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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 […]

Disabled-led arts organisations welcome funding, but Arts Council admits it must do more

By John Pring on 10th November 2022 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Disabled-led arts organisations welcome funding, but Arts Council admits it must do more
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Disabled-led arts organisations have welcomed millions of pounds in annual funding awarded by the Arts Council, although new figures suggest that progress in expanding investment may have stalled. Arts Council England (ACE) has awarded funding to 32 disabled-led organisations, with the […]

Conference to put disabled people at the heart of inclusive involvement debate

By John Pring on 22nd September 2022 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Conference to put disabled people at the heart of inclusive involvement debate
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A ground-breaking conference in November will put disabled people at the heart of the debate on how to remove the barriers preventing service-users from being involved in planning the services they use. It is believed to be the first time that […]

We changed the way we operate due to Covid, disabled people’s organisations reveal

By John Pring on 14th July 2022 Category: Activism and Campaigning

We changed the way we operate due to Covid, disabled people’s organisations reveal
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Disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) have made “significant” changes to the way they operate because of the coronavirus pandemic, a new survey has found. Nearly all the English DPOs that took part in the survey, carried out by disAbility Cornwall & Isles […]

DPO sector is in ‘perilous financial state’, says new report

By John Pring on 5th May 2022 Category: Activism and Campaigning

DPO sector is in ‘perilous financial state’, says new report
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Disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) across the UK are “constantly threatened” by a lack of core funding, despite the “crucial” services they provide, according to a new report. The report on the state of the UK DPO sector suggests that its annual […]

Million-pound programme could transform how museums treat disability history

By John Pring on 28th October 2021 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Million-pound programme could transform how museums treat disability history
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A ground-breaking programme – backed by National Lottery funding of nearly £1 million – aims to transform the way disability history is represented by museums, address the inequality disabled people face in their workforces, and improve access. More than 20 museums […]

Disabled people’s organisations draw up 10-year plan to tackle inequality

By John Pring on 15th July 2021 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Disabled people’s organisations draw up 10-year plan to tackle inequality
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Disabled people’s organisations have sketched out a 10-year plan – at a cost of up to £18 million – to tackle the “deep and persistent” inequality, marginalisation and discrimination that is blighting the lives of millions of disabled people. A new […]

Agility and versatility of DPOs helped them deliver vital pandemic services, says report

By John Pring on 17th June 2021 Category: Independent Living

Agility and versatility of DPOs helped them deliver vital pandemic services, says report
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The agility and versatility of disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) across England has helped them deliver vital support to disabled people during the pandemic, according to new user-led research. A report on the first stage of the National Lottery-funded project found that […]

Research DRILLs down into bullying and social exclusion of disabled pupils

By John Pring on 8th August 2019 Category: Education

Research DRILLs down into bullying and social exclusion of disabled pupils
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Young disabled pupils have described how they are targeted by school bullies because of their impairments, and are treated as social outcasts, but still do not view themselves as disabled people, according to new research. Researchers interviewed more than 40 disabled […]

Visitors to new wing ‘will feel the power of the disability protest movement’

By John Pring on 9th May 2019 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Visitors to new wing ‘will feel the power of the disability protest movement’
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A new archive and learning zone dedicated to the disability arts movement is set to inspire a new generation of young people to fight for their rights. The National Disability Arts Collection and Archive (NDACA) facility was launched last week at […]

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