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Just 16 MPs attend debate on disability rights, days after hundreds vote for assisted suicide

By John Pring on 5th December 2024 Category: Politics

Just 16 MPs attend debate on disability rights, days after hundreds vote for assisted suicide
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Just a handful of MPs attended a debate to mark the international day of disabled people, four days after the House of Commons voted in favour of a bill that would legalise assisted suicide. More than 160 MPs had told the […]

Disability minister fails to express support on disabled people’s international day

By John Pring on 8th December 2022 Category: Human Rights

Disability minister fails to express support on disabled people’s international day
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The new minister for disabled people failed to send a message of support on the UN’s international day of disabled people… although he did find time to publish a post about Small Business Saturday. The two events took place on the […]

Media ‘still use disablist language and blame disabled victims’ when covering crime

By John Pring on 8th December 2022 Category: Crime

Media ‘still use disablist language and blame disabled victims’ when covering crime
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News stories about crimes against disabled people in the mainstream media still too often use disablist language, blame the victim, and portray the disabled person as a “burden”, according to a new report. Inclusion London’s report, Disability, Crime and Hate Crime […]

Exhibition brings new perspective on the importance of ordinary lives

By John Pring on 1st December 2022 Category: Independent Living

Exhibition brings new perspective on the importance of ordinary lives
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A new disabled-led exhibition aims to challenge perceptions of people with learning difficulties by highlighting the role they play in their local communities. The Through Our Eyes exhibition by All Wales People First (AWPF) tells the stories of people with learning […]

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Scores of DWP failings linked to deaths were kept from MPs voting on benefit cuts, secret reports reveal

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Government’s advisers warn DWP minister he may need to ‘shift entrenched concerns’ over work reforms

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