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Praise for ‘bold’ and ‘progressive’ council as it scraps care charges

By John Pring on 9th March 2023 Category: Independent Living

Praise for ‘bold’ and ‘progressive’ council as it scraps care charges
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Disabled people’s organisations have praised the “bold” and “progressive” actions of a local authority after it promised to become just the second council in England to abolish all charges for care and support for disabled people in their own homes. They […]

New legal advice boss hopes to address disabled people’s ‘huge unmet need’

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

New legal advice boss hopes to address disabled people’s ‘huge unmet need’
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The new disabled boss of a legal advice organisation is hoping to use the position to address the “huge unmet need” for such support among disabled people across the country. Mike Smith (pictured), a former disability commissioner of the Equality and […]

Lords committee ignores charging in high-profile social care report

By John Pring on 8th December 2022 Category: Independent Living

Lords committee ignores charging in high-profile social care report
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A cross-party committee of peers has defended its decision to ignore the crucial issue of care charges in a major “spotlight” report on adult social care in England. The report by the Lords adult social care committee focuses heavily on the needs […]

Human Rights Act review ‘must not lead to weakening of disabled people’s rights’

By John Pring on 10th December 2020 Category: Human Rights

Human Rights Act review ‘must not lead to weakening of disabled people’s rights’
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A review of the Human Rights Act, announced this week by the government, must not be used as an opportunity to water down its protections, disabled human rights experts have warned. Although the government said this week that the review was […]

Coronavirus: How the government breached disabled people’s rights 17 times during the pandemic

By John Pring on 23rd July 2020 Category: Human Rights

Coronavirus: How the government breached disabled people’s rights 17 times during the pandemic
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New research by Disability News Service (DNS) shows how the UK government has breached the rights of disabled people in at least 17 different ways during the coronavirus pandemic. From restricting their rights in its emergency Coronavirus Act, to failing to […]

Coronavirus: Anxiety and confusion over ‘dangerous’ move to ease shielding

By John Pring on 25th June 2020 Category: Human Rights

Coronavirus: Anxiety and confusion over ‘dangerous’ move to ease shielding
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The government’s decision to further ease measures that have been protecting hundreds of thousands of disabled people from coronavirus since late March has left many of them “stunned and anxious”, say campaigners. The 2.2 million people currently described as “clinically extremely […]

Coronavirus: ‘Long delayed’ data on disabled people’s deaths to be published

By John Pring on 21st May 2020 Category: Human Rights

Coronavirus: ‘Long delayed’ data on disabled people’s deaths to be published
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Official figures showing how many disabled people are dying due to coronavirus will finally be published next month, Disability News Service (DNS) can reveal. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has told DNS that it recognises the importance of providing the […]

Mystery over sharp drop in disabled people’s unemployment rate

By John Pring on 15th August 2019 Category: Employment

Mystery over sharp drop in disabled people’s unemployment rate
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Striking – but unexplained – new official figures show there has been a large fall over the last year in the proportion of disabled people who are unemployed. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures show that the percentage of disabled […]

Real voices bring home day-to-day struggles to ‘horrified’ peers

By John Pring on 18th September 2015 Category: Politics

Real voices bring home day-to-day struggles to ‘horrified’ peers
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Members of a House of Lords committee examining the impact of the Equality Act 2010 have visited a user-led organisation to hear from disabled people on how the legislation has affected their day-to-day lives. Six members of the committee – including […]

Real DPO fends off POhWER bid after mayor’s intervention

By John Pring on 29th May 2015 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Real DPO fends off POhWER bid after mayor’s intervention
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A local disabled people’s organisation (DPO) has succeeded in fending off a national charity that was trying to use its financial might to take over a contract to provide support to users of direct payments. The future of Real in Tower […]

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