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Disabled people have reacted angrily to government plans to introduce a ban on the sale or distribution of plastic straws, which could come into effect as early as next year. The ban, which would also outlaw drink stirrers and cotton buds, […]
Businesses are responding to high-profile environmental campaigns to stop using plastic straws without considering the needs of disabled people, disability rights activists have warned. The Scottish user-led political campaign group One in Five fears that “knee-jerk” promises to ditch single-use plastic […]
A user-led campaign is celebrating a £200, 000 “birthday gift”, after the Scottish government announced funding that will pay for some of the extra costs faced by disabled people who want to stand in next year’s local government elections. One in […]
A project that could help boost the number of disabled politicians in Scotland has received funding from the Scottish government. The £35, 305 funding will be used to support disabled candidates standing in the 2016 elections to the Scottish parliament, and […]
Campaigners are calling on the parliamentary group set up to campaign on disability rights to ensure that a disabled politician is appointed to help lead its work. Disability News Service (DNS) revealed last week that the all-party parliamentary disability group (APPDG) […]
A cross-party, user-led campaign aims to boost disabled people’s participation in politics in Scotland, and could soon be doing the same across the UK. The One in Five campaign was only set up in February by Scottish disabled activist Jamie Szymkowiak, […]