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TUC’s access failure at annual congress is ‘slap in the face’ for disabled activists

By John Pring on 17th September 2020 Category: Activism and Campaigning

TUC’s access failure at annual congress is ‘slap in the face’ for disabled activists
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The TUC has angered disabled union activists after failing to ensure that its annual conference was accessible to people with hearing and other impairments who tried to watch it online. Many activists were not able to follow this week’s annual TUC […]

‘Disability Confident’ firm replaces disabled staff with non-disabled agency workers

By John Pring on 16th July 2020 Category: Employment

‘Disability Confident’ firm replaces disabled staff with non-disabled agency workers
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A company that bragged of being a Disability Confident “Leader” under the government’s discredited employment scheme sacked more than 50 disabled staff when it fell into administration, and then hired mostly non-disabled agency staff to replace them. The workers were employed […]

Stephen Aselford: Tributes paid to ‘energetic and passionate campaigner’

By John Pring on 10th October 2019 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Stephen Aselford: Tributes paid to ‘energetic and passionate campaigner’
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Friends and fellow activists have paid tribute to Stephen Aselford – a passionate disabled campaigner who was committed to improving the lives of others – after his sudden death. They have described not only his commitment to social justice, equality and […]

Tens of thousands in debt to local councils over social care charges

By John Pring on 7th June 2018 Category: Independent Living

Tens of thousands in debt to local councils over social care charges
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More than 160,000 people are in debt to their local authority because of the charges they are having to pay for their own social care, new figures have revealed. The figures, which came from freedom of information requests by the GMB […]

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