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London 2012: Disabled leader left ‘humiliated’ by opening ceremony treatment
A leading disabled activist was left “humiliated” and “incensed” after she was twice interrupted by London 2012 staff while watching the Paralympic Games opening ceremony to be told her guide dog was a health and safety hazard. Sue Bott, director of development for Disability Rights UK (DR UK), had been given ticket…
- London 2012: Only one in 50 opening ceremony volunteers was disabled
- London 2012: Games could face legal action for ‘failing disabled parents’
- Disabled prisoner’s life in the balance as Prison Service ‘refuses to provide proper care’
- London 2012: Royal Mail thinks again on Paralympic stamps
- Watchdog backs DNS call for national audit of ‘out-of-area’ placements
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Pioneer warns of ‘disastrous’ consequences of ILF closure
One of the pioneers of the independent living movement has warned the government that its decision to shut the Independent Living Fund (ILF) in 2015 could force thousands of disabled people out of their homes and into residential care. John Evans said that such a move, announced last week in a long-awaited consultation pape…
- Government holds out hope for just nine Remploy factories
- Disabled people set to be outnumbered on Paralympic torch relay
- New political fund ‘could create legacy of disabled MPs’
- Memorial hears tributes to ‘passion and integrity’ of ‘wonderful’ Jack Ashley
- Dignity of vigil highlights importance of ‘fitness for work’ court case
features
Watchdog backs DNS call for national audit of ‘out-of-area’ placements
The care watchdog has backed calls for a national audit to find out how many people with learning difficulties have been abandoned in institutions far from their original homes. The call for an audit was made by Disability News Service (DNS) after last week’s publication of a serious case review (SCR) into the “appallin…
- DPOs will pull out of PIP contract ‘if assessments are not fair and open’
- Cunningham’s Unlimited talent set to light up festival
- DLA cuts will cost motor economy ‘hundreds of millions of pounds’, say campaigners
- DWP dismisses concerns over specialist job scheme
- Healthy rise in sporting activity could be London 2012 legacy
obituaries
Emotional tributes paid to Nick Danagher, ‘independent living revolutionary’
Disabled activists have paid a series of emotional tributes to Nick Danagher, a central and much-loved figure in the disability movement and an “independent living revolutionary”, who died suddenly on Friday (6 July). Among his roles, Danagher was a trustee of the Independent Living Fund, chair of Surrey Coalition of Di…
welsh assembly
The Closure of Remploy Factories—Let Down by Two Governments
Leanne Wood, Plaid Cymru Assembly Member for South Central Wales Friday 9 March 2012 I was angry to hear the announcement on Wednesday that seven out of nine Remploy factories in Wales are earmarked for closure, resulting in the loss of nearly 300 jobs. The Westminster coalition, with this decision, has jettisoned the livel…