Daily Archives: 18/03/2012

‘Care crisis’ lobby reaches two-thirds of MPs

18/03/2012 – 9:00 am

Disabled people have explained why they travelled from across England to take part in a mass lobby of parliament calling for fundamental reform of the social care system.
More than 1,000 disabled and older people attended the lobby, organised by the Care and Support Alliance, so they could speak to their MPs about the need to [...]

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Public bodies are breaching disabled people’s rights, says watchdog

18/03/2012 – 9:00 am

Local authorities, health bodies and police forces are frequently breaching the human rights of disabled people, according to a new report by the equality watchdog.
The review by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) of how public bodies in England and Wales protect human rights found “much to be proud of”.
But it also highlights 10 [...]

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