Politics – Black Triangle Campaign

MInd, National Survivor User Network, Rethink

User-led network could close as latest victim of competition from big charities

May 3, 2018 JJ

By John Pring Disability News Service 3rd May 2018 A national network of mental health service-users, survivors and activists is

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Daniel Donaldson, Legal Spark

Disabled solicitor launches ground-breaking legal case over PIP discrimination

May 3, 2018 JJ

By John Pring Disability News Service 3rd May 2018 A disabled lawyer has launched a ground-breaking legal case against

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National Survivor User Network, Professor Simon Wessely, UNCRPD

Mental Health Act review ‘is just tinkering around the edges’ of reform

May 3, 2018 JJ

By John Pring Disability News Service 3rd May 2018 Mental health survivors and service-users have been left “underwhelmed” by the

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DRUK, Eleanor Lisney AOEF, Equality Act, Labour Party, Lib Dems, LIz Sayce, More United, The Government Equalities Office (GEO)

Campaign’s legal threat forces government pledge on election access fund decision

May 3, 2018 JJ

By John Pring Disability News Service 3rd May 2018 The government is finally set to publish a long-awaited review of

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Disability Benefits Consortium, DPAC Disabled People Against Cuts, DWP, Equal Lives, Inclusion London, Ingeus, Leonard Cheshire Disability(LCD), Maximus, MInd, Pluss, Remploy, RNIB, ROFA, Royal Association of Deaf People (RADP), Shaw Trust, Sisters of Frida, Tory. Tories, Universal Credit, Work & Health programme

DWP’s ‘disrepute’ contract clause ‘is proof charities cannot be trusted’

April 28, 2018April 28, 2018 JJ

By John Pring Disability News Service 26th April 2018 The decision of some disability charities to sign contracts that prevent

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Black Triangle Campaign, Class War Scotland, DPAC Glasgow, Jodey Whiting, Joy Dove, Marion Nisbet, SNP

Mother of ESA suicide mum-of-nine praises activist for confronting McVey

April 19, 2018 JJ

By John Pring Disability News Service 19th April 2018 The mother of a woman who killed herself after her disability

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Andy Greene, DPAC Disabled People Against Cuts, DWP, Laura Pidcock, Marion Nisbet, Sarah Newton MP, Universal Credit

DPAC’s universal credit ‘crime scene’ protest is fresh call for action to disabled people

April 19, 2018 JJ

By John Pring Disability News Service 19th April 2018 Disabled activists are hoping their latest protest in the heart

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Access to Elected Office Fund, Disability Politics UK, EHRC, More United., UNCRPD

Government faces legal action over election access fund

April 12, 2018 JJ

By John Pring Disability News Service 12th April 2018 Three disabled politicians have begun legal action against the government over

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British Airways (BA), CAA, Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), EHRC, Rachael Monk.

Equality watchdog calls for court action over BA’s PA ticket ‘discrimination’

March 23, 2018 JJ

By John Pring Disability News Service 22nd March 2018 The equality watchdog has called for the courts to decide if

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John McDonnell, Labour Party

Spring statement: “As always the harshest cuts are falling on disabled people”

March 14, 2018 JJ

Responding to the Spring Statement, John McDonnell, Labour’s Shadow Chancellor said: Let me thank the Chancellor for providing me

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British Medical Journal (BMJ), Dignitas, Distant Voices, NICE, Not Dead Yet, Royal Society of Medicine (RSM)

Anger over Royal Society’s ‘love fest for euthanasia’ conference

February 16, 2018February 19, 2018 JJ

By John Pring Disability News Service 15th February 2018 Disabled activists have attacked the Royal Society of Medicine (RSM) for

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Action On Disability, Disability Justice Project, DWP, Ellen Clifford, Inclusion London, StopChanges2AtW campaign

Deaf chief executive wins right to challenge Access to Work cap in court

February 15, 2018 JJ

By John Pring Disability News Service 15th February 2018 A Deaf chief executive has won the right to question the

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BuDS Buckingham Disability Service, Conservatives, David Gawke, DPAC Disabled People Against Cuts, DWP, Linda Burnip

DWP quietly dumps plan to trial softer sanctions regime

February 15, 2018 JJ

By John Pring Disability News Service 15th Feburary 2018 Ministers have quietly dumped their promise to test a gentler

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Black Triangle Campaign, Debbie Abrahams, DRUK, Inclusion London, John McArdle, John McDonnell, Labour Party, Lib Dems, Maggie Zolobajluk, Mo Stewart, ROFA

Benefit assessment report welcomed, but concern over ‘preventable harm’ failings

February 15, 2018 JJ

By John Pring Disability News Service 15th February 2018 Disabled campaigners have welcomed a report by MPs on disability benefit

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#Human Catastrophe, Atos, Capita, DWP, Frank Field, Heidi Allen, Maximus, PIP, Tory. Tories, Work and Pensions Select Committee, work capability assessment (WCA); biopsychosocial model (BPS); DWP

Benefit assessment system undermined by culture of mistrust, say MPs

February 15, 2018 JJ

By John Pring Disability News Service 15th February 2018 The disability benefit assessment system is being undermined by a “pervasive

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Anne Novis, Disability Hate crime, Inclusion London

Disabled people need ‘equal and fair’ hate crime laws, MPs are told

February 9, 2018 JJ

By John Pring Disability News Service February 8th 2018 Disabled people will only be protected from online abuse when

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#Human Catastrophe, Atos, BuDS Buckingham Disability Service, Capita, Conservatives, DRUK, DWP, Ester McVey, Here2Support, Sarah Newton Minister for Disabled People

‘Muddle’ and ‘confusion’ over DWP’s 1.6 million PIP reviews

February 9, 2018 JJ

By John Pring Disability News Service February 8th 2018 The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is causing “muddle” and

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Baroness Jane Campbell, Conservatives, CRPD, EHRC

Disabled peer raises ‘deep concerns’ over impact of Brexit bill on rights

February 9, 2018 JJ

By John Pring Disability News Service February 8th 2018 Disabled people should be concerned that the process of leaving

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#Human Catastrophe, Anita Bellows, Atos, Capita, Conservatives, DPAC Disabled People Against Cuts, DWP, John Slater, PIP, Sarah Newton MP, Tory, Tory. Tories

The PIP Files: Nearly one in three Capita assessments were flawed, reports reveal

February 9, 2018 JJ

By John Pring Disability News Service February 8th 2018 Nearly one in three of the disability benefit assessment reports

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#Human Catastrophe, Anita Bellows, Assessments, Atos, Capita, Conservatives, DPAC Disabled People Against Cuts, DWP, Frank Field, ICO Information Commissioners Office, John Slater

The PIP Files: Data shows multiple complaints made against scores of Atos assessors

February 8, 2018 JJ

By John Pring Disability News Service February 8th 2018 Scores of healthcare professionals may have been able to continue

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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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