Tag Archives: John Pring
Project offers new bridge between chronic illness community & disability movement
Disability News service blog post by John Pring,2018: Project offers new bridge between chronic illness community and disability movement A disabled researcher has suggested a way to bring the hundreds of thousands of people with chronic illness under the umbrella … Continue reading
Using personal assistants works, research concludes… but it can go wrong
Disability news service blog post, by John Pring, 6 July: Using personal assistants works, research concludes… but it can go wrong Enabling disabled people with support needs to employ personal assistants (PAs) – rather than relying on traditional care workers … Continue reading
PIP reassessments cause more than half DLA claimants to lose Motability rights
Disability news service blog post, by John pring, 6 July 2017: PIP reassessments cause more than half DLA claimants to lose Motability rights More than half of those disabled people previously eligible for the Motability vehicle scheme have lost that … Continue reading
UK’s Zero rating puts it near foot of European league table on disability rights
Disability news service blog post, by John Pring, 1 June 2017: UK’s Zero rating puts it near foot of European league table on disability rights The UK is one of the worst-performing countries in Europe when it comes to implementing … Continue reading
Universal credit rules are forcing sick claimants into work activity
Disability news service blog post by John Pring, 25 May 2017: Activists ‘horrified’ by universal credit rules forcing sick claimants into work activity By John Pring on May 25, 2017 “Very dangerous” rules are forcing severely-ill people applying for the … Continue reading
Online campaign ‘could enable disabled people to affect election outcome’
Disability news service blog post, by John Pring, 27 April 2017: Online campaign ‘could enable disabled people to affect election outcome’ Activists hope a new non-partisan online campaign – based on a successful US user-led movement – could finally enable … Continue reading
PIP review ignores evidence of dishonesty among assessors
Disability news service blog post , by John Pring, 6 April 2017: PIP review ignores evidence of dishonesty among Atos and Capita assessors The former civil servant commissioned by the government to review its new disability benefit has refused to … Continue reading
PIP investigation – widespread dishonesty of nurse assessors
Disability news service, by John Pring, 26 January 2017: PIP INVESTIGATION: Assessment reports show widespread dishonesty by nurses Healthcare professionals who carry out face-to-face assessments of benefit claimants have lied, ignored written evidence and dishonestly reported the results of physical … Continue reading
EHRC launches inquiry into accessible housing
Equality & Human Rights Commission announcement, 14 Dec 2016: Inquiry into housing for disabled people On 14 December 2016 the Commission launched a formal inquiry on housing for disabled people. It will look at whether the availability of accessible and … Continue reading
Spending watchdog calls for ‘wide-ranging’ review of benefit sanctions
Disability news service blog post, by John Pring, 1 Dec 2016: Spending watchdog calls for ‘wide-ranging’ review of benefit sanctions regime The government has been heavily-criticised by the public spending watchdog for failing to investigate how its own sanctions regime … Continue reading
