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Thinktank launches disability politics report without revealing its own Tory links

By John Pring on 3rd March 2022 Category: Politics

Thinktank launches disability politics report without revealing its own Tory links
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A new disability policy thinktank has launched a report that calls for action to tackle the under-representation of disabled people in politics, but without revealing its own close links to the Conservative party. The Disability Policy Centre (DPC) describes itself as […]

MPs and peers hear of ‘heart-breaking’ discrimination facing disabled students

By John Pring on 16th July 2020 Category: Education

MPs and peers hear of ‘heart-breaking’ discrimination facing disabled students
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MPs and peers have been told of the “heart-breaking” discrimination faced by disabled students in universities across the country, and how this has grown even worse during the pandemic. Disabled students lined up to deliver testimony about their experiences of discrimination, […]

Coronavirus: MPs and peers ask PM for a ‘disability inclusive’ response to pandemic

By John Pring on 7th May 2020 Category: Politics

Coronavirus: MPs and peers ask PM for a ‘disability inclusive’ response to pandemic
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At least 10 disabled MPs and peers have signed a letter calling on the prime minister to ensure that the government improves its support for disabled people in its response to the coronavirus pandemic. The letter, sent to Boris Johnson by […]

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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