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Disabled student’s ‘five years of sheer hell’ at university

By John Pring on 25th March 2021 Category: Education

Disabled student’s ‘five years of sheer hell’ at university
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A disabled law student has spoken of the “sheer hell” he has been put through by the repeated and prolonged discriminatory actions of his university over the last five years. So far, an ombudsman has upheld nine separate complaints made by […]

Government’s shielding decision ‘will have chilling impact on disabled workers’

By John Pring on 25th March 2021 Category: Employment

Government’s shielding decision ‘will have chilling impact on disabled workers’
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Disabled activists have warned of the “chilling” impact on disabled workers of the government’s decision to end shielding from the end of this month. The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) last week began sending letters to those on the […]

Disabled workers ‘have had to choose between lives and livelihoods during pandemic’

By John Pring on 18th March 2021 Category: Employment

Disabled workers ‘have had to choose between lives and livelihoods during pandemic’
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Disabled workers have had to choose “between their lives and their livelihoods” during the pandemic, because of employers’ failure to provide them with the reasonable adjustments they are entitled to by law, union activists have heard. The annual TUC disabled workers’ […]

Disabled students call for strict new rules for universities that fail on access

By John Pring on 5th November 2020 Category: Education

Disabled students call for strict new rules for universities that fail on access
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A disabled students’ organisation has called for strict new rules on access to higher education, and – as a last resort – for universities to lose their licence to operate if they fail to meet them. Disabled Students UK (DSUK), a […]

Round-up: Failing justice system, arts leaders speak out, and Scotland’s shielding caution

By John Pring on 11th June 2020 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Round-up: Failing justice system, arts leaders speak out, and Scotland’s shielding caution
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The criminal justice system is failing many disabled people and needs reform to ensure they receive a fair trial, according to a new report by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC). The watchdog said the system in England, Wales and […]

Coronavirus: Success for disabled duo after NHS England backs down on visitor policy

By John Pring on 14th May 2020 Category: Human Rights

Coronavirus: Success for disabled duo after NHS England backs down on visitor policy
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NHS England has agreed to change its policy on hospital visitors so that it no longer discriminates against disabled people, in the face of at least two legal challenges. It was facing the threat of legal action after refusing to update […]

Coronavirus: Industry brushes off EHRC concerns over discrimination by supermarkets

By John Pring on 14th May 2020 Category: Independent Living

Coronavirus: Industry brushes off EHRC concerns over discrimination by supermarkets
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Retailers have brushed off a call from the equality watchdog for supermarkets to ensure that disabled people can shop for food and other essentials during the pandemic crisis. The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) said a mass legal action being […]

Coronavirus: No 10 faces legal action threat over inaccessible information

By John Pring on 14th May 2020 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Coronavirus: No 10 faces legal action threat over inaccessible information
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A disabled campaigner has warned the UK government that its failure to provide vital public health information about the pandemic crisis in an accessible format is risking the lives of blind and partially-sighted people. Rachael Andrews, who uses screen-reading software, has […]

University leaves disabled student segregated at the back of lectures

By John Pring on 13th February 2020 Category: Education

University leaves disabled student segregated at the back of lectures
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A disabled student has been left “isolated” and “segregated” by her university’s failure to make her lectures accessible to her. Sarah-Marie Da Silva, a first-year zoology student and a wheelchair-user, has been trying since her first day on the course to […]

Tens of thousands of disabled workers ‘let down by equality law enforcement failure’

By John Pring on 21st November 2019 Category: Employment

Tens of thousands of disabled workers ‘let down by equality law enforcement failure’
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Tens of thousands of disabled workers are being let down by the government’s failure to ensure equality laws are enforced in the workplace, according to a new report. The Let’s be Reasonable report by UNISON, based on nearly 2,900 survey responses […]

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