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Government finally agrees to continue some free Covid testing for PAs

By John Pring on 31st March 2022 Category: Independent Living

Government finally agrees to continue some free Covid testing for PAs
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The government has finally issued guidance that should allow disabled people in England who employ personal assistants (PAs) to continue to secure free COVID-19 tests for their staff, at least in some situations. The confirmation that some free testing for employers […]

Government’s pandemic failings caused us ‘horrendous’ challenges, say DPOs

By John Pring on 23rd December 2020 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Government’s pandemic failings caused us ‘horrendous’ challenges, say DPOs
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Disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) from across England have described the “horrendous” and “relentless” challenges they faced during the early months of the pandemic because of the failures of the UK government and local authorities. The DPOs told researchers of the lack […]

Coronavirus: Government was ‘reckless and negligent’ in approach to social care, say MPs

By John Pring on 30th July 2020 Category: Independent Living

Coronavirus: Government was ‘reckless and negligent’ in approach to social care, say MPs
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The government has been accused by MPs of a “reckless and negligent” approach to the social care sector during the COVID-19 pandemic. A report by the Commons public accounts committee contrasts the government’s early actions to protect the NHS with its […]

Coronavirus: Disabled people have been excluded and marginalised, says report

By John Pring on 18th June 2020 Category: Human Rights

Coronavirus: Disabled people have been excluded and marginalised, says report
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Disabled people have faced discrimination in every area of their lives from the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, new research by a user-led organisation has found. The research by Inclusion London reveals that the COVID-19 crisis is impacting disabled people across […]

Coronavirus: Pandemic crisis has entrenched social isolation, research finds

By John Pring on 21st May 2020 Category: Independent Living

Coronavirus: Pandemic crisis has entrenched social isolation, research finds
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New user-led research has highlighted how the coronavirus crisis has entrenched social isolation among many disabled people. More than three-fifths (61 per cent) of the disabled people questioned by disAbility Cornwall & Isles of Scilly (DCIS) said they felt socially isolated, […]

Coronavirus: Council tells ‘high risk’ disabled woman to wait weeks for protection

By John Pring on 16th April 2020 Category: Independent Living

Coronavirus: Council tells ‘high risk’ disabled woman to wait weeks for protection
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A disabled woman at high risk of serious illness if she is infected with COVID-19 has been told by her local authority to order protective equipment from Amazon, even though it would take at least a month to arrive from China. […]

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