Dr Sarah Glynn: Why we must resist the ‘work cure’
By Dr Sarah Glynn SUWN 1stNov 2016 Ahead of the IdeaSpace event in Glasgow this week, Dr Sarah Glynn of
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Category: Disability Discrimination
Disabled researcher’s book exposes ‘corporate demolition of welfare state’
15th September 2016 John Pring http://www.disabilitynewsservice.com/ A string of activists, academics, politicians and journalists have welcomed the publication of a new
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McDonnell promises DPAC ‘a seat at the heart of government’
15 September 2016 John Pring http://www.disabilitynewsservice.com/ Disabled activists have been promised a seat “at the heart of government” if Jeremy
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Disability hate crime has fallen since 2007-2010, surprise new figures suggest
September 8th 2016 John Pring Disability News Service Levels of disability hate crime in England and Wales have fallen in
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Capita suspends assessor after disablist, racist Facebook posts
4th August 2016 John Pring Disability News Service A disability benefits assessor with extreme right-wing sympathies has been suspended by
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Government’s hate crime plan’s ‘unforgiveable’ failure on disability
Angry campaigners have attacked the government’s new hate crime action plan for its “totally disrespectful” failure to address problems
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Campaigners Call for Boycott Of Workfare Slave Labourers
Campaigners are calling for people to boycott workfare users this week after a long court battle to get those taking
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Brexit vote: Disabled people speak of shock, horror and dismay
Disabled people have spoken of their horror, shock and anger at learning of the vote to leave the European Union
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DWP piles WCA demand onto ‘humiliated’ abuse survivor
A government contractor has told a traumatised abuse survivor he must be reassessed for employment and support allowance (ESA), just
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UN Slams Tories over Human Right Abuses
While the country is entrenched in the mire of the EU referendum fallout, the Tories have just been slammed
Election leaves UN disability committee with 17 men and just one woman
Disabled activists are calling on the UN to take action after elections to the 18-strong committee that oversees the implementation
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Police force faces two watchdog probes over treatment of autistic people
A police force has launched an internal review of its treatment of disabled people, after it was forced to refer
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Tomlinson faces call to resign over PIP harassment of child abuse survivor
A minister has been urged to resign, after he threatened a traumatised child abuse survivor – who is waiting
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First figures on ESA mandatory reconsideration ‘show it is just a delaying tactic’
Official figures suggest that a new appeal stage introduced for unsuccessful claimants has been little more than a delaying tactic
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Report finds support for efforts to find a social model of mental distress
Most mental health service-users are still deeply divided about identifying with the social model of disability, but still favour moving
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EU laws ‘have played crucial role’ in fight for disability rights
Disabled people have been urged to recognise the importance of the European Union (EU) in maintaining and building on their
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TUC Disabled Workers Conference: ‘Most disabled teachers face harassment’
Four-fifths of disabled teachers face harassment and discrimination at the hands of head teachers and other senior managers, disabled
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Activists protest outside premiere of ‘disability snuff movie’
Appalled activists protested outside a London premiere last night after describing the film as a “disability snuff movie” that suggests
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School admissions process ‘discriminates against disabled parents’
A disabled parent has accused his local authority of discriminating against him by refusing to take his access needs
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A SENSE OF BETRAYAL-Mo Stewart
No civilian has any comprehension of life in British military forces, or the impact of the removal of that