Daily Archives: 06/08/2011

Work capability tests: Media sparks horror with stories of ‘fakers’ and ‘shirkers’

06/08/2011 – 9:00 am

Activists have attacked newspapers and the government over “appalling” coverage of the release of new statistics on claimants of out-of-work disability benefits.
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) released figures this week showing the number of disabled people found “fit for work” after being tested by the controversial work capability assessment (WCA).
The figures actually show [...]

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Ofcom calls for ‘next generation’ of relay services

06/08/2011 – 9:00 am

New measures that would see significant improvements to telephone “relay” services for people with hearing and speech impairments have been proposed by the industry regulator Ofcom.
Among proposals it is now consulting on, Ofcom wants to introduce a duty on providers to ensure access to a “next generation” text relay service, at a likely cost of [...]

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