John Pring's Disability News Round Up - Week Ending 20/04/2012
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The
knock-on effects of the government’s huge cuts to spending on disability living
allowance could wipe out every penny of the savings it is hoping for, according
to a new report.
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Sports
governing bodies must do much more to encourage disabled people to play sport
regularly, according to the cabinet minister responsible for the London 2012
Paralympics.
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Disabled
activists have again brought traffic chaos to central London by chaining their wheelchairs
across busy pedestrian crossings in protest at government cuts and welfare
reforms.
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Four
disabled activists have resigned from the board of the UK’s leading disabled
people’s organisation following a disagreement over its future direction.
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Leading
price comparison websites are ignoring their legal obligations to make their
sites accessible to disabled people, according to a new report.
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A
disability charity is calling on the banking industry to do more to make its
services accessible to blind and partially-sighted people.
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Coalition
MPs have overturned changes to government legislation that would have made it
easier for many disabled people to apply for legal aid.
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