Tag Archives: Brexit
DRUK manifesto for disability rights in a post-EU UK
Disability Rights UK blog post, 26 June 2017: Our Manifesto for disability rights in a post-EU UK Disability Rights UK has produced a manifesto on what the disability rights sector should be seeking from a post-EU UK. Read the manifesto: The … Continue reading
Disability Rights UK Brexit manifesto consultation
Disability Rights UK blog post, 21 April 2017: Disability Rights UK Research and Manifesto on Brexit Disability Rights UK has been researching the possible impact of Brexit on disabled people’s rights. This has included looking at UK laws that have … Continue reading
Brexit health and social care inquiry launched
Disability Rights UK news blog post, 21 Sep 2016: Brexit and health and social care inquiry launched The Health Committee invites written submissions on the priorities for health and social care in the negotiations on the UK’s withdrawal from the … Continue reading
Brexit consequences for disability rights
Independent living blog post, 24 June 2016: Brexit consequences for disability rights Following the decision, what are the likely consequences? This morning, we are all digesting the momentous news, and trying to anticipate some of the changes that will follow. Before … Continue reading
Disability rights post-referendum
Disability Rights UK Statement on the referendum result, 24 June 2016 DR UK will fight for disabled people’s rights following the Referendum. After a long night of Referendum results, we understand the depth of feeling about the Referendum, on all … Continue reading
EU referendum issues for ill & disabled people
Brexit: Stay? Go? Don’t know? Professor Anna Lawson makes the case against leaving Europe. She is Professor of Law and Director of the Centre for Disability Studies. UK Disabled People and their Families – Stronger and Safer inside the EU Making … Continue reading
More disabled people add their voices to Brexit opposition
Disability news service: More disabled people add their voices to Brexit opposition, by John Pring, March 17, 2016 More disabled people have come forward to argue that a decision to quit the European Union (EU) would harm disability rights in … Continue reading
How would Brexit affect disabled people?
Brexit ‘would have dire consequences for disabled people’ by Raya Al Jadir and John Pring, in Disability News Service, 10 March 2016 Leaving the European Union (EU) would have “harmful” and “dire” consequences for disabled people, according to two of … Continue reading