John Pring's Disability News Round Up 26/10/2012
- Labour has called for
an “immediate investigation” after evidence emerged that Atos Healthcare
won two lucrative disability assessment contracts by using “misleading”
information about its links with disabled people’s organisations.
- The launch of a government
review has raised fears that ministers are planning to replace their
advisory network of disabled people with a controversial new “alliance” of
disabled people’s organisations, charities, service-providers and private
sector organisations.
- Hundreds of campaigners have warned the Ministry
of Justice that returning a seriously-ill disabled man to prison is likely
to prove to be a “death sentence” for him.
- A new report is the
first to demonstrate the likely devastating impact on disabled people’s
lives of the government’s cuts to disability benefits, say campaigners.
- Police figures showing
that some forces recorded just four disability hate crimes last year are
“incredible” and “not believable”, according to the chair of the equality
watchdog’s disability committee.
- The number of
working-age disabled people who received support from their local council
dropped sharply last year, while the number admitted to care homes
increased, according to a new report.
- Union bosses have
refused to say whether they sanctioned a private security company’s
efforts to halt an anti-austerity protest by disabled activists.
- Disabled activists who
have again brought central London traffic to a standstill have called for
a general strike to highlight anger at government cuts to disability
benefits and services.
- Disabled people who
took part in a major anti-austerity march through London have described
why they wanted to make their voices heard as they protested against the
government’s cuts.
News provided by John Pring
at www.disabilitynewsservice.com
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