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Trio of user-led organisations challenge London’s next mayor on equality

By John Pring on 7th April 2016 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Trio of user-led organisations challenge London’s next mayor on equality
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A trio of user-led organisations have challenged the capital’s next mayor to address the inequality faced by disabled Londoners. Inclusion London, The Alliance for Inclusive Education (ALLFIE) and Transport for All launched a manifesto this week, which brings together the key […]

Councils’ funding cut would be ‘massive blow’, say London DPOs

By John Pring on 4th December 2015 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Councils’ funding cut would be ‘massive blow’, say London DPOs
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Vital funding used to enable disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) in London to survive and thrive is set to be scrapped, after politicians over-ruled the expert advice of their own officials. The grants committee of the umbrella organisation London Councils has recommended […]

Blanket scooter bans on trains must end, say conga-dancing campaigners

By guest on 4th December 2015 Category: Transport

Blanket scooter bans on trains must end, say conga-dancing campaigners
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By Raya Al Jadir Disabled transport campaigners have called on three train companies to remove blanket bans that prevent all scooter-users from using their services. To mark the campaign members of the user-led campaigning organisation Transport for All (TfA) took part […]

Equality Act has ‘let down’ disabled people on public transport

By John Pring on 6th November 2015 Category: Transport

Equality Act has ‘let down’ disabled people on public transport
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Some disabled people have been “let down” by the Equality Act when it comes to access to public transport, a disabled campaigner has told members of the House of Lords. Gwynneth Pedler, a member of the user-led campaigning organisation Transport for […]

Paulley wins fight to take bus access case to Supreme Court

By John Pring on 10th July 2015 Category: Transport

Paulley wins fight to take bus access case to Supreme Court
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A disabled campaigner who is battling to protect the rights of wheelchair-users to travel on buses has won permission for his appeal to be heard by the Supreme Court. Doug Paulley (pictured) has been told by the court that it will hear […]

Osborne’s autumn statement shows ‘total disregard’ for disabled people

By John Pring on 5th December 2014 Category: Benefits and Poverty, News Archive, Politics

Osborne’s autumn statement shows ‘total disregard’ for disabled people
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This week’s autumn statement – the last before the general election – demonstrates the government’s “total disregard” for disabled people, say campaigners. George Osborne’s speech to MPs omitted any mention of disabled people, but there was also no mention of disability […]

Government funding means Crossrail campaign success

By John Pring on 21st November 2014 Category: News Archive, Transport

Government funding means Crossrail campaign success
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Every rail station on the major new Crossrail project will now be step-free, following a successful two-year campaign by disabled and older people. Transport for London (TfL) had already announced in September that Crossrail would be step-free from street-level to the […]

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