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Parliamentary meeting demands end to segregation and abuse of young disabled people

By John Pring on 14th December 2023 Category: Human Rights

Parliamentary meeting demands end to segregation and abuse of young disabled people
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Disabled activists and allies came together in parliament this week to call for an end to the degrading treatment, dehumanisation and even torture that young disabled people are subjected to in institutional care settings. Members of the End Torture of Disabled […]

Disabled people ‘must rediscover appetite for fighting oppression’

By John Pring on 30th November 2023 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Disabled people ‘must rediscover appetite for fighting oppression’
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A leading disabled activist has issued a call in a new book for the disabled people’s movement to rediscover its appetite for fighting oppression and transforming society. In Disability Praxis*, Bob Williams-Findlay argues that the disabled people’s movement has gradually drifted […]

Disabled people ‘must create a drumbeat’ to promote radical new manifesto

By John Pring on 28th September 2023 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Disabled people ‘must create a drumbeat’ to promote radical new manifesto
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Disabled people’s organisations have been urged to “make a hell of a lot of noise” to promote a radical new manifesto that would tackle “the root causes of our oppression” if adopted by the next government. The Disabled People’s Manifesto calls […]

Movement now has ‘powerful voice’ to challenge oppression, conference hears

By John Pring on 28th September 2023 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Movement now has ‘powerful voice’ to challenge oppression, conference hears
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The disability movement now has a “powerful voice” to challenge oppression, the first major in-person gathering of disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) in England for seven years has heard. DPOs from across England gathered in Manchester on Friday* for the launch of […]

Anger as Labour omits ‘vital’ promise on disability rights from policy document

By John Pring on 21st September 2023 Category: Politics

Anger as Labour omits ‘vital’ promise on disability rights from policy document
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Labour has broken its promise to implement the UN disability convention into UK law if it wins the next general election, according to confidential party policy documents. The party was insisting until at least July this year that a Labour government […]

Labour has ‘caved in to vested interests’ on social care, leaked documents show

By John Pring on 21st September 2023 Category: Politics

Labour has ‘caved in to vested interests’ on social care, leaked documents show
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Labour has been accused of caving in to “powerful vested interests” after failing to include any reference to scrapping care charges in documents that will form the basis of the party’s next general election manifesto. One leading disabled people’s organisation said […]

Government side-stepping UN examination ‘shows contempt for disabled people’

By John Pring on 17th August 2023 Category: Human Rights

Government side-stepping UN examination ‘shows contempt for disabled people’
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The UK government has been accused of showing contempt for disabled people after it refused to give evidence on its progress since being found guilty of “grave and systematic” violations of the UN’s disability convention seven years ago. The government has told […]

Vital conference will discuss disabled people’s pre-election demands

By John Pring on 17th August 2023 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Vital conference will discuss disabled people’s pre-election demands
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Disabled people’s organisations will gather next month for a crucial national conference that will discuss their policy demands ahead of the next general election. The conference is being organised by the two leading networks of disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) in England, […]

DWP white paper offers mix of ‘human catastrophe’ and overdue reforms

By John Pring on 16th March 2023 Category: Benefits and Poverty

DWP white paper offers mix of ‘human catastrophe’ and overdue reforms
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Nearly four years after announcing plans to reform support for disabled people, work and pensions ministers have published proposals for sweeping changes to disability benefits and employment support. Some of the proposals – including plans to scrap the work capability assessment […]

Labour-linked inquiry set to rule out scrapping care charges

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

Labour-linked inquiry set to rule out scrapping care charges
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An inquiry that will have significant influence on Labour’s policy on independent living at the next general election is set to rule out scrapping care charges, according to a document leaked to Disability News Service. The document, a summary of a […]

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