Wednesday 29 August 2012 21.00 BST   Your coverage of the Paralympics and how they relate to […]
Well done and SOLIDARITY to our sisters and brothers in DPAC Cardiff on a fantastic demonstration! (Commentary by Liza Van […]
USE OF EMPLOYMENT AND SUPPORT ALLOWANCE INFORMATION IN CLAIMS FOR DISABILITY LIVING ALLOWANCE A Handbook for Decision Makers Forward This […]
Congratulations and well done, Francesca! You have done us all extremely proud and you’ve done justice for the disabled people’s protest […]
                1.   Social Media Flooding Gold Medals for Atos – Flood twitter and Facebook with the […]
  Posted on August 29, 2012 by johnny void | 6 Comments  A well attended and genuinely moving memorial service was held today outside the […]
‘And so, while Lord Coe excitedly boasts viewers will be ‘blown away’ by the 14th Paralympic games, thousands of disabled people […]
‘When I think of disability I also think of the fearless disabled campaigners activists and non-disabled carers who fight for […]
For Black Triangle’s opinion see:  https://blacktrianglecampaign.org/2012/08/29/cameron-uses-opening-ceremony-to-justify-benefit-cuts-narrative-libdems-to-barter-support-for-osbornes-10bn-in-further-cuts-for-emergency-wealth-tax-proposal/ See also Sue Marsh’s article for The Guardian on our disabled athletes and politics:  […]

Many British Paralympians would not have had the chance to realise their potential without support that is now being removed
By Anthony Faiola, Published: August 29 LONDON — With an ode to science, human perseverance and the disabled physicist Stephen Hawking, this host […]
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  I’m not quite sure what I’d do if I worked for Atos, frankly. Resign and find another job, probably. […]
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