The #SaveWILG campaign is very disappointed that the Petitions Committee failed to move towards writing a report on the petition to reconsider the closure of the Welsh Independent Living Grant. Urgent action is required now as people continue to struggle as I know only too well. Last night I was awake from 03:00 onwards as […]
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Rhian Davies of Disability Wales has also alerted me to the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s report into the somewhat dire situation of disabled people: How Fair is Wales? This can be found in a PDF format, but really is essential reading for anyone with the power to help disabled people overcome the numerous challenges
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Below I have shared a series of facts and figures that have been put together by Rhian Davies of Disability Wales, who I was lucky enough to hear speaking at the UNCRPD report launch in Parliament last week. I was really impressed by her speech which included loads of statistics that I thought would be
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The following article was taken from the excellent Disability News Service website, written by John Pring. This blogger takes no credit for the article below: *** Government ministers are failing to uphold the rights of disabled people, ignoring the need to engage with disabled people’s organisations, and do not understand the UN’s disability convention, according
The following article was taken from the excellent Disability News Service website, written by John Pring. This blogger takes no credit for the article below: *** The Welsh government has been criticised for a “ludicrous” and “insulting” failure to address the adult social care funding crisis in a new draft framework on independent living. Action
The following article was published on BBC Wales News Online and this blogger takes no credit or responsibility for anything written below. Welsh Labour leadership candidate Mark Drakeford has told supporters he is willing to reverse changes to funding for disabled people if there is evidence they are losing out. Councils have been put in
BBC Report: Mark Drakeford may overturn Independent Living Fund changes #SaveWILG Read More »
I am requesting help on Twitter tonight to get the message across to Welsh Labour that there is still time to reverse the awful decision to close WILG and transfer all responsibilities for Independent Living to local authorities. There is a feature on WILG in the BBC One Wales programme Wales Live at 22.30 this
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We are hoping that the Petitions Committee will reach a positive conclusion over our petition to save the Welsh Independent Living Grant when they meet next Tuesday (23 October). My petition was first heard over a year ago and I have since been locked in correspondence with the committee, compiled and even visited the Senedd
Seconds Out: Petitions Committee Round Five #SaveWILG Read More »
gI realise that this statement does not directly talk about the Welsh Independent Living Grant, but the general tone and feel of this statement is extremely Tory-like. It is very disheartening and worrying that a statement about independent living talks about getting disabled people in to work. This is a noble aspiration, but it fails
Statement by the Welsh Government on the Right to Independent Living #SaveWILG Read More »
I am enjoying this politics lark and on October 25th I shall be attending a crucial meeting in The Houses of Parliament as we continue to fight for the rights of disabled people across the UK. Working together to implementing the United Nations Convention of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) Committee Room 4,
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