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TUC research on disabled workers ‘does not paint a happy picture’

By John Pring on 15th December 2022 Category: Employment

TUC research on disabled workers ‘does not paint a happy picture’
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Disabled workers are earning significantly less on average than non-disabled people, and the gap has been widening, a TUC meeting heard this week. The event, held to mark UK Disability History Month, examined the extent of the “exclusion and devaluing” of […]

Disability minister says addressing DWP’s legacy of distrust and distress ‘is a big priority’

By John Pring on 7th October 2021 Category: Politics

Disability minister says addressing DWP’s legacy of distrust and distress ‘is a big priority’
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The new minister for disabled people has said it is a “big priority” for her to address the legacy of distress and distrust created by a decade of deaths of benefit claimants that have been linked to the actions of her […]

Disabled man forced to turn fridge off for 90 minutes at a time as UC cut looms

By John Pring on 7th October 2021 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Disabled man forced to turn fridge off for 90 minutes at a time as UC cut looms
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A disabled man has described how he is turning his fridge off for 90 minutes at a time to try to save on his electricity bill, as he prepares for his universal credit to be cut by £20 a week this […]

Conservative conference: Coffey signals new bid to push support group towards work

By John Pring on 7th October 2021 Category: Employment

Conservative conference: Coffey signals new bid to push support group towards work
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Work and pensions secretary Therese Coffey has strongly signalled that her department will launch a new bid to try to push more disabled people with high support needs into work. Coffey, speaking at a fringe event at the Conservative party conference […]

Conservative conference: New minister silent on plummeting Access to Work figures

By John Pring on 7th October 2021 Category: Employment

Conservative conference: New minister silent on plummeting Access to Work figures
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The new minister for disabled people has refused to comment on figures that show how spending on Access to Work (AtW) plummeted during the pandemic, despite ministers plugging the programme during this week’s Conservative party conference. Chloe Smith highlighted the scheme […]

Care minister admits ignoring views of disabled people on government’s reforms

By John Pring on 7th October 2021 Category: Independent Living

Care minister admits ignoring views of disabled people on government’s reforms
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The newly-appointed care minister has admitted that she was completely unaware of disabled people’s criticism of the prime minister’s controversial social care reforms. Gillian Keegan, appointed to the role only last month, told Disability News Service (DNS) this week that she […]

Video van drives disabled voices right to the edge of Tory conference

By John Pring on 7th October 2021 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Video van drives disabled voices right to the edge of Tory conference
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A video screen showing messages from disabled people to the UK government has been driven around the streets of central Manchester, as ministers were taking part in the annual Conservative party conference just a few hundred yards away. The video screen […]

Mobile video screen will tell delegates the ‘appalling’ truth about their Tory government

By John Pring on 9th September 2021 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Mobile video screen will tell delegates the ‘appalling’ truth about their Tory government
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Anti-cuts activists are to hire a mobile video screen that will give disabled people the chance to tell members of the Conservative party attending their annual conference what they think of the government’s “appalling” breaches of their rights. Manchester Disabled People […]

Disabled activists persuade council to think again on ‘discriminatory’ Peterloo memorial

By John Pring on 1st July 2021 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Disabled activists persuade council to think again on ‘discriminatory’ Peterloo memorial
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Disabled campaigners have persuaded a council to reconsider its decision that nothing can be done to ensure that a high-profile memorial to the victims of the Peterloo massacre is fully accessible. Manchester City Council caused outrage among disabled people two years […]

New disabled people’s panel inspired by ground-breaking projects

By John Pring on 3rd June 2021 Category: Activism and Campaigning

New disabled people’s panel inspired by ground-breaking projects
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Disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) in Cheshire hope a new disabled people’s panel will allow them to work in co-production with the public sector across the county, after being inspired by ground-breaking projects in Greater Manchester and a London borough. Five DPOs […]

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