Equal Lives

A man looks surprised, a woman looks over his shoulder, black and white picture

June 7, 2018 0

Disability Pride events ‘allow disabled people to celebrate who they are’

Organisers of some of the growing number of Disability Pride events being held across the country have explained why they are so important to disabled people. On Saturday 14 July, the second Disability Pride Brighton will take place, followed two months later, on 16 September, by a Disability Pride celebration in Norwich. They follow

Independent Living

Mark Williams speaking into a microphone held by Ellen Clifford

November 30, 2017 0

Conference plans fightback against independent living ‘catastrophe’

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Disabled campaigners have gathered at a conference to help develop plans for a fightback against the independent living “catastrophe” facing users of support services across the country. The Independent Living Campaign Conference heard that disabled people are now designing “a new vision” for independent living that is user-led and based on rights and the

Independent Living

Baroness Campbell speaking in the House of Lords, with a PA by her side

July 6, 2017 0

Years of austerity have left personal assistance in ‘very fragile state’

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The concept of personal assistance has been severely damaged by years of austerity and policies that have “degraded” the support mechanisms designed to enable independent living, leading figures in the disability movement have warned. They were speaking at the launch of Personal Assistance Relationships, a research study which highlights how employing personal assistants can

Housing

Zara Todd giving evidence to the committee

December 15, 2016

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Watchdog’s inquiry into accessible housing shortage ‘must also look at affordability’

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An inquiry launched by the equality and human rights watchdog into the “chronic lack” of accessible housing has been welcomed by campaigners, but they warned that it must also look at whether such housing is affordable for disabled people. The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) inquiry will look at the impact of the

Human Rights

Priti Patel speaking in the House of Commons

December 8, 2016

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‘Grave and systematic violations’ minister branded ‘offensive’ after UN rights pledge

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A minister partly responsible for the UK being found guilty of “grave or systematic violations” of the UN disability convention has been branded “highly offensive” after announcing that her government would try to become a “world leader” on disability. Priti Patel (pictured) was employment minister for more than a year while the UN’s committee

Housing

October 27, 2016

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MPs hear of affordable, accessible housing drought and ‘decimation’ of access groups

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MPs have heard evidence from two leading disabled campaigners about the shortage of affordable, accessible housing across the country. Zara Todd, chair of Inclusion London, and Sue Bott, deputy chief executive of Disability Rights UK (DR UK), were giving evidence to the women and equalities committee for its inquiry into disability and the built

Activism and Campaigning

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July 21, 2016

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ROFA’s conference hears call to build a stronger alliance

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A campaigning alliance has called for disabled people and their organisations to join its fight to use the UN disability convention to defend attacks on their rights by the UK government. The Reclaiming Our Futures Alliance (ROFA) was holding its third national conference in the five years since it was founded by a small

Activism and Campaigning

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April 14, 2016

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ROFA’s conference call to DPOs is next step towards international influence

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A national conference is set to provide disabled people and their organisations across England with an opportunity to come together to discuss key disability rights issues, share their campaigning successes, and secure a collective voice on the international stage. The Reclaiming Our Futures Alliance (ROFA) is set to take a sizeable step forward at

Crime

March 24, 2016

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Duncan Smith and Grayling ‘must face criminal probe’ over WCA deaths

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Disabled activists are calling for Iain Duncan Smith to face a criminal investigation over his refusal to address a coroner’s concerns about the safety of the “fitness for work” test, which led to “countless deaths” over the last six years. They want to hold Duncan Smith – and his former employment minister Chris Grayling

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