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US retail giant faces legal action over new face covering rule

By John Pring on 7th January 2021 Category: Independent Living

US retail giant faces legal action over new face covering rule
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Disabled campaigners have called on a multinational retailer to urgently withdraw a “totally unacceptable” policy that bans disabled people who cannot wear face coverings from its stores. The American retail giant is now facing legal action from disabled people after introducing […]

Apple could face multiple legal actions after ‘ignoring’ government face mask guidance

By John Pring on 19th November 2020 Category: Human Rights

Apple could face multiple legal actions after ‘ignoring’ government face mask guidance
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Tech giant Apple could be facing multiple legal cases by disabled people who have been ejected from its shops for failing to wear a face mask, despite government guidance stating that they were exempt from the rules. Two legal firms – […]

Round-up: Coffey rejects ESA call, face covering exemptions, BFI presses Reset… and sunflower lanyards

By John Pring on 30th July 2020 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Round-up: Coffey rejects ESA call, face covering exemptions, BFI presses Reset… and sunflower lanyards
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Work and pensions secretary Therese Coffey has rejected calls from her own social security advisers to give claimants of employment and support allowance (ESA) the same £1,000 increase in their annual allowance given to those receiving universal credit. The increase, which […]

Coronavirus: Fears over ‘face covering hate crime’ as new laws go live

By John Pring on 23rd July 2020 Category: Crime

Coronavirus: Fears over ‘face covering hate crime’ as new laws go live
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Disabled people have raised serious concerns about the rising tide of coronavirus-related disability hate crime, amid fears that this could increase even further when new laws on the wearing of face coverings go live tomorrow. From tomorrow (Friday), it will be […]

Round-up: Atos, Capita and Maximus, face coverings, care charging… and disability arts

By John Pring on 16th July 2020 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Round-up: Atos, Capita and Maximus, face coverings, care charging… and disability arts
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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has extended the contracts of three discredited outsourcing giants blamed for much of the discrimination and failings within the disability benefit assessment system.  DWP had been planning to start a contract procurement exercise for […]

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