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Involve disabled people ‘meaningfully’ from the start when developing digital assistive tech, says report

By John Pring on 26th June 2025 Category: Independent Living

Involve disabled people ‘meaningfully’ from the start when developing digital assistive tech, says report
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There must be “meaningful participation” of disabled people in the initial stages of developing new digital assistive technology, if its potential for supporting their independence is to be realised, according to a new report. The Royal Society concluded that tech companies, […]

Councils now only able to offer the ‘bare minimum’ of adult social care support, MPs are told

By John Pring on 6th March 2025 Category: Independent Living

Councils now only able to offer the ‘bare minimum’ of adult social care support, MPs are told
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Local authorities in England are now only able to provide the “bare minimum” of services to disabled and older people who need support through the adult social care system, MPs were told yesterday (Wednesday). Three senior local government figures were giving […]

Disabled people ‘have been betrayed’, 20 years on from groundbreaking Life Chances report

By John Pring on 16th January 2025 Category: Independent Living

Disabled people ‘have been betrayed’, 20 years on from groundbreaking Life Chances report
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Disabled experts who advised the Labour government on its ground-breaking Life Chances report – which was published 20 years ago on Sunday – say successive governments over the last 20 years have abandoned its ambitious goals. The 20th anniversary of the […]

John Evans: Death of independent living pioneer leaves ‘massive gap’ and vital legacy

By John Pring on 16th January 2025 Category: Activism and Campaigning

John Evans: Death of independent living pioneer leaves ‘massive gap’ and vital legacy
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One of the founders of the UK’s independent living movement, John Evans, who was driven by a determination to ensure that disabled people could take control of their own lives, has died. Since he became disabled in an accident at the […]

Disabled woman says council helped drive her to suicide attempts over ‘impossible’ care assessment deadlines

By John Pring on 19th December 2024 Category: Independent Living

Disabled woman says council helped drive her to suicide attempts over ‘impossible’ care assessment deadlines
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A local authority’s actions helped drive a disabled woman to attempt to take her own life, after it imposed an “impossible” two-week deadline upon her as part of a discriminatory social care assessment process. Clare*, from Cambridgeshire, who has multiple health […]

Rosalie Wilkins: Disabled peer had ‘unwavering belief in justice and equality’

By John Pring on 12th December 2024 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Rosalie Wilkins: Disabled peer had ‘unwavering belief in justice and equality’
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Friends and former colleagues are mourning the loss of a disabled peer and broadcaster who played a key role in fighting for disabled people’s rights in the House of Lords. Baroness [Rosalie] Wilkins, who died on 1 December, at the age […]

‘Risk of serious harm’ if council goes ahead with telecare charges, say disabled campaigners

By John Pring on 12th September 2024 Category: Independent Living

‘Risk of serious harm’ if council goes ahead with telecare charges, say disabled campaigners
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Disabled people will be left at risk of serious harm if a council goes ahead with plans to introduce new charges for one of its “vital” care services, a disabled people’s organisation has warned. Difference North East has told Hartlepool council […]

National network will provide new voice for disabled people battling councils over social care

By John Pring on 15th August 2024 Category: Independent Living

National network will provide new voice for disabled people battling councils over social care
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Disabled people and allies are hoping that a new national network will support service-users who are constantly battling their local authority over their social care packages. The Care Net is particularly focusing on disabled people who use direct payments to arrange […]

Care charges mean disabled people are facing unlawful discrimination on ‘unparalleled’ scale, says report

By John Pring on 1st August 2024 Category: Independent Living

Care charges mean disabled people are facing unlawful discrimination on ‘unparalleled’ scale, says report
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Disabled people across England are continuing to face unlawful discrimination and inequality on an “unparalleled” scale due to “unjust” social care charging policies, according to “deeply concerning” new research. The research by disabled people’s organisation Disability Law Service (DLS)* suggests that […]

Council sparks anger over refusal to release details of care cuts agreement with consultancy 

By John Pring on 23rd May 2024 Category: Independent Living

Council sparks anger over refusal to release details of care cuts agreement with consultancy 
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Disabled campaigners say they are “horrified” at a council’s lack of transparency after it refused to release documents that would have revealed details of its agreement with a consultancy it is paying to help cut people’s care packages.  Bristol City Council […]

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