Anti-Defamation Campaign in Defence of Disability Rights
By John Pring Disability News Service 26th April 2018 The decision of some disability charities to sign contracts that prevent
Continue readingDWP’s ‘disrepute’ contract clause ‘is proof charities cannot be trusted’
By John Pring Disability News Service 15th February 2018 Disabled campaigners have welcomed a report by MPs on disability benefit
Continue readingBenefit assessment report welcomed, but concern over ‘preventable harm’ failings
By John Pring Disability News Service 9th November 2017 A new handbook on direct action, a national day of action
Continue readingSummit hears calls on direct action, assessment boycotts and hate crime
By John Pring Disability News Service October 19th 2017 Organisers of a national “summit meeting” of disabled people’s organisations
Continue readingNational summit set to build new alliances and ‘reinvigorate’ the movement
By John Pring Disability News Service September 7th 2017 Disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) are to consider boycotting any engagement with
Continue readingDPOs consider boycott of government engagement over ‘misrepresentation’ at UN
By Steven Naysmith http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/15508062.UK_Government_cuts_driving_disabled_people_into_poverty__key_UN_committee_says/ Reblogged DISABLED people are dying as a result of austerity measures and discrimination, campaigners have
By John Pring Disability News Service 3rd August 2017 A disabled peer has warned that Britain could be heading
By John Pring Disability News Service July 13th 2017 The government has ignored key evidence that demonstrates widespread breaches of
Continue readingGovernment’s UN response ‘exposes failings on disability convention’
By John Pring Disability News Service March 16th 2017 Disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) have come together to tell
Continue readingDPOs join forces to brief UN on how UK has breached disability convention
By John Pring Disability News Service 9th February 2017 Three national disabled people’s organisations have withdrawn a report they submitted
Continue readingNational DPOs forced to withdraw report sent to UN over benefit deaths evidence
By John Pring Disability News Service 26th January 2017 Disabled activists have told MPs and peers
Continue readingMPs hear of activists’ anger and frustration over ministers’ response to UN report
A campaigning alliance has called for disabled people and their organisations to join its fight to use the UN disability
Continue readingROFA’s conference hears call to build a stronger alliance
Disabled people’s organisations and grassroots groups are set to call on disabled people across England to provide the evidence they
Continue readingDelayed UN examination of UK government ‘will take place next year’