By HAMISH RUTHERFORD Last updated 05:00 11/01/2013 Work tests concern disability organisation Disability services group CCS says it has “grave concerns” about plans to introduce work ability assessments, influenced by controversial tests conducted in Britain. From July, the … Continue reading
Joint Statement on campaigning against the DWP/AtoS WCA by Black Triangle and DPAC We do not believe that any individual or group who claims to represent the disabled people’s protest movement should engage with DWP/Atos/Capita without insisting upon an end … Continue reading
Article by Guest contributor Bernadette Meaden Faced with the costs of an ageing population and more sick and disabled children surviving into adulthood, are politicians and corporations working to downgrade or deny illness and disability? As the Paralympics end, an event … Continue reading
Dear Prime minister For ages the Conservative Party have tried to change their image, they’ve tried to get away from the image of the “Nasty Party”, unfortunately you and your party have failed to do that, in fact yours and your party’s image has … Continue reading
An Article by Bernadette Meaden The American news website Huffington Post recently published an article headlined, ‘Austerity in the United Kingdom Leaves Disabled in Fear for Their Lives’. Author Paul Vale reported the sense of dread currently hanging over many … Continue reading
I’ve just been reading the old Daily Mirror article “32 Die Per Week After Failing Test for New Incapacity Benefit“, this alarmed me the first time I read it, looking at it again I realised that If you extrapilated the … Continue reading
WARNING: This blogpost will contain swear words in the last paragraph. Article by George W Potter – The Potter Blogger As regular readers of this blog will know, I’ve spent the past three months taking quite an interest in disability … Continue reading