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OBE for Access to Work boss is ‘further slap in the face’ for disabled people

By John Pring on 4th January 2018 Category: Employment

OBE for Access to Work boss is ‘further slap in the face’ for disabled people
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Disabled campaigners have criticised the decision to award an OBE to the senior Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) civil servant responsible for delivering the much-criticised Access to Work (AtW) scheme. Rilesh Jadeja, AtW’s national delivery manager, was recognised in the […]

New year’s honours recognise campaigners, inventor and Paralympians

By John Pring on 4th January 2018 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

New year’s honours recognise campaigners, inventor and Paralympians
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Disability rights campaigners, an inventor and a Paralympic athlete are among the disabled people recognised in the latest new year’s honours list. Among the 1,123 people who have received an award, five per cent – about 60 – consider themselves to […]

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