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Renovations to Houses of Parliament ‘must provide step change in access’

By John Pring on 8th February 2018 Category: Politics

Renovations to Houses of Parliament ‘must provide step change in access’
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A disabled peer has told the House of Lords that plans for a major “restoration and renewal” of the Houses of Parliament must ensure a “step change” in the provision of disability access in a building that can be “extremely unwelcoming” […]

Friends pay tribute to tenacity, wit and wisdom of Sir Bert Massie

By John Pring on 18th January 2018 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Friends pay tribute to tenacity, wit and wisdom of Sir Bert Massie
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Disabled campaigners, MPs and peers have come together to celebrate the “wise counsel, charm and achievements” of the “remarkable” Sir Bert Massie, the former chair of the Disability Rights Commission (DRC) throughout its seven years, who died in October. The memorial […]

Equality watchdog and parts of disability movement ‘fail to highlight achievers’

By John Pring on 20th July 2017 Category: Employment

Equality watchdog and parts of disability movement ‘fail to highlight achievers’
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A government adviser has criticised the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) and parts of the disability movement for failing to do enough to highlight “disabled achievers”. The criticism comes in a new report which was co-authored by the government’s disability […]

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