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Government ‘has stripped Paralympians of their Motability vehicles’

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August 25th 2016 Paralympians heading to Rio next week have lost their Motability vehicles after being reassessed as part of the government’s programme of benefit cuts and reforms, a member of the ParalympicsGB team has revealed. Some Paralympians have spoken … Continue reading →

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Posted in Atos, Capita, DWP, Paralympics, PIP | Tagged Austerity, Benefits, Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, Disabled People Against Cuts, Motability Scheme, MRHN Mental Health Resistance Network, PIP, Welfare Reform, Winvisible | Leave a reply

Arts Council funding is ‘vote of confidence’ in disability arts organisation

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  11th August 2016 The Arts Council has awarded hundreds of thousands of pounds to the disability arts movement in a bid to address the under-representation of disabled-led organisations among those receiving its funding. Arts Council England (ACE) announced this … Continue reading →

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Posted in Atos, Paralympics | Tagged Disability Arts, Disability Arts Online, Disability News Service, DNS, John Pring | Leave a reply

DPAC will use Paralympics to highlight austerity impact in week of action

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11th August 2016 Disabled activists are to hold a week of action to coincide with the start of the Rio 2016 Paralympics, in a bid to highlight the impact of austerity-driven cuts on disability rights. Disabled People Against Cuts (DPAC) … Continue reading →

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Posted in Atos, DWP, Paralympics, PIP, UKCRPD, United Nations | Tagged Atos, Benefits, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, Disabled People Against Cuts, DWP, Equality, Human rights, John Pring, UK news, Welfare, Welfare Reform | Leave a reply

Cockroft’s fear of PIP reassessment and losing independence as she heads for Rio

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One of Britain’s biggest stars from the London 2012 Paralympics has said she is “scared” that she will lose her independence when she is reassessed for the government’s new disability benefit. Wheelchair racer Hannah Cockroft has yet to be assessed … Continue reading →

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Posted in Atos, DWP, Paralympics, PIP | Tagged Atos, Benefits, DNS, DWP, Equality, John Pring, PIP | 1 Reply

I love Channel 4’s Paralympics advert. But we can’t all be superhumans

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Since the Channel 4 Paralympics trailer was unveiled last week, the reaction has been almost universally positive. And understandably so. As a film, it is pretty phenomenal. It’s witty, slick, doesn’t prettify disability, and the music is brilliant. Actually, positive … Continue reading →

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Posted in Atos, Future Events & Protests, Paralympics | Tagged Disability sport, Paralympics, Superhumans | Leave a reply

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