Disability News Service – Page 13 – Black Triangle Campaign

Atos, Black Triangle Campaign, Conservatives, DPAC Disabled People Against Cuts, DWP, WCA Deaths

May’s mental health speech ‘is smokescreen to hide damage of welfare reform’

January 12, 2017January 12, 2017 Holmey

By John Pring Disability News Service 12th January 2017 The prime minister has been accused of hypocrisy, after making

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Conservatives, Damien Green, Disability Confident, DWP, Labour Party, Penny Mourdant

It’s official: Ministers have abandoned their disability employment gap target

November 27, 2016 Holmey

By John Pring Disability News Service November 25th 2016 A Labour MP has proved that the government has abandoned a

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Conservatives, Damien Green, Disability Confident, DWP, Penny Mourdant, work capability assessment (WCA); biopsychosocial model (BPS); DWP

DWP admits most Disability Confident employers just skipped across from Two Ticks

November 27, 2016 Holmey

By John Pring Disability News Service November25th 2016 The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has admitted flooding its under-fire

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Conservatives, Damien Green, Debbie Abrahams, Disability Discrimination, DPAC Disabled People Against Cuts, DRUK, DWP, Human Rights, Inclusion London, Peter Beresford, Shaping our Lives, UKCRPD, United Nations, work capability assessment (WCA); biopsychosocial model (BPS); DWP

Chancellor’s social care and WRAG omissions ‘show contempt for disabled people’

November 27, 2016 Holmey

By John Pring Disability News service November 25th 2016 The chancellor has shocked disabled activists by ignoring the

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Black Triangle Campaign, Chris Grayling, Conservatives, Debbie Jolly, Disability Discrimination, Disability Hate crime, DPAC Disabled People Against Cuts, DWP, EHRC, Human Rights, Ian Duncan Smith, IFS, Lord David Freud, Mary O Hara, Maximus, Mo Stewart, PIP, UKCRPD, UN, United Nations, work capability assessment (WCA); biopsychosocial model (BPS); DWP

Joint – letter from the United Kingdom Disabled People’s Movement and Allied Civil Society Organisations to United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon

November 19, 2016November 21, 2016 Holmey

Published By Black Triangle November 19th 2016 Secretary General As U.K. disabled campaigners and civil society organisations we write

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Allfie, Black Triangle Campaign, Debbie Jolly, DPAC Disabled People Against Cuts, Equal Lives, Inclusion London, John McDonnell, Labour Party, MHRN, UKCRPD, UN, Winvisible

McDonnell pledges Labour will force government to debate UN ‘rights violations’ report

November 17, 2016 Holmey

By John Pring Disability News Service Novemeber 17th 2016 Labour’s shadow chancellor has promised that the government will be dragged

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Black Triangle Campaign, Damien Green, DWP, I Daniel Blake, Paul Laverty, SNP, work capability assessment (WCA); biopsychosocial model (BPS); DWP

Green refuses three times to apologise to Scotland for harm of benefit reforms

November 12, 2016November 12, 2016 Holmey

By John Pring Disability News Service November 10th 2016 The work and pensions secretary Damian Green has refused three

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Black Triangle Campaign, CRPD, Damien Green, Debbie Jolly, DPAC Disabled People Against Cuts, DWP, EHRC, Human Rights, Ian Duncan Smith, Pats Petition, work capability assessment (WCA); biopsychosocial model (BPS); DWP, WOW Campaign

UN’s conclusion that UK violated disability rights is ‘vindication’ for activists

November 10, 2016November 10, 2016 Holmey

By John Pring Disability News Service Thursday November 10th 2016 Disabled activists who persuaded the United Nations (UN) to investigate

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Damien Green, DPAC Disabled People Against Cuts, DWP, Equal Lives, I Daniel Blake, Inclusion London, Ken Loach, Paul Laverty, Penny Mourdant, People First, Shaping our Lives, Susan Archibald, work capability assessment (WCA); biopsychosocial model (BPS); DWP

DPOs criticise DWP for excluding them from green paper launch

November 3, 2016November 3, 2016 Holmey

by John Pring Disability News Service 3rd November 2016 Grassroots disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) have criticised the government’s decision to

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Atos, Black Triangle Campaign, DWP, Human Rights, Jeremy Corbyn, Labour Party, UKCRPD, UKDPC, United Nations, WCA Deaths, work capability assessment (WCA); biopsychosocial model (BPS); DWP

Coroner asked to explain failure to hold inquest into benefit sanctions death

November 3, 2016 Holmey

By John Pring Disability News Service 3rd November 2016 Lawyers for the sister of a disabled man who died after

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Black Triangle Campaign, DPAC Disabled People Against Cuts, DRUK, DWP, EHRC, Pats Petition, Shaping our Lives

Activists welcome disability commissioner’s decision to leave EHRC

November 3, 2016November 3, 2016 Holmey

by John Pring Disability News Service 3rd November 2016 Disabled activists have welcomed the decision of the equality watchdog’s disability

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Black Triangle Campaign, Damien Green, DWP, Maximus, work capability assessment (WCA); biopsychosocial model (BPS); DWP

Professors’ silence after DWP waters down their guidance on preventing WCA suicides

October 28, 2016 Holmey

By John Pring Disability News Service October 28th 2016 A leading psychiatrist who helped the government draft guidance that

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DWP, Maximus, Pats Petition, Shaping our Lives, WCA Deaths, WOW Petition

‘Grave concern’ over coroner’s refusal to hold inquest into Maximus WRAG death

October 28, 2016 Holmey

By John Pring Disability News Service Oct 28th 2016 A coroner has refused to hold an inquest into the

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Damien Green, DWP, Penny Mourdant, PIP

Ministerial duo face questions after misleading MPs over PIP

October 21, 2016October 21, 2016 Holmey

October 21st 2016 By John Pring Disability News Service Two ministers have refused to apologise after they both

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DWP, Psychologists Against Austerity, Rick Burgess, Suicide Crisis

Conference hears of ‘democide’, ‘psycho-compulsion’ and suicide risk from benefit system

October 14, 2016 Holmey

October 13th 2016 By John Pring- Disability News Service Mental health survivors and psychologists have joined forces for a

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CQC, DPAC Disabled People Against Cuts, Spectrum Centre for Independant Living

Care crisis: Anger over CCG’s ‘unacceptable’ policy on residential care

October 14, 2016 Holmey

October 13th 2016 By John Pring-Disability News Service Disabled people who need more than eight hours of long-term healthcare a

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Black Triangle News, CQC, NHS

Care crisis: Council’s failings mean disabled man has to be dragged upstairs to his flat

October 14, 2016October 14, 2016 Holmey

October 13th 2016 by John Pring -Disability News Service A disabled man has to be dragged up the stairs

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DPAC Disabled People Against Cuts, DWP, MHRN, MInd

Mind faces boycott call after policy and campaigns manager joins DWP

October 14, 2016 Holmey

October13th 2016. By John Pring – Disability News Service Disabled activists have called for a boycott of the

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Atos, Black Triangle Campaign, Black Triangle News, Capita, Chris Grayling, DWP, Human Rights, Ian Duncan Smith, Mo Stewart, Police, UN, WCA Deaths, work capability assessment (WCA); biopsychosocial model (BPS); DWP

MSPs hear call for government to ‘speak out more forcefully’ on WCA deaths

October 14, 2016 Holmey

13th October 2016 By John Pring -Disability News Service A disabled activist has told a parliamentary committee that

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DPAC Disabled People Against Cuts, UKCRPD, United Nations

DPAC highlights ‘shame’ of access barriers, despite millions spent on renovation

October 6, 2016 Holmey

By John Pring Disability News Service October 6th 2016 Disabled activists have highlighted the “shameful” access barriers they

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Recommended Web Sites

'Down With All That' In-depth background reading on the shambles of the (rapidly disappearing) welfare state

Aktion T4 The T4 Program was responsible for the murder of over 100,000 German citizens…babies, children, adults, and elderly…who had physical and mental disabilities. Developed in 1938 and carried out at six different sites throughout Germany and Austria, the T4 P

AtoS Healthcare User Group (Closed Group – Request to Join) “How do you feel about the Government’s move in scrapping Income Support and Disability Living Allowance and the organisation calling itself AtoS ‘HEALTHCARE’ ?”

Atos Miracles Find out where your nearest Atos Miracle Cure Center is on this fantastic web site.

Atos Miracles A place for the sick and disabled to share stories of how ATOS have cured them. Many sites on this subject have been threatened with legal action by the company and this is a place of satire – which we are hoping is not yet outlawed in the UK.

ATOS VICTIMS GROUP “Telling it How it IS” – Staunch alllies and fighters against the UK’s genocidal so-called welfare ‘reform’ programme

Benefits Claimants Fight Back

Boycott Workfare Workfare – compulsory work for benefits – is being rolled-out across the country. We call on public sector bodies, voluntary organisations and businesses being offered these placements as well as union branches to join others in signing a pledge to boycot

Crippen Cartoons The website of David Luton-Crippen, renown disabled cartoonist and a member of The Black Triangle

Crippen Cartoons Blog David Luton-Crippen’s blog

Diary of a Benefits Scrounger Sue Marshes excellent blog that shares information on Welfare cuts, illness, disability and general, current, political thought.

Disability Arts Online A ‘must read’! Not to be missed.

Disability History Month Scotland The official website of Disability History Month Scotland – 22nd November to 22nd December 2011

Disability History Month Scotland Held annually in the Autumn to celebrate our history of struggle and to build for a better future

Disabled People Against Cuts DPAC is about disabled people and their allies. DPAC is UK based but we know that disabled people in other countries are suffering from austerity cuts and a lack of fundamental rights. We welcome all to join us in fighting for justice and human rights for

Double Karma Ania Waterman’s blog on everything to do with disabled people’s activism

Down With All That Bigleyma’s excellent blog that chronicles the farce that the WCA assessments are and the major players involved in it’s execution.

DWP Examinations Forum A friendly online community for those undergoing an Atos Medical Assessment or appeal full of loads of information and valuable advice.

Edinburgh Coalition Against Poverty Practical advice and solidarity for all those facing benefit difficulties and hardship. Excellent campaigning organisation

Good Advice Matters Guides that haven been produced in an effort to simplify the various processes involved when trying to claim benefits.

Inspired By Atos Origin A Facebook Group for people to post their artwork that is inspired by Atos Origin.

Ouch Too A disability support forum founded from the ashes of the BBC’s Ouch Board after they closed it.

Paralympics 2012 Boycott Website Dedicated to exposing AtoS’s hypocrisy as disability deniers and sponsors of the Paralympic Games! Paralympians: SPEAK OUT AND PROTEST!!!

Rolling with the Punches Blog “33 year old with lupus since 17 and a variety of other weird awkward symptoms!” Campaigner who co-authored the Spartacus Report

soiniciulacht – 'Taking the fight to this Morally Disabled Government' Cuts right to the heart of all that’s wrong with the neoliberal tyranny we endure today …

Solidarity Federation Advice on what to do if you ‘fail’ your DWP/ATOS Work Capability Assessment

The Broken of Britain Non-partisan UK-based Disability campaign. Advocacy for people with invisible illness and/or physical & mental health conditions. Also Carers, their Families and Friends. Our individual voices are too quiet to be heard, but collectively we can shout

The Dawn Willis Blog Dawn Willis sharing the news & views of the “Mentally Wealthy”

The New Republic The daily tabloid of the “Age of Austerity”

The Void Narking off the state since 2005

Unum Insurance Blog An excellent website that exposes advisor to the UK Government on welfare reform, Unum, for what they are.

Using the Law to Fight Cuts to Disabled People’s Services A practical guide for campaigners – disabled people and their families; carers and local groups (Updated July 2012)

Victims of Atos Corrupton They tried to silence Atos Register of Shame and it back as Victims of Atos Corruption.

Where's the Benefit A blog on all things that affect sick and/or disabled people under the ConDem jackboot

Why Wait Forever – DWP ATOS Veterans An amazing website containing interesting detailed research carried out by Mo Stewart into Atos & Unum Insurance

YOUR CALL – National Freephone Telephone Counselling Service for Disabled People in Scotland This is the first service of its kind in the UK. The service takes calls to its appointment line from 11am until 3 pm Mondays to Thursdays. Calls are free from a home telephone, and from most mobile networks(including T-Mobile, Vodaphone, O2, 3, Orange a

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