Equality – Page 4 – Black Triangle Campaign

Disabled peer continues three-month boycott of EHRC board meetings

August 4, 2017 Holmey

By John Pring Disability News Service 3rd August 2017 The disabled peer chosen to be the equality watchdog’s new disability

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Baroness Jane Campbell, ECHR, Liz Carr, Not Dead Yet

Activists fighting ‘assisted suicide’ laws now need ‘hard facts’ for battle ahead

July 28, 2017 Holmey

By John Pring Disability News Service July 27th 2017 Disabled activists will need to seek out more “hard facts”

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Bob Williams Findlay, Breakthrough UK, Damien Green, DRUK, End The Awkward campaign., Hardest Hit, New Philanthropy Capital, Scope

Scope’s ‘radical’ plans ‘will see it compete with DPOs’

July 28, 2017 Holmey

By John Pring Disability News Service July 27th 2017 An announcement by disability charity Scope that it will sell

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Alex Williams, All party parliamentary group for disability (APPGD), Aspire, Disability Confident, Dr Lisa Cameron SNP MP, DRUK, EHRC, Green Paper, Jared O'Mara, Philip Connolly, Two Ticks

Senior civil servant admits draft industrial strategy failed on disability

July 22, 2017 Holmey

By John Pring Disability News Service 21st July 2017 A senior civil servant has admitted to MPs and peers that

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EHCP, Independant Living Alternatives, Social Care

Concerns over council’s post-18 support after ombudsman ruling

July 22, 2017 Holmey

By John Pring Disability News Service July 2017 A local authority is facing claims that it is breaching the rights

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CPS, Disability Hate crime, Disability Hate Crime Network, Katharine Quarmby

Ten years on, campaigners ask again: ‘If these are not hate crimes, what are?’

July 22, 2017 Holmey

By John Pring Disability News Service July 2017 Six new cases in which disabled people have been the victims

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Atos, Dept of Transport, DPAC Disabled People Against Cuts, EHRC, Ellen Clifford

DPAC set for week of protests over social care, Atos and access to transport

July 14, 2017 Holmey

By John Pring Disability News Service July 13th 2017 Disabled activists are set to lobby MPs this week on the

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Broken Britain, Centre for Welfare Reform, Dr Sarah Campbell, DRILL Disability Research into Independent Living and Learning, Inclusion London, ME Action, MInd, Shaping our Lives, Spartacus Network

Project aims for inclusion and a collective voice for ‘spoonies’

July 14, 2017July 14, 2017 Holmey

By John Pring Disability News Service July 13th 2017 Disabled activists behind a pioneering new project are aiming to build

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Action On Disability, City Bridge Trust, Green Paper, Inclusion London, Tracey Lazard

Inclusion London set to test social model job support, after £775k grant

July 14, 2017 Holmey

By John Pring Disability News Service July 13th 2017 A pan-London disabled people’s organisation (DPO) has been given the

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Disability Wales, DPAC Disabled People Against Cuts, DRUK, Ellen Clifford, Inclusion Scotland, Linda Burnip, ROFA, UNCRPD, United Nations

Government’s UN response ‘exposes failings on disability convention’

July 14, 2017 Holmey

By John Pring Disability News Service July 13th 2017 The government has ignored key evidence that demonstrates widespread breaches of

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Baroness Jane Campbell, Conservatives, ECHR, Euthanasia, Not Dead Yet

Activists set for ‘David and Goliath’ fight to defeat assisted suicide court bid

July 14, 2017 Holmey

By John Pring Disability News Service July 13th 2017 A group of disabled activists – led by a crossbench peer

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Baroness Jane Campbell, Dr Andrea Stockl, Dr Tom Porter, Equal Lives, Hammersmith and Fulham Coalition Against Cuts, Inclusion London, Independant Living Alternatives, NCIL, Professor Tom Shakespeare, UN, UNCRPD

Years of austerity have left personal assistance in ‘very fragile state’

July 8, 2017July 8, 2017 Holmey

By John Pring Disability News Service 6th July 2017 The concept of personal assistance has been severely damaged by

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Access to Elected Office Fund, Caroline Lucas, Disability Discrimination, Disability Politics UK, Green Party, Marsh de Cordova, Stephen Llyod, UN, UNCRPD

New disabled MPs back fresh call to reopen access fund

July 8, 2017 Holmey

Image Courtesy of Mirror By John Pring Disability News Service 6th July 2017 The two newest disabled MPs in

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Bijan Ebrahimi, Disability Discrimination, Disability Hate crime, Disability Hate Crime Network, IPPC, Katharine Quarmby

Police watchdog criticised over investigation into murder of disabled refugee

July 8, 2017July 8, 2017 Holmey

Picture Courtesy of Guardian By John Pring Disability News Service 6th July 2017 A watchdog has been criticised for

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Action On Disability, Breakthrough UK, Center of Disability Studies, Conservatives, Disability Law Hub, Disability Wales, DRUK, Inclusion Scotland, Independant lives, Leicestershire Centre for Integrated Living, LIz Sayce, Real, Shaping our Lives, Spectrum, Spectrum Centre for Independant Living, Spinal Injuries Association, Tories, UN, UNCRPD, York Independant Living Network

Disabled people ‘have too little awareness of rights’ in lead-up to Brexit

June 30, 2017 Holmey

By John Pring Disability News Service June 29th 2017 A new report has called for greater awareness of the

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Conservatives, DWP, Human Rights, I Daniel Blake, Jeremy Corbyn, Labour Party, Lord Colin Low

Crossbench disabled peer calls for an end to austerity, and the misery it has caused

June 30, 2017 Holmey

By John Pring Disability News Service June 29th 2017 A crossbench disabled peer has called for an end to

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CQC, Mencap

Mencap care staff ‘called resident “poison dwarf” and reused feeding syringes’

June 30, 2017 Holmey

By John Pring Disability News Service June 29th 2017 The disability charity Mencap is facing allegations that staff at

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Department for Communities and Local Government, Disability Discrimination, Equality Act, ICO Information Commissioners Office, Jannine Blamires, Yorkshire County Council

Court awards disabled woman ‘aggravated’ damages for ombudsman discrimination

June 30, 2017 Holmey

By John Pring Disability News Service June 29th 2017 A county court has delivered a devastating judgment against the

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CRPD, Debbie Jolly, DPAC Disabled People Against Cuts, DWP, Linda Burnip, UN, UNCRPD, United Nations, WCA Deaths, work capability assessment (WCA); biopsychosocial model (BPS); DWP

UN confirms that UK government’s treaty violations were both grave AND systematic

June 30, 2017 Holmey

B y John Pring Disability News Service June 29th 2017 The United Nations (UN) committee that found the UK government

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Atos, Black Triangle Campaign, Capita, Conservative Disability Group, Conservatives, DWP, EHRC, Gail Ward, Human Rights, John McArdle, Paul Gray

Rebranding of ‘toxic’ Atos will fail, activists promise

June 16, 2017 Holmey

By John Pring Disability News Service 14th June 2017 The “toxic” government contractor Atos has been accused of

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Recommended Web Sites

'Down With All That' In-depth background reading on the shambles of the (rapidly disappearing) welfare state

Aktion T4 The T4 Program was responsible for the murder of over 100,000 German citizens…babies, children, adults, and elderly…who had physical and mental disabilities. Developed in 1938 and carried out at six different sites throughout Germany and Austria, the T4 P

AtoS Healthcare User Group (Closed Group – Request to Join) “How do you feel about the Government’s move in scrapping Income Support and Disability Living Allowance and the organisation calling itself AtoS ‘HEALTHCARE’ ?”

Atos Miracles Find out where your nearest Atos Miracle Cure Center is on this fantastic web site.

Atos Miracles A place for the sick and disabled to share stories of how ATOS have cured them. Many sites on this subject have been threatened with legal action by the company and this is a place of satire – which we are hoping is not yet outlawed in the UK.

ATOS VICTIMS GROUP “Telling it How it IS” – Staunch alllies and fighters against the UK’s genocidal so-called welfare ‘reform’ programme

Benefits Claimants Fight Back

Boycott Workfare Workfare – compulsory work for benefits – is being rolled-out across the country. We call on public sector bodies, voluntary organisations and businesses being offered these placements as well as union branches to join others in signing a pledge to boycot

Crippen Cartoons The website of David Luton-Crippen, renown disabled cartoonist and a member of The Black Triangle

Crippen Cartoons Blog David Luton-Crippen’s blog

Diary of a Benefits Scrounger Sue Marshes excellent blog that shares information on Welfare cuts, illness, disability and general, current, political thought.

Disability Arts Online A ‘must read’! Not to be missed.

Disability History Month Scotland The official website of Disability History Month Scotland – 22nd November to 22nd December 2011

Disability History Month Scotland Held annually in the Autumn to celebrate our history of struggle and to build for a better future

Disabled People Against Cuts DPAC is about disabled people and their allies. DPAC is UK based but we know that disabled people in other countries are suffering from austerity cuts and a lack of fundamental rights. We welcome all to join us in fighting for justice and human rights for

Double Karma Ania Waterman’s blog on everything to do with disabled people’s activism

Down With All That Bigleyma’s excellent blog that chronicles the farce that the WCA assessments are and the major players involved in it’s execution.

DWP Examinations Forum A friendly online community for those undergoing an Atos Medical Assessment or appeal full of loads of information and valuable advice.

Edinburgh Coalition Against Poverty Practical advice and solidarity for all those facing benefit difficulties and hardship. Excellent campaigning organisation

Good Advice Matters Guides that haven been produced in an effort to simplify the various processes involved when trying to claim benefits.

Inspired By Atos Origin A Facebook Group for people to post their artwork that is inspired by Atos Origin.

Ouch Too A disability support forum founded from the ashes of the BBC’s Ouch Board after they closed it.

Paralympics 2012 Boycott Website Dedicated to exposing AtoS’s hypocrisy as disability deniers and sponsors of the Paralympic Games! Paralympians: SPEAK OUT AND PROTEST!!!

Rolling with the Punches Blog “33 year old with lupus since 17 and a variety of other weird awkward symptoms!” Campaigner who co-authored the Spartacus Report

soiniciulacht – 'Taking the fight to this Morally Disabled Government' Cuts right to the heart of all that’s wrong with the neoliberal tyranny we endure today …

Solidarity Federation Advice on what to do if you ‘fail’ your DWP/ATOS Work Capability Assessment

The Broken of Britain Non-partisan UK-based Disability campaign. Advocacy for people with invisible illness and/or physical & mental health conditions. Also Carers, their Families and Friends. Our individual voices are too quiet to be heard, but collectively we can shout

The Dawn Willis Blog Dawn Willis sharing the news & views of the “Mentally Wealthy”

The New Republic The daily tabloid of the “Age of Austerity”

The Void Narking off the state since 2005

Unum Insurance Blog An excellent website that exposes advisor to the UK Government on welfare reform, Unum, for what they are.

Using the Law to Fight Cuts to Disabled People’s Services A practical guide for campaigners – disabled people and their families; carers and local groups (Updated July 2012)

Victims of Atos Corrupton They tried to silence Atos Register of Shame and it back as Victims of Atos Corruption.

Where's the Benefit A blog on all things that affect sick and/or disabled people under the ConDem jackboot

Why Wait Forever – DWP ATOS Veterans An amazing website containing interesting detailed research carried out by Mo Stewart into Atos & Unum Insurance

YOUR CALL – National Freephone Telephone Counselling Service for Disabled People in Scotland This is the first service of its kind in the UK. The service takes calls to its appointment line from 11am until 3 pm Mondays to Thursdays. Calls are free from a home telephone, and from most mobile networks(including T-Mobile, Vodaphone, O2, 3, Orange a

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