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Hunt’s Autumn Statement ‘crumbs’ will ‘not be enough to prevent harm and deaths’

By John Pring on 24th November 2022 Category: Independent Living

Hunt’s Autumn Statement ‘crumbs’ will ‘not be enough to prevent harm and deaths’
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An Autumn Statement that has provided “distracting crumbs” of funding will not be enough to address the impact of 12 years of austerity that has stripped away support from disabled people, campaigners and activists warned this week. The response from disabled […]

Prime minister must abandon ‘reckless’ COVID Christmas plans, say DPOs

By John Pring on 17th December 2020 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Prime minister must abandon ‘reckless’ COVID Christmas plans, say DPOs
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Disabled campaigners have made a last-minute appeal to the government to abandon its plans to relax rules on socialising over Christmas, as fears grow that this will cause a sharp rise in coronavirus infections and many thousands of deaths. Disabled people’s […]

Sia’s Music angers Autistic campaigners over ‘insulting’ choice of non-disabled actor

By John Pring on 26th November 2020 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Sia’s Music angers Autistic campaigners over ‘insulting’ choice of non-disabled actor
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Autistic campaigners have described the decision of singer-songwriter Sia to cast a non-disabled performer to play an Autistic character in her new film as “insulting” and “demeaning”. The trailer for Music (pictured), released by Sia last Thursday, has caused frustration and […]

DDA 25 years on: ‘Phenomenal activism… but deeply flawed legislation’

By John Pring on 12th November 2020 Category: Activism and Campaigning

DDA 25 years on: ‘Phenomenal activism… but deeply flawed legislation’
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Disabled campaigners this week celebrated the activists whose efforts helped lead to the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA), while highlighting the continuing flaws in equality legislation and the need to continue the fight for comprehensive civil rights. They were speaking out on […]

Disability Union ‘will build power and a national voice for disabled people’

By John Pring on 5th November 2020 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Disability Union ‘will build power and a national voice for disabled people’
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A new independent user-led organisation – modelled on a trade union – is hoping to provide disabled people with a collective voice powerful enough to influence policy at a national level, while also offering them solutions to their disability-related problems. The […]

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