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5 days ago · Disabled activists have pledged to continue the fight against the legalisation of assisted suicide, despite MPs voting comfortably in favour of a bill that would allow it to be introduced in England and Wales. The vote, by 330 MPs in favour to […] A left-wing national newspaper has backed a ...
New government figures show key policy at heart of disability ...
5 days ago · A key treatment that ministers have placed at the heart of their strategy for pushing people with mental distress and ill-health into paid work has only a tiny impact on the probability of them securing jobs, government figures have shown. Disabled people’s mental health groups say …
Deaths, lies and cover-ups: the case for a public inquiry into the ...
4 days ago · Stephen (pictured left) took his own life early in January 2010, after DWP rejected his appeal.The coroner at his inquest found the trigger for his suicide was his being found fit for work. He was so concerned that he wrote a prevention of future deaths (PFD) report, in which he called on DWP to seek advice from claimants’ mental health specialists as part of the WCA.
Disabled people’s organisations tell government: Big disability ...
5 days ago · Disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) have made a plea to the government to listen to their “authentic” voices rather than disability charities that are not led by disabled people, which they say are “actively harmful” to their movement. In a response to the government’s consultation on ...
Disabled activists and unions come together to fight threatened …
Dec 12, 2024 · Disabled activists and unions have come together to fight what they fear will be a renewed, hostile attack on disabled people who rely on social security at next week’s budget. A parliamentary meet…
Two reports expose serious and critical barriers disabled people …
5 days ago · Two new reports from organisations founded by disabled entrepreneurs have highlighted some of the “serious” and “critical” barriers disabled people are facing in their daily lives. The reports were produced by accessible travel company Wheelie Good Travel Company (WGTC) and accessibility ...
Evidence mounts of disability benefits white paper’s fatal flaws
5 days ago · Evidence is mounting that government plans to reform the disability benefits system are fatally flawed. Last week’s Transforming Support white paper appears to be slowly unravelling, with a growing number of serious concerns being raised by disabled activists, politicians, charities and the main union representing Department for …
Ministers could merge disability benefits and want to cut future ...
Ministers are considering measures to cut rising spending on disability benefits, and the possibility of merging personal independence payment with universal credit, a new government green paper ha…
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A key treatment that ministers have placed at the heart of their strategy for pushing people with mental distress and ill-health into paid work has only a tiny impact on the probability of them securing jobs, government figures have shown.
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Disability News Service (DNS) is run by John Pring, a disabled journalist who has been reporting on disability issues for nearly 25 years. He launched DNS in April 2009 to address the absence of in-depth reporting in both the specialist and mainstream media on issues that affect the lives of disabled people.