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Disability issues in the news from the Black Triangle.
September 17th By George Berger for DPAC http://dpac.uk.net/2016/09/two-apparent-irregularities-involving-unum-atos-and-dwp/ Debbie Jolly, Jonathan Rutherford, and Mo Stewart have discussed the influence
Continue readingTwo Apparent Irregularities Involving UNUM, ATOS, And DWP
15th September 2016 John Pring http://www.disabilitynewsservice.com/ “Very disturbing” new government figures show a steep fall in the proportion of
Continue readingESA figures show ‘very disturbing’ drop in number placed in support group
September 8th 2016 John Pring Disability News Service A disabled woman has told how her local council is threatening to
Continue readingCouncil wants to watch abuse survivor shower and toilet to check post-ILF needs
September 8th 2016 John Pring Disability News Service The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has refused to consider
Continue readingBenefit claimants die as DWP staff keep failing to follow suicide guidelines
August 28th 2016 By Mo Stewart “Stewart names names. She shows where and how the policies originated. She destroys
August 25th 2016 The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is refusing to publish nine secret reviews into the deaths
Continue readingDWP hides seven secret benefit suicide reviews
4th August 2016 John Pring Disability News Service A disabled campaigner has launched a new photo-based website that has put
Continue readingAccess website’s inclusive solution after one man’s lifetime of photography
4th August 2016 John Pring A physiotherapist took just 35 minutes to carry out a face-to-face assessment that led to
Continue readingDocuments show WCA suicide death mirrored 2010 tragedy
Campaigners are calling for people to boycott workfare users this week after a long court battle to get those taking
Continue readingCampaigners Call for Boycott Of Workfare Slave Labourers
This is the speech given by Jeremy Corbyn at UCL Institute of Education when he launched his bid for re-election
Continue reading“We have demolished the case for austerity” – Corbyn’s speech at leadership launch
Thursday 21st July 2016 1400 hrs BST Dr Tony Cox was today sentenced to 150 hours community service at 0945
Continue readingScottish Campaigner Dr Tony Cox Found Guilty
One of the two prospective candidates to challenge UK Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn has been accused over his record
Continue readingOwen Smith challenged over disability record
The right of the PLP are faced with an impossible conundrum. On the one hand, many of them believe that
The rise in mortality in 2015 was shocking. In England and Wales (alone) the rise of mortality of 9%
A trio of experts have destroyed government claims that cutting out-of-work benefits for disabled people will help
Continue readingDisability employment gap: Experts demolish government excuses for WRAG cut
The minister for disabled people has admitted to complete ignorance about the model that lies at the heart of his
Continue readingTomlinson admits to ignorance about biopsychosocial model
Disabled people have spoken of their horror, shock and anger at learning of the vote to leave the European Union
Continue readingBrexit vote: Disabled people speak of shock, horror and dismay
Campaigners and experts say they fear that Britain’s vote to leave the European Union (EU) could have serious consequences for
Continue readingBrexit vote: Fear and uncertainty over impact of EU exit
The new work and pensions secretary scrapped the disability and employment white paper prepared by his predecessor Iain Duncan
Continue readingCrabb scrapped IDS’s white paper because he ‘didn’t like the look of it’
Hundreds or even thousands of disabled people are so alarmed by the idea of Britain leaving the European Union (EU)
Continue readingBrexit vote: Disabled people seek safe haven in Scotland