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UK Disability History Month begins with call for action on disablism in education

By John Pring on 23rd November 2023 Category: Education

UK Disability History Month begins with call for action on disablism in education
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Disabled activists have called for action to address the discrimination and disablism faced by disabled students and pupils, and to enforce the laws that should be protecting them. They were speaking at the launch of UK Disability History Month (UKDHM), which […]

History month launch hears disabled people ‘must keep fighting back’ on austerity

By John Pring on 24th November 2022 Category: Activism and Campaigning

History month launch hears disabled people ‘must keep fighting back’ on austerity
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Disabled people must “keep fighting back” and “politicise” so they can battle the impact of a decade of austerity, a series of leading disabled figures have urged. They spoke about the importance of working together to fight back against the impact […]

Round-up: £20 petition, Disability History Month, Motability… and BAFTA

By John Pring on 19th November 2020 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Round-up: £20 petition, Disability History Month, Motability… and BAFTA
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A petition signed by nearly 120,000 people who want to see a £20 a week uplift given to universal credit claimants extended to those on other benefits has been handed to the chancellor, Rishi Sunak. The increase, which also applies to […]

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