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23 Jan 2012

'The disabled and sick': a breed apart?

Everywhere we look see and hear the phrase “The Sick and Disabled”. It is as if somehow 'these people' are a separate commodity - other than us, says Karen McAndrew. A breed apart. Seeing ‘them’ like this is what allows politicians and journalists to discuss ‘their’ future in terms of statistics. Talking of ‘them’ in these terms makes it easier for people to dissociate and thereby give consent for actions which will have an adverse effect. The arguments over the deeply flawed Welfare Reform Bill are a clear example of this. The Spartacus campaign is a key part of the much-needed reversal.
14 Dec 2011

Important petition against disability and welfare cuts

Attacks on benefits and services are nothing new, but the situation has now become a crisis, as the latest vote in the House of Lords (http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/node/15900) illustrates. But now is not the time to give up.
14 Dec 2011

Lords vote to slash benefits for disabled children

An amendment to protect the benefits of disabled children once Universal Credit is introduced has been defeated in the House of Lords.
5 Aug 2011

Government funds sexual health project for disabled young people

The Children’s Society’s Sexual Health for Disabled Children and Young People project has been awarded funding from the Department of Health.
9 Apr 2011

Welsh push to maintain free transport for disabled people

Plaid Cymru (the Party of Wales) has hit out at the Conservative Party's unwillingness to support free bus travel for disabled people.
22 Feb 2011

Government challenged over Disability Living Allowance

Responses to the government consultation on changes to Disability Living Allowance are now being considered by the Department for Work and Pensions.
26 Nov 2010

Exclusion of disabled and sick is wrong, archbishop says

A special church service has been held to mark the 40th Anniversary of the enactment of the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act.
2 Sep 2010

Disabled people are invisible in Britain today, poll shows

Disabled people are hidden in daily life despite the public believing that they should be given a level-playing field of opportunity, a new poll shows.
31 Jan 2010

Money being raised for Welsh-language Bibles in braille

Churches in Wales have been raising funds to provide Welsh language versions of the New Testament and the Psalms in Braille for the benefit of Welsh-speaking people who are otherwise unable to read the Bible in their own language.
16 Dec 2006

Vatican refuses to endorse UN charter of disability rights

The Vatican has indicated that, at present, it will not be signing a new, widely-heralded international treaty to protect the rights and dignity of people living with disabilities.

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