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Welsh government has ‘sold disabled people down the river’ on post-ILF plans

By John Pring on 17th November 2016 Category: Independent Living

Welsh government has ‘sold disabled people down the river’ on post-ILF plans
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The ruling Labour government in Wales has been accused of “selling disabled people down the river”, after deciding that local authorities will be handed all financial responsibility for supporting former recipients of the Independent Living Fund (ILF). The Welsh government has […]

Project set to double number of independent living centres in Wales

By John Pring on 13th October 2016 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Project set to double number of independent living centres in Wales
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Two groups have been chosen to set up new centres for independent living (CIL) in Wales, doubling the number of CILs in the country. The new centres will be located in Ceredigion, in the west of the country, and Flintshire, in […]

Pioneering £5 million DRILL programme sends out first call for funding bids

By John Pring on 12th May 2016 Category: Independent Living

Pioneering £5 million DRILL programme sends out first call for funding bids
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A pioneering programme backed by £5 million of lottery cash has issued a call for user-led teams across the UK to apply for funding to research new ways to remove the barriers to independent living faced by disabled people. The Disability […]

Disability Wales could close by April after government funding blow

By John Pring on 11th December 2015 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Disability Wales could close by April after government funding blow
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The national, user-led organisation representing disabled people in Wales could be forced to close in less than four months’ time, after the Welsh government refused its latest funding application. Disability Wales (DW) is set to lose more than two-thirds of its […]

Five calls to action lay down challenge for political parties in Wales

By John Pring on 18th September 2015 Category: Independent Living

Five calls to action lay down challenge for political parties in Wales
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Disabled people in Wales are calling on the next Welsh government to introduce a legal right to independent living, as one of five major “calls to action” in a new manifesto. The Disabled People’s Manifesto has been produced by Disability Wales, […]

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