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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
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Tagged accessible housing, Disability news service, EHRC, Equality and Human Rights Commission, John Pring
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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
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Tagged benefits sanctions, Department of Work and Pensions, Disability news service, DWP, John Pring, NAO, National audit office
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Two new Independent Living Centres planned in Wales
Disability News Service blog post by John Pring, 13 October 2016: Project set to double number of independent living centres in Wales Two groups have been chosen to set up new centres for independent living (CIL) in Wales, doubling the … Continue reading
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Tagged Centre for Independent Living, Disability news service, Disability Wales, Enabling Wales programme, John Pring
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UN report raises ‘deep concerns’ about impact of austerity on disabled people
A Disability News Service report, by John Pring, June 30, 2016: UN report raises ‘deep concerns’ about impact of austerity on disabled people, UN experts have expressed serious concerns about the impact of government austerity on the rights of disabled … Continue reading
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Bus wheelchair space case makes history at Supreme Court
Disability news article by John Pring, 16 June 2016: Bus wheelchair space case makes history at Supreme Court A disabled activist was at the Supreme Court yesterday as judges heard his ground-breaking case that could finally force bus companies to … Continue reading
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Tagged accessible transport, bus, Disability news service, John Pring, wheelchair users
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Biopsychosocial’ basis for benefit cuts is ‘cavalier, unevidenced and misleading’
Disability news service news article, by John Pring, 9 June 2016: ‘Biopsychosocial’ basis for benefit cuts is ‘cavalier, unevidenced and misleading’ The research that successive governments have relied on to justify slashing disability benefits over more than a decade is riddled with … Continue reading
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Tagged Benefits, biopsychosocial, Department of Work and Pensions, Disability news service, Dr Gordon Waddell, DWP, John Pring, Ola Abu Alghaib, Prof Mansel Aylward, Prof Nicholas Watson, Prof Tom Shakespeare
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Crabb’s mixed signals on fresh disability benefit cuts
Disability news service blog post: by John Pring, 12 May 2016: Crabb’s mixed signals on fresh disability benefit cuts The new work and pensions secretary has sent out mixed signals on whether he wants to make further cuts to spending on … Continue reading
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Tagged Benefits, Disability news service, Independent, John Pring, Stephen Crabb MP, Turn2us, Welfare reform, Works and Pensions secretary
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