22nd December 2021 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Disabled activists are prepared for prison after clampdown on right to protest
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Disabled activists have said they are prepared to break the law, and even go to prison, if the government succeeds in bringing in new legislation that will crack down on the right to protest. Dolly Sen and Ellen Clifford were speaking […]

Government’s ‘laughable’ and misleading UN update on ‘grave and systematic violations’

By John Pring on 16th December 2021 Category: Human Rights

Government’s ‘laughable’ and misleading UN update on ‘grave and systematic violations’
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The government has been accused of publishing a “laughable” and unevidenced report that was supposed to provide an update on its progress since being accused in 2016 of “grave and systematic” violations of the UN disability convention. The 10,500-word report by […]

‘Deeply dangerous’ WeThe15 campaign exposed by failure to criticise COP26

By John Pring on 25th November 2021 Category: Activism and Campaigning

‘Deeply dangerous’ WeThe15 campaign exposed by failure to criticise COP26
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The failure of international organisations at the heart of a major new disability rights campaign to criticise governments for side-lining disabled people in the Glasgow climate change agreement has exposed their efforts as “deeply dangerous”, say activists. International Disability Alliance (IDA) […]

Disabled people largely ignored in response to pandemic, says new book

By John Pring on 3rd June 2021 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Disabled people largely ignored in response to pandemic, says new book
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Disabled people and others who have been most severely affected by COVID-19 have largely been ignored by those in power who drew up policies and plans to respond to the pandemic, according to a new book. The e-book, published by Policy […]

Meeting sees relaunch of ‘bold and brilliant’ independent living strategy

By John Pring on 26th November 2020 Category: Independent Living

Meeting sees relaunch of ‘bold and brilliant’ independent living strategy
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Disabled activists hope to build a new social movement that will campaign for a “bold and brilliant” national independent living service that would be available free of charge to anyone in England who needs it. They used an online meeting to […]

Disabled activists call for a refreshed social model to ‘bring it back to life’

By John Pring on 9th July 2020 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Disabled activists call for a refreshed social model to ‘bring it back to life’
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Disabled activists have called for a re-examination of the social model of disability to produce a “reinvigorated” version that will bring together disabled, Deaf and autistic people to challenge the oppression they face. The call came at an online meeting hosted […]

Grassroots activism is the only way to end oppression, Barnes tells book launch

By John Pring on 18th June 2020 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Grassroots activism is the only way to end oppression, Barnes tells book launch
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Disabled people will only end the oppression they have experienced over the last decade by getting involved in grassroots activism, according to one of the most significant figures in the development of the social model of disability. Professor Colin Barnes, founder […]

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