Daily Archives: 26/09/2011

EHRC harassment inquiry: ‘Culture of disbelief’ is preventing justice

26/09/2011 – 9:00 am

Hundreds of thousands of disabled people are being subjected to disability-related harassment every year, but a “culture of disbelief” is preventing authorities from addressing the problem, according to a major new report.
The Hidden in Plain Sight report by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), which comes at the end of an 18-month inquiry which [...]

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EHRC harassment inquiry: Inquiry ‘is my proudest moment’

26/09/2011 – 9:00 am

The disabled campaigner who led the equality watchdog’s 18-month inquiry into disability-related harassment says he hopes its report will finally force society to address its “systemic, institutional” failure to tackle the issue.
Mike Smith, the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s (EHRC) lead commissioner on the inquiry and chair of its disability committee, told Disability News Service [...]

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