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Coronavirus: Criticism over new ‘clinically extremely vulnerable’ guidance

By John Pring on 15th October 2020 Category: Independent Living

Coronavirus: Criticism over new ‘clinically extremely vulnerable’ guidance
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The government’s updated guidance for those who are “clinically extremely vulnerable” (CEV) to COVID-19 has been criticised for its lack of detail and clarity, and its failure to announce new support for those who are particularly at risk from the virus. […]

Pandemic recession likely to have ‘disproportionate’ impact on disabled people

By John Pring on 15th October 2020 Category: Employment

Pandemic recession likely to have ‘disproportionate’ impact on disabled people
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The recession associated with the pandemic is likely to be having a disproportionate impact on disabled employees, just as it did in the last recession, according to academics. They have examined the impact on disabled people during the recession of 2007 […]

Minister praises retailers facing discrimination class action from disabled shoppers

By John Pring on 4th September 2020 Category: Independent Living

Minister praises retailers facing discrimination class action from disabled shoppers
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A minister has praised supermarkets for the actions they took to support disabled shoppers during the pandemic, despite them facing a mass legal action for disability discrimination. Victoria Prentis, junior minister at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, repeatedly […]

Minister defends taking five months to produce supported living COVID guidance

By John Pring on 4th September 2020 Category: Independent Living

Minister defends taking five months to produce supported living COVID guidance
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A health minister has been asked why her department took five months to produce guidance that aims to protect disabled people in supported living services during the COVID-19 pandemic. Helen Whately, the social care minister, was challenged over why her department […]

Coronavirus: ONS defends delay to updated disability death stats

By John Pring on 30th July 2020 Category: Human Rights

Coronavirus: ONS defends delay to updated disability death stats
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Further research showing how many disabled people have died during the later stages of the coronavirus pandemic is not likely to be published until October, according to a government department. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) finally produced figures on 19 […]

Coronavirus: EHRC pressed to launch inquiry into 17 breaches of rights during pandemic

By John Pring on 30th July 2020 Category: Human Rights

Coronavirus: EHRC pressed to launch inquiry into 17 breaches of rights during pandemic
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The equality and human rights watchdog is facing pressure to launch an inquiry into how the UK government breached the rights of disabled people in at least 17 different ways during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) […]

Pandemic survey leads to ‘outpouring of fear’ and reports of isolation and crisis

By John Pring on 9th July 2020 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Pandemic survey leads to ‘outpouring of fear’ and reports of isolation and crisis
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Disabled people have experienced social isolation, cuts to support, and problems accessing food, medicine and information during the pandemic crisis, according to a new survey of hundreds of disabled people. Comments made by disabled people who took part in the survey […]

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