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Baroness Campbell speaking in the House of Lords

February 8, 2018 0

Disabled peer raises ‘deep concerns’ over impact of Brexit bill on rights

Disabled people should be concerned that the process of leaving the European Union (EU) could see their rights “lost or watered down”, according to a disabled peer. Baroness [Jane] Campbell told fellow peers last week that she had “deep concerns” at the “sweeping powers” that the government’s European Union (withdrawal) bill would give to

Agreement on new EU public sector website access is ‘crucial milestone’

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An agreement on new European Union (EU) rules on the accessibility of public sector websites is a “crucial milestone” on the journey towards an inclusive digital society, say disabled campaigners. This week’s agreement between MEPs, the European Commission and the EU Council should mean that the rules will be introduced through domestic legislation across

EU finally acts on Europe-wide access laws… after 15 years

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Disabled campaigners have welcomed the long-awaited publication of draft legislation to create Europe-wide access laws. The European Commission – the European Union’s executive body – finally published a European Accessibility Act this week, 15 years after promising to outlaw the discrimination faced by disabled people in accessing goods and services. It said the act

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Disabled peer raises ‘deep concerns’ over impact of Brexit bill on rights

Agreement on new EU public sector website access is ‘crucial milestone’

EU finally acts on Europe-wide access laws… after 15 years