The following article was taken from the excellent Disability News Service website, and written by John Pring. The original article can be viewed by clicking on this link. I recommend this site to all disabled people during the coronavirus crisis and beyond, as a dependable source of information. *** New guidance for the NHS on […]
The following statement was taken from the Disability Wales website, which can be viewed here. Corona Virus Bill: Suspension of Social Services and Well-being Wales Act (2014) National Disability Umbrella Organisations in Wales have serious concerns about the implications of the Coronavirus Bill on human rights, especially the rights of specific groups, including disabled people. The second
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I thought it would be useful for my Wales-based disabled readers, to read the following FAQs concerning the Coronavirus outbreak. We need all the help and support we can get, so it is important to be armed with information such as this, which was kindly put together by Disability Wales. Stay safe everyone. *** Do
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Dedicated to the usual right-wing suspects… From Wikipedia: Erasure (/ɪˈreɪʒə/) are an English synth-pop duo, consisting of singer and songwriter Andy Bell and songwriter and keyboardist Vince Clarke. They formed in London in 1985. Their debut single was “Who Needs Love Like That“. With their fourth single, “Sometimes“, the duo established themselves on the UK Singles Chart, becoming one of the most
The following article has been written by my good friend Adam Samuels, for the excellent Dorset Eye website. *** Today was Jeremy Corbyn’s last Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs). Watching it I was humbled, inspired, proud and my respect for this truly, truly remarkable human being could not greater. I genuinely have never met a better
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I received the following message from Baroness Campbell of Surbiton DBE, in a group email. I thought it was worth sharing here, as everyone needs to know how disabled people are being affected by this coronavirus panic. Disabled people – including in Parliament and the House of Lords – are in greater need to self-isolate
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The following was taken from the Disabled People Against Cuts (DPAC) website. It is essential that we all take the time to write to out MP this weekend for reasons that can be clearly seen below. I do not believe that disabled people in Wales will be effected by these potential measures, but I am
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This is a video by Anne Pridmore (@caninep) who is speaking on behalf of Direct Payment recipients nationwide. My own situation is particularly worrying and it seems inevitable that I will be left to fend for myself over the next few days and weeks. It is a case of survival of the fittest in our
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You can’t say the left-media didn’t try to warn you, but no, you had to listen to the right-wing mainstream media and elect a buffoon to get Brexit done. I hope you can own the chaos you have created by voting in response to simplistic soundbites, with no real meaning. As Jim Bowen used to
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Here is the guidance to my personal assistants that I have put together. Please feel free to print this out and add or amend as you see fit for your specific situation. Please note that these are not official guidelines in anyway, but just something that I have put together in the hope that it
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