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Gagging legislation becomes law
30 January 2014 | News
... has been extremely concerned about the legislation on lobbying that has been going through Parliament. In particular we ... decide whether to face down the Commons or let the clause stand. The Lords voted 245 for the clause and 245 against. ... charities, even small charities, from having a say on the issues that concern them and their members. What do ...
Papworth Trust EU referendum report
15 June 2016 | News
Papworth Trust report looks to inform debate for disabled people ahead of EU referendum. ... hopes their report, entitled The EU Referendum: Disability and the European Union , will inform debate and elevate the issues for disabled people to consider ahead of June’s ...
DR UK visits London Hackspace
27 November 2014 | News
... UK organised a visit to the London Hackspace. The visitors included members of the No10 policy unit, the Office of Disability Issues and advisors to Government ministers. The visitors were able ...
Two-thirds of NHS Trusts failing to support equal access to care for Disabled patients
24 February 2022 | News
People who are blind, d/Deaf or have a learning disability are increasingly ... their communication needs, new research by Healthwatch England shows. The failure puts services in breach of their duty under the Accessible Information Standard, a legal requirement created by NHS England in ...
Campaigners ask for fire safety plans for all disabled residents unable to self-evacuate
17 June 2021 | News
... marked the fourth anniversary of the Grenfell Tower fire in which 72 people died, half of whom were Disabled People ... self-evacuate, it didn’t matter how high the building was and all disabled residents should be entitled to Personal ... the need for building owners and managing agents to clearly communicate that people had a right to Personal ...
Leonard Cheshire launches campaign for better use of language around disability
27 April 2021 | News
... has launched a new campaign around the use of language relating to Disabled people. A list of appropriate and inappropriate terms for Disabled people suggests saying ... talking to people with disabilities is rife in the UK… Nearly three quarters of disabled people - of which there are ...
ODI looking for new people for Regional Stakeholder Network
08 April 2019 | News
The Office for Disability Issues is seeking people to join the new Regional Stakeholder Network in 9 regional groups across England. Find out more Following requests from disabled ...
Life after Lockdown project launched: share your ideas on what social security and private sector housing should look like
19 July 2020 | News
The campaigning anti-poverty charity Z2K has today launched a new ... together to talk about their experiences of the housing and social security systems, and about what they want life after lockdown to look like. ...
Labour cumulative assessment motion fails
10 July 2013 | News
Yesterday's motion demanding a cumulative impact assessment of the effect of ... clean on the effects of their policies on disabled people and those who provide care and yesterday debated the ...
The Covid Inquiry
22 February 2023 | News
The Covid Inquiry has finally started undertaking its preliminary ... who died of Covid were Disabled. Disabled people were abandoned without home care visits, deprioritised for medical attention, not given adequate access to food and vaccines, could not secure Personal Assistants (PAs) or ...