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Pandemic ‘could be a cause’ of falling proportion of disabled people

By John Pring on 9th February 2023 Category: Human Rights

Pandemic ‘could be a cause’ of falling proportion of disabled people
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The proportion of disabled people in England and Wales fell sharply in the 10 years between 2011 and 2021, possibly caused – at least partly – by the disproportionate number of disabled people who died during the pandemic. The fall was […]

Covid death stats suggest discrimination impact on people with sensory impairments

By John Pring on 24th November 2022 Category: Human Rights

Covid death stats suggest discrimination impact on people with sensory impairments
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Working-age people with both a hearing and visual impairment in England were nearly 12 times more likely to die due to Covid during the pandemic than people of the same age without such impairments, “shocking” new official figures have shown. The […]

‘Truly shocking’ figures expose disabled people’s ‘precarious’ financial situation

By John Pring on 11th August 2022 Category: Benefits and Poverty

‘Truly shocking’ figures expose disabled people’s ‘precarious’ financial situation
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“Truly shocking” official statistics have exposed the deepening impact of the cost-of-living crisis on disabled people. The figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show how disabled people in Britain are being hit even harder by rising prices than non-disabled […]

DPO gives stark warning to disabled people about Covid pandemic

By John Pring on 30th June 2022 Category: Independent Living

DPO gives stark warning to disabled people about Covid pandemic
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A disabled people’s organisation (DPOs) has delivered a stark warning about the continuing seriousness of the Covid pandemic, and its impact on disabled people and DPOs. Buckinghamshire Disability Service (BuDS) has been working to inform disabled people in Buckinghamshire and wider […]

Discrimination could be a cause of increased risk of Covid death, says ONS

By John Pring on 12th May 2022 Category: Human Rights

Discrimination could be a cause of increased risk of Covid death, says ONS
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Some of disabled people’s increased risk of death from Covid could be due to the discrimination they face, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has concluded. A new study into disabled people’s Covid-related deaths in England through the three waves of […]

Ministers ‘should admit figures show zero progress on disability employment’

By John Pring on 24th February 2022 Category: Employment

Ministers ‘should admit figures show zero progress on disability employment’
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Suggestions that ministers have reduced the disadvantage faced by disabled people in the jobs market are misleading and based on “flawed” measures, a disability employment expert has told Disability News Service (DNS). Ministers have persistently claimed that government policies have narrowed […]

Anger and disbelief over Johnson’s ‘red meat’ Covid announcement ‘that will cost lives’

By John Pring on 10th February 2022 Category: Human Rights

Anger and disbelief over Johnson’s ‘red meat’ Covid announcement ‘that will cost lives’
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The prime minister has been accused of risking the lives of millions of disabled people, after he announced that the final COVID-19 restrictions in England would probably be lifted a month earlier than previous planned. Boris Johnson said yesterday (Wednesday) that […]

Government failure to prioritise social care led to countless deaths, MPs’ report suggests

By John Pring on 14th October 2021 Category: Independent Living

Government failure to prioritise social care led to countless deaths, MPs’ report suggests
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The government and the NHS both failed to pay enough attention to the risks faced by the social care sector at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, a report by MPs has concluded. But the joint report by the Commons science […]

MPs and experts rubbish government’s claims it cut disability employment gap

By John Pring on 5th August 2021 Category: Employment

MPs and experts rubbish government’s claims it cut disability employment gap
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MPs and academics have dismissed claims by ministers in their new National Disability Strategy that the government has slashed the disability employment gap over the last seven years. The claim that the gap – the difference between the proportion of disabled […]

Disabled women decide ‘enough is enough’ and launch protest over pandemic deaths

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

Disabled women decide ‘enough is enough’ and launch protest over pandemic deaths
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Disabled women have begun a three-week protest to highlight “appalling” research findings that showed they were almost twice as likely to die from COVID-19 during the pandemic as non-disabled women. They said the research showed that disabled women have been treated […]

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