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Blue badge rules in London need ‘critical changes’, say campaigners

By John Pring on 29th October 2020 Category: Transport

Blue badge rules in London need ‘critical changes’, say campaigners
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Campaigners are calling for “critical” changes to rules that make it harder for disabled people to use their blue parking badges in four central London local authorities, particularly when they are attending urgent hospital appointments. They say the COVID-19 pandemic has […]

Disabled children in London more likely to receive an inclusive education, says report

By John Pring on 14th November 2019 Category: Education

Disabled children in London more likely to receive an inclusive education, says report
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Disabled children in London are more likely to receive an inclusive education than those being educated anywhere else in England, according to a new report. The report, by the education consultancy MIME, found that the London borough of Westminster was delivering […]

Homeless ordeal of disabled man forced onto streets by hospital

By John Pring on 4th August 2016 Category: Housing

Homeless ordeal of disabled man forced onto streets by hospital
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A disabled man was left to survive on the streets of London overnight after he was kicked out of hospital, and then forced by a council to beg for money to fund the 20-mile journey to his temporary housing. Fred Allen […]

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