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Press Release: DWP invitation insult rejected by Welsh disability group

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Welsh disability campaigners reject invitation to be “glorified doorstaff” in controversial DWP review. A Welsh disability group has today rejected a direct invitation from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to help “co-host” part of the controversial government review into the PIP disability benefit as part of a workshop in Bangor, North Wales. In […]

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Press Release: Senedd candidates back call for “genuine” disability review

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I have copied and pasted the following press release from DPAC Cymru ahead of the important Welsh Elections on Thursday. The writing seems to be on the wall for Welsh Labour, but they only have themselves to blame. It will be very interesting to see what happens at the election and how the new Welsh

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Commissioner for Disabled People

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Here is my proposal for a Commissioner for Disabled People. Advocacy Resources, tools and authority Clarification and investigation Publicity, pressure and lobbying Support and empathy Mediation and guidance Advice and access Precedents, progress and consistency a) Persons with disabilities have the opportunity to choose their place of residence and where and with whom they live

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Statement from #SaveWILG Campaign at the #Right2IL Campaign launch

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On April 25th, the #Right2IL Campaign was launched in Parliament. Unfortunately, I could not be there so I wrote the following which was read out by my good friend and comrade, Ellen Clifford. Apparently, the message was well-received. I am looking forward to playing my part in the fight for the rights of disabled people

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Disability News Service: ‘Delight’ over breakthrough on Welsh independent living scheme closure #SaveWILG

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The following article is taken from the Disability News Service website and was written by John Pring. I am taking no credit for the writing of this article and urge readers to visit the Disability News Service website. You can do so by clicking here.  *** Disabled campaigners have welcomed measures that aim to address

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