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Minister defends use of misleading jobs figures at UN

By John Pring on 16th June 2022 Category: Employment

Minister defends use of misleading jobs figures at UN
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The minister for disabled people and a senior civil servant have defended the use of misleading figures about the government’s performance on disability employment at a United Nations event in New York. They made the comments yesterday (Wednesday) at an event […]

Purple Tuesday defends itself from ‘purplewashing’ accusation

By John Pring on 4th November 2021 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Purple Tuesday defends itself from ‘purplewashing’ accusation
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The founder of a high-profile access campaign has denied that it provides powerful corporations with an opportunity to parade their supposed commitment to disability equality without having to prove they are implementing the public promises they make. This week saw the […]

DWP accused over ‘less than truthful’ Purple funding claims

By John Pring on 6th December 2018 Category: Activism and Campaigning

DWP accused over ‘less than truthful’ Purple funding claims
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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has been accused of misleading disabled people about its links to the disability organisation that organised a controversial accessible shopping event. Disabled activists called last month for a boycott of Purple Tuesday, the UK’s […]

DWP’s links with accessible shopping day lead to boycott call

By John Pring on 8th November 2018 Category: Activism and Campaigning

DWP’s links with accessible shopping day lead to boycott call
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Disabled activists have called for a boycott of the UK’s first accessible shopping day because of its close links with the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and fears that CCTV footage could be used to dispute disability benefit claims. Purple, […]

Retailers back UK’s first ‘accessible shopping day’

By John Pring on 16th August 2018 Category: Independent Living

Retailers back UK’s first ‘accessible shopping day’
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Major retailers have backed the launch of the UK’s first “accessible shopping day”, which will see businesses promise to introduce new measures to benefit their disabled customers. Purple Tuesday, to be held on 13 November, is being led by Purple, the […]

Boards of biggest companies should appoint ‘disability champions’, says new report

By John Pring on 10th May 2018 Category: Employment

Boards of biggest companies should appoint ‘disability champions’, says new report
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Every one of the country’s biggest companies should ensure they have a “disability champion” on their board by 2020, according to a new report co-authored by a leading disabled social entrepreneur. The report also calls on the boards of Britain’s biggest […]

Purple boss raises concerns over Disability Confident accreditation

By John Pring on 13th July 2017 Category: Employment

Purple boss raises concerns over Disability Confident accreditation
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New concerns have been raised about the government’s Disability Confident employment campaign, after a leading disabled social entrepreneur said that some businesses could be finding it easier than intended to secure the highest level of accreditation. Mike Adams, chief executive of […]

Rebooted Disability Confident ‘is shockingly bad’

By John Pring on 28th July 2016 Category: Employment

Rebooted Disability Confident ‘is shockingly bad’
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Disabled campaigners have given mixed reviews to a new version of the government’s Disability Confident employment scheme, with one saying he was “genuinely shocked” by how weak it was. Disability Confident – which has urged employers to “see the ability, not […]

Jobs focus and dropping user-led status could usher in new Purple reign, says Adams

By John Pring on 14th July 2016 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Jobs focus and dropping user-led status could usher in new Purple reign, says Adams
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One of the country’s leading disabled people’s organisations is to end its commitment to being a user-led charity in a bid to become a national player in the employment support market. Essex Coalition of Disabled People, which has been known for […]

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