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Coronavirus round-up: European concerns, a Commonwealth statement and ROFA

By John Pring on 2nd April 2020 Category: Human Rights

Coronavirus round-up: European concerns, a Commonwealth statement and ROFA
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The European Disability Forum (EDF) has raised concerns that segregated residential institutions for disabled people across Europe are becoming “hotbeds of infection and abuse” during the coronavirus pandemic. EDF said the institutions face a lack of personal protective equipment (PPE) for […]

UK ‘one of worst in European Union on disability poverty’

By John Pring on 5th December 2019 Category: Benefits and Poverty

UK ‘one of worst in European Union on disability poverty’
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The UK is one of the worst-performing countries in the European Union (EU) when it comes to protecting disabled people from poverty, according to official figures. The EU figures show that the UK is the 10th worst of the 28 EU […]

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

By John Pring on 5th May 2016 Category: Independent Living

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 […]

More disabled people add their voices to Brexit opposition

By John Pring on 17th March 2016 Category: Activism and Campaigning

More disabled people add their voices to Brexit opposition
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More disabled people have come forward to argue that a decision to quit the European Union (EU) would harm disability rights in the UK. Until last week, nothing had been said publicly about the potential impact on disabled people of a […]

Plans to water down web access laws ‘would deny access to millions’

By John Pring on 17th March 2016 Category: Independent Living

Plans to water down web access laws ‘would deny access to millions’
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Disabled people’s organisations from across Europe have accused European Union (EU) member states of “unacceptable” plans to water down proposed new rules on the accessibility of public sector websites. An open letter from 20 organisations (pictured), many of them user-led, expresses “strong […]

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

By John Pring on 4th December 2015 Category: Independent Living

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 […]

UN is ‘deeply concerned’ about impact of EU austerity

By John Pring on 11th September 2015 Category: Human Rights

UN is ‘deeply concerned’ about impact of EU austerity
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The United Nations has given the European Union (EU) just 12 months to explain how it will introduce long-awaited legislation to improve the accessibility of goods and services across its member states. The call came after the EU was examined by […]

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