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Thousands of disabled people tell MPs: Cost-of-living crisis is affecting our health

By John Pring on 25th May 2023 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Thousands of disabled people tell MPs: Cost-of-living crisis is affecting our health
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Thousands of disabled people have told MPs how the cost-of-living crisis is affecting both their physical and mental health and forcing them to restrict their use of heating and hot water. More than 7,000 disabled people responded to a survey (PDF) […]

The ‘accessible queue’ for the Queen ‘was discriminatory and a shambles’

By John Pring on 22nd September 2022 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

The ‘accessible queue’ for the Queen ‘was discriminatory and a shambles’
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Disabled people who struggled for hours to queue to pay their respects to the Queen at the lying-in-state in Westminster Hall say the government treated them as an “afterthought” and that its “discriminatory” arrangements were “a shambles”. Many disabled people travelled […]

Activists explain why they ‘clashed’ with minister after PIP debate

By John Pring on 1st February 2018 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Activists explain why they ‘clashed’ with minister after PIP debate
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Two disabled activists have explained why they “clashed” with the minister for disabled people at the end of a parliamentary debate on personal independence payment (PIP). Paula Peters and Keith Walker, from Disabled People Against Cuts (DPAC), decided to confront Sarah […]

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