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Transport

June 14, 2018 0

TransPennine performs sharp U-turn on train access after protest threat

A train operator that planned to run mainline rail services that wheelchair-users would not have been able to access has been forced to abandon its plans after it faced threats of a protest by disabled activists. Disability News Service revealed last month that TransPennine Express (TPE) was planning to introduce two extra trains, each with four

Transport

June 7, 2018 0

Protest planned over rail company’s ‘terrible step backwards’ on access

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Disabled activists are preparing a protest action over a train operator’s plans to run mainline rail services that wheelchair-users will not be able to access. Disability News Service revealed last week that TransPennine Express (TPE) is to introduce two extra trains, each with four carriages – all of which will be inaccessible to wheelchair-users

Politics

Philip Hammond speaking in the House of Commons

March 15, 2018 0

Spring statement ‘shows disabled people will continue to bear brunt of austerity’

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The chancellor’s spring statement shows that disabled people will continue to bear the brunt of austerity, according to leading user-led organisations. They spoke out after Philip Hammond (pictured) resisted calls to increase funding for adult social care and other public services in this week’s statement. Instead, he suggested that he might increase public spending

Activism and Campaigning

Black and white picture of Lorraine Gradwell on the phone

March 8, 2018 0

New campaign to fight barriers to elected office is tribute to Lorraine Gradwell

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A new campaigning organisation – named after one of Manchester’s “finest civil rights campaigners” – will fight to remove the barriers to elected office faced by disabled people in the city. The Trust Lorraine Foundation (TLF) was launched in Manchester on Saturday by Greater Manchester Coalition of Disabled People (GMCDP) and Breakthrough UK. It

Activism and Campaigning

September 7, 2017 0

Movement mourns Lorraine Gradwell: Role model, confidante and leader

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Fellow activists, family and friends are mourning the death of Lorraine Gradwell, who had an “immeasurable” impact on the rights and lives of other disabled people over more than 30 years of campaigning. Disabled activists paid tribute this week to her tenacity, vision, kindness, and passionate commitment to disability rights and the social model

Transport

Disability logos and word 'accessible' above the entrance to an airport terminal

August 17, 2017 0

Airports branded ‘poor’ on access over lack of consultation with disabled passengers

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One of the largest airports in the country has been branded one of the worst for accessibility, after it failed to consult with disabled people about how it could improve its services. Manchester Airport is one of just four in the UK that were said in the Civil Aviation Authority’s (CAA) annual review to

Activism and Campaigning

A wheelchair-user speaks into a microphone surrounded by police officers

March 16, 2017

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DPO hopes mayoral election will see Manchester lead the way on disability rights

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A leading disabled people’s organisation (DPOs) is hoping to persuade the first elected mayor of Greater Manchester to make the region a trailblazer for disability rights in England. Greater Manchester Coalition of Disabled People (GMCDP) believes the devolution of powers from the UK government to the Greater Manchester area, which will choose its first

Politics

Philip Hammond delivering the budget, watched by the prime minister behind him

March 9, 2017

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Spring budget: ‘Derisible’ government money is ‘meaningless’ in face of care crisis

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More than £2 billion in extra money for social care over the next three years – announced by the chancellor in yesterday’s budget – is “meaningless” when set against the scale of the funding crisis, disabled campaigners have warned. The spring budget contained few significant announcements on key issues of concern for disabled people,

Arts, Culture and Sport

January 5, 2017

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George Michael’s years of vital support for DPOs revealed after his death

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George Michael – who died on Christmas Day – financially supported some of the country’s leading disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) with secret donations for nearly two decades. The singer-songwriter provided grants through a charitable trust he set up in 1990, supporting organisations including the British Council of Disabled People (BCODP), The Alliance for Inclusive

Politics

July 21, 2016

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Concern over Mordaunt’s ‘troubling’ appointment as disability minister

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Disabled activists say they are “deeply concerned” by the “troubling” decision to appoint an outspoken supporter of legalising assisted suicide as the new minister for disabled people. Penny Mordaunt was appointed minister for disabled people, health and work, in the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) this week after the sacking of Justin Tomlinson.

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