Daily Archives: 03/06/2012

Survivors seek online route to spreading their lived experience

03/06/2012 – 9:00 am

A group of thalidomide survivors from across Europe are hoping to share the knowledge they have gained from half a century of living with their impairments through a new online community.
They are hoping their website will connect people affected by congenital limb differences (dysmelia) and ensure the knowledge they have gained is “preserved and built [...]

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Chaos of bus protest will highlight barriers facing DLA losers

03/06/2012 – 9:00 am

Disabled activists are planning a high-profile protest that will highlight the inaccessibility of the public transport system, and demonstrate the problems that will be caused by the government’s cuts to disability living allowance (DLA).
The national day of action on Tuesday, 19 June, is being planned by Disabled People Against Cuts (DPAC) and London’s campaigning accessible [...]

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