Daily Archives: 12/06/2012

‘Serious concern’ after EU leaders remove transport access measure

12/06/2012 – 1:00 pm

European Union (EU) leaders who have removed a vital measure promoting transport accessibility from new guidelines could be breaching the UN disability convention, say campaigners.
Omitting the measure – article 43 – would mean that the accessibility of large-scale transport projects might not be taken into account when deciding whether they receive part of a £25 [...]

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Charity boss resists calls to quit ‘fitness for work’ committee

12/06/2012 – 12:58 pm

A disability charity boss has resisted calls to resign from a committee that advises the government on its controversial “fitness for work” assessment, even though GPs have demanded that the test be scrapped.
Simon Gillespie, chief executive of the MS Society, was appointed last month to the scrutiny group that is overseeing Professor Malcolm Harrington’s continuing [...]

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