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Campaigners Call for Boycott Of Workfare Slave Labourers

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Campaigners are calling for people to boycott workfare users this week after  a long court battle to get those taking part in using cheap workfare named and shamed to be released . See the list below and say ‘NO’ to … Continue reading →

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Posted in Black Triangle News, Boycott Workfare, Disability Discrimination, DWP, Human Rights, Ian Duncan Smith | Tagged Black Triangle, Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, DNS, DWP, Equality, Human rights, Society, UK news, UNCRPD, Welfare, Workfare | Leave a reply

Delayed UN examination of UK government ‘will take place next year’

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Disabled people’s organisations and grassroots groups are set to call on disabled people across England to provide the evidence they need to prepare a “hard-hitting” report on the government’s failure to implement the UN disability convention. The Reclaiming Our Futures … Continue reading →

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Posted in Allfie, CRPD, Disability Wales, DRUK, EHRC, Equal Lives, Human Rights, Inclusion London, ROFA, Sisters of Frida, UKCRPD, United Nations | Tagged Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, Disabled People Against Cuts, DNS, Equality, Human rights, UK news, UNCRPD, Welfare, Welfare Reform | Leave a reply

Owen Smith challenged over disability record

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One of the two prospective candidates to challenge UK Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn has been accused over his record on people with disabilities. Owen Smith, who is the UK Member of Parliament for Pontypridd, was the Shadow Work and … Continue reading →

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Posted in Black Triangle News, DWP, Human Rights, Labour Party, WCA Deaths, work capability assessment (WCA); biopsychosocial model (BPS); DWP | Tagged Benefits, Disability Politics, DWP, Equality, Human rights, Politics, UK news, Work Capability Assessment | 1 Reply

What does Owen Smith believe?

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The right of the PLP are faced with an impossible conundrum. On the one hand, many of them believe that only through being tougher than the Tories on welfare, or being seen to want to drastically reduce immigration, can they … Continue reading →

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Posted in Black Triangle News, DWP, EHRC, Human Rights, Labour Party, work capability assessment (WCA); biopsychosocial model (BPS); DWP | Tagged Benefit Deaths, Benefits, Disability Politics, disability rights, DWP, Human rights, Politics, Welfare Reform, Work Capability Assessment | 2 Replies

Scotland ‘is not an easy option’ for England’s disabled Brexit refugees

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Campaigners have warned disabled people considering a move to Scotland in the wake of the European Union (EU) referendum vote that there are considerable barriers standing in their way. The warnings came after Disability News Service reported last week that … Continue reading →

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Posted in Convention of Scottish Local Authorities, Inclusion Scotland | Tagged Black Triangle, Black Triangle Campaign, Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, Scotland | Leave a reply

‘Single theme’ decision of government’s Action Alliance ‘feels like a cop-out’

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A disabled-led network set up by the minister for disabled people in 2012 to offer the government advice on the implementation of its disability policies has cut the areas it focuses on to just one “strategic theme”. Esther McVey, then … Continue reading →

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Posted in Disability Action Alliance, DRUK, LIz Sayce | Tagged Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, DNS, Inclusion Scotland, John Pring | Leave a reply

Crabb scrapped IDS’s white paper because he ‘didn’t like the look of it’

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  The new work and pensions secretary scrapped the disability and employment white paper prepared by his predecessor Iain Duncan Smith because he “didn’t like the look” of it, a Tory MP has told a parliamentary meeting. The new work … Continue reading →

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Posted in Black Triangle News, DWP, Stephen Crabb | Tagged British Dyslexia Association (BDA), Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, DNS, DWP, Welfare Reform | Leave a reply

UN report raises ‘deep concerns’ about impact of austerity on disabled people

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UN experts have expressed serious concerns about the impact of government austerity on the rights of disabled people and other disadvantaged groups. In a scathing report, the UN committee on economic, social and cultural rights said it was “seriously concerned” … Continue reading →

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Posted in DWP, Human Rights, Ian Duncan Smith, UN | Tagged Benefit Deaths, Benefits, Disability Politics, disability rights, Human rights, Iain Duncan Smith, Politics, UK news, UNCRPD, Welfare, welfare state | Leave a reply

Brexit vote: Disabled people seek safe haven in Scotland

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Hundreds or even thousands of disabled people are so alarmed by the idea of Britain leaving the European Union (EU) that they are considering moving to Scotland, information from disabled activists suggests. One disabled campaigner has told Disability News Service … Continue reading →

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Posted in Black Triangle News | Tagged Benefits, Black Triangle, Disability, Disability Politics, Scottish politics, UK news | 1 Reply

EU laws ‘have played crucial role’ in fight for disability rights

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Disabled people have been urged to recognise the importance of the European Union (EU) in maintaining and building on their rights, across areas such as access to information, transport and accessible goods and services. The call for disabled people to … Continue reading →

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Posted in Allfie, Baroness Jane Campbell, Disability Discrimination, EHRC, Human Rights | Tagged Disability Politics, disability rights, Equality, Human rights, UNCRPD | Leave a reply

Peer support ‘could provide impetus for government’s jobs pledge’

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  Providing support from their peers is an effective way of boosting disabled people’s job prospects, and should be used far more in government work programmes, according to two new studies. The research from Disability Rights UK (DR UK) and … Continue reading →

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Posted in DRUK, DWP, Human Rights, LIz Sayce, Stephen Crabb | Tagged Access to Work, Austerity, Back to Work Schemes, Benefits, Disability, Disability Politics, disability rights, DNS, DWP, John Pring, Peer Support, Work and Health Unit, Work Foundation | Leave a reply

TUC Disabled Workers Conference: ‘Most disabled teachers face harassment’

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  Four-fifths of disabled teachers face harassment and discrimination at the hands of head teachers and other senior managers, disabled union delegates have been told. Members of the TUC Disabled Workers Conference heard of the “growing evidence of increasing and … Continue reading →

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Posted in Disability Discrimination, Human Rights, TUC | Tagged Disability Politics, disability rights, Equality, Human rights, Politics, UK news | Leave a reply

TUC Disabled Workers Conference: PIP U-turn ‘could be turning-point’ in fightback

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Union delegates say the government’s decision to reverse planned cuts to its new disability benefit could be a turning-point in the fightback against its repeated attacks on disabled people. The TUC Disabled Workers Conference in London voted in favour of … Continue reading →

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Posted in TUC | Tagged Benefits, Disability, Disability Politics, disability rights, Disabled People Against Cuts, DNS, John Pring, Welfare | Leave a reply

Outrage over ‘horrifying’ and ‘miserable’ plans to scrap Human Rights Act

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A string of user-led organisations have warned that the government’s “horrifying” plans to scrap the Human Rights Act and replace it with a British bill of rights will lead to a loss of vital legal protection for disabled people. Proposals … Continue reading →

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Posted in DWP, EHRC, Human Rights, Ministry of Justice | Tagged Black Triangle Campaign, Disability, Disability Politics, disability rights, Disabled People Against Cuts, Equality, Human rights, Politics, Society, UNCRPD | Leave a reply

Loach film on shame of poverty in Britain moves Cannes to tears

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‘I, Daniel Blake’ moved Cannes audiences to tears and is greeted with shouts of ‘BRAVO!’ Black Triangle Campaign is in the film’s credits for our work in advising Scottish scriptwriter Paul Laverty on the WCA and sanctions system which is … Continue reading →

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Posted in Black Triangle News, DWP, Ian Duncan Smith, Stephen Crabb, work capability assessment (WCA); biopsychosocial model (BPS); DWP | Tagged Atos, Austerity, Black Triangle Campaign, Conservatives, Disability Politics, disability rights, DWP, Equality, foodbanks, Human rights, Iain Duncan Smith, Politics, Poverty, Society, UK news, welfare state, Work Capability Assessment | 1 Reply

Disabled Access Day sees venue numbers quadruple

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More than 1,000 venues and an estimated 10,000 people took part in the second annual Disabled Access Day, according to a new report. The figures show that last month’s event, which saw eight countries taking part, attracted 10 times the … Continue reading →

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Posted in Black Triangle News, Human Rights | Tagged Black Triangle Campaign, Disability, Disability Politics, disability rights, DNS, Equality, Human rights | Leave a reply

Disabled people are ‘stronger and safer’ in EU, say leading academics

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Leaving the European Union (EU) would put at risk significant improvements that have been made to the lives of disabled people over the last 15 years, according to three of the country’s leading academics working in the disability rights field. … Continue reading →

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Posted in Black Triangle News, Disability Discrimination, Human Rights | Tagged Austerity, Black Triangle Campaign, Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, Disabled People Against Cuts, Human rights, John Pring, Politics, UNCRPD, welfare state | Leave a reply

‘Enforcement is key on Equality Act’

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Lawyers, campaigners, peers and academics have spoken of how disabled people can find it almost impossible to enforce their rights to equality, six years after the introduction of the Equality Act. They were speaking at a seminar in London – … Continue reading →

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Posted in Black Triangle News, Disability Discrimination, Human Rights | Tagged Black Triangle Campaign, Disability, Disability Politics, disability rights, DNS, DRUK, EHRC, Human rights, John Pring, Politics, TFA, UK news, UNCRPD | 1 Reply

‘Conflict of interest’ lawyer to chair EHRC, as minister ignores MPs’ concerns

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The government has appointed a commercial lawyer to chair the equality and human rights watchdog, despite MPs raising serious concerns about a potential conflict of interest caused by his firm’s work for the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). The … Continue reading →

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Posted in Black Triangle News, Human Rights | Tagged Black Triangle Campaign, Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, DNS, Human rights, UK news, UNCRPD | Leave a reply

Secret DWP proposal to scrap ESA ‘substantial risk’ rules ‘would breach right to life’

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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has proposed scrapping two benefit regulations that offer vital protection to disabled people facing the controversial “fitness for work” test. In response to a freedom of information request, DWP has sent Disability News … Continue reading →

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Posted in Black Triangle News, Disability Discrimination, DWP, Human Rights, Unum, work capability assessment (WCA); biopsychosocial model (BPS); DWP | Tagged Benefits, Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, DWP, Human rights, John Pring, Welfare Reform, welfare state, Work Capability Assessment | 1 Reply

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