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Welsh government’s disability rights plan ‘is a smokescreen’ to hide lack of teeth and targets

By John Pring on 22nd May 2025 Category: Human Rights

Welsh government’s disability rights plan ‘is a smokescreen’ to hide lack of teeth and targets
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The Welsh government has been accused of putting up a “smokescreen” after publishing a draft disability rights plan that lacks “teeth” and is full instead of pledges to carry out reviews and produce guidance while offering no new money. The 10-year […]

Co-production ‘will not be possible without funding from government’

By John Pring on 19th September 2024 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Co-production ‘will not be possible without funding from government’
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The leading disabled people’s organisation (DPO) in Wales has warned the Welsh and UK governments that co-production of policy with disabled people will not be possible if they fail to provide the funding that they and other DPOs need to survive. […]

Pandemic inquiry is asked why Welsh government’s ‘humanism’ failed to prevent ‘mass death and suffering’

By John Pring on 29th February 2024 Category: Human Rights

Pandemic inquiry is asked why Welsh government’s ‘humanism’ failed to prevent ‘mass death and suffering’
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Two national disabled people’s organisations have questioned why the “humanist” aspirations of the Welsh government were unable to prevent “mass death and real suffering” during the pandemic. Disability Wales and Disability Rights UK were delivering their opening statement to the section […]

Shock and dismay over Welsh government’s care charge hike

By John Pring on 22nd February 2024 Category: Independent Living

Shock and dismay over Welsh government’s care charge hike
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Disabled campaigners say they are “shocked and dismayed” by the Welsh government’s plans to allow local authorities to increase the maximum weekly amount that disabled people can be charged for their non-residential care by 20 per cent. The government said in […]

Call for support for disabled people enduring ‘unbearable’ post-Grenfell safety work

By John Pring on 2nd March 2023 Category: Housing

Call for support for disabled people enduring ‘unbearable’ post-Grenfell safety work
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The UK government has failed to realise the urgent support needs of disabled people who are having to endure “unbearable” safety work that is being carried out on their flats following the Grenfell fire, politicians have been told. Many disabled people […]

First minister pays tribute to 50 years of Disability Wales… and makes social model pledge

By John Pring on 20th October 2022 Category: Activism and Campaigning

First minister pays tribute to 50 years of Disability Wales… and makes social model pledge
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The Welsh first minister has paid tribute to the work of Disability Wales as it celebrated its 50th anniversary yesterday (Wednesday), and he re-affirmed his government’s commitment to putting the social model of disability at the heart of its work. Disability […]

‘Significant progress’ needed on disability rights in Wales, says report for UN committee

By John Pring on 7th April 2022 Category: Human Rights

‘Significant progress’ needed on disability rights in Wales, says report for UN committee
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A “significant amount of progress” still needs to be made on implementing the UN disability convention in Wales, according to a new report co-produced by disabled people. Disability Wales has been working with disabled people across Wales on the “shadow report”, […]

Disability arts organisation’s call for new cultural rights

By John Pring on 9th December 2021 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Disability arts organisation’s call for new cultural rights
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A leading disability arts organisation has called on the Welsh government to provide new cultural and international rights for disabled people. Disability Arts Cymru, the leading organisation for disability arts in Wales, spoke out as it launched a new manifesto: Bring […]

Pandemic exclusion led to confusion and fear, says ground-breaking Welsh report

By John Pring on 8th July 2021 Category: Human Rights

Pandemic exclusion led to confusion and fear, says ground-breaking Welsh report
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The levels of exclusion experienced by disabled people in Wales during the pandemic led many to report confusion, helplessness, abandonment, isolation, fear and frustration, according to a ground-breaking, disabled-led report. The Locked Out report*, commissioned by the Welsh government, details how […]

Coronavirus: UK and Welsh governments fall short on food delivery details

By John Pring on 16th April 2020 Category: Politics

Coronavirus: UK and Welsh governments fall short on food delivery details
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The UK and Welsh governments have been able to give only the vaguest of promises on how they are tackling the risk that hundreds of thousands of disabled people could be left unable to secure food and other groceries during the […]

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