Paralympic Sponsor Getting Grief From Athletes
Posted by Mark J. Miller on August 28, 2012 02:44 PM Eleven companies shelled out megabucks to be named worldwide partners for the
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Month: August 2012
Sheffield’s disabled people join Paralympic protest
Published on Wednesday 29 August 2012 06:00 DISABLED people in Sheffield put on a united front against the government’s chosen Paralympics
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‘Disability activists prepare to protest against Atos’ ~ Sourcingfocus ~ portal for the sourcing industry
Wednesday, August 29, 2012 Protesters are preparing to launch a series of campaigns against Olympic sponsor and IT outsourcer Atos.
‘Loss of dignity’ ~ ‘Use Paralympics to focus on Remploy’
With the glorious advent of the Paralympics approaching, it makes me reflect on the miserly decision of the Government to
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Cameron uses Opening Ceremony to Justify Benefit Cuts Narrative: LibDems to barter support for Osborne’s £10bn in further cuts for ‘Emergency Wealth Tax’ proposal
Tonight on Channel Four News David Cameron told C4’s Alex Brooker at the opening ceremony that Britain that it was
Benefits protest at Hull branch of Atos over Paralympic Games ‘hypocrisy’
CAMPAIGNERS have staged a protest outside the offices of a firm carrying out controversial disability benefits checks. The demonstration at the offices
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Protest in Cardiff over tests for incapacity benefit
A group of protesters will demonstrate in Cardiff today against the company that carries out ‘Work Capability Tests’ for the
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Disabled groups in sponsor protest ~ South Wales Evening Post
South Wales Evening Post Wednesday, August 29, 2012 DISABLED people, carers and friends staged a protest outside the Swansea office
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Disabled People target Atos on eve of Paralympics
Wednesday 29 August 2012 By Rory MacKinnon, Corporate Affairs Reporter The Paralympic Games’ slogan is “inspire a generation” but life
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Hundreds protest against Paralympics sponsor Atos as anger about its role in slashing benefits bill intensifies
‘The biggest turnout from the DPAC protests is expected at the Atos Games closing ceremony on Friday when former Paralympians
Paralympic Sponsor Atos Provokes Protests ~ Londonist
BY BETH TORR · AUGUST 29, 2012 AT 11:00 AM Paralympic sponsor Atos is at the centre of another row over the involvement of
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‘Responsibility to treat disabled people fairly’ ~ Hull Daily Mail
By The Hull Daily Mail ATOS was first awarded the contract to carry work capability assessments (WCA) by the
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Fury at Paralympic ‘hypocrisy’ of private firm Atos behind fit-to-work tests ~ Derby Telegraph
Fury at Paralympic ‘hypocrisy’ of private firm Atos behind fit-to-work tests ACTIVISTS have staged demonstrations outside the private firm which
Paralympic sponsor engulfed by disability tests row
Atos accused of wrongly classing benefit applicants as fit for work By NINA LAKHANI WEDNESDAY 29 AUGUST 2012 More than
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Mark Steel: They can’t be disabled – they can swim: Atos sponsoring the Paralympics is like the Pope sponsoring a Gay Olympiad
Atos accused of wrongly classing benefit applicants as fit for work ‘Before the games, few people had heard of Atos,
Anti-Atos protests take to streets of Manchester and Sheffield
This article should be read after: ‘Seven medals but now the Tories want my benefits’ by Mark Krantz Colin Roy Hunter
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Paralympics Sponsor Atos Hits Back At Disability Protesters ~ states it ‘Only’ carries out WCA in line with govt policy
“We’re only carrying out orders” they say. So that’s alright then. Paralympics sponsor Atos – facing a disability protest this
‘Seven medals but now the Tories want my benefits’ ~ British Paralympic Gold Medalist Tara Flood Speaks Out
Paralympic winner speaks out and says get Atos out of the Games Paralympic gold medallist and world record holder Tara
‘Atos forced me to crawl on the floor in tears’
Dave Sewell reports on the horrific letters that expose how Paralympics sponsor Atos treats disabled people and the week of
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