Leading figures in the disability movement say they could stop cooperating with the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) if the government’s welfare reform bill becomes law.
Disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) are becoming increasingly angry at the government’s failure to listen to their views, despite its frequent references to how it is “co-producing” its reforms with [...]
The announcement of a long-awaited strategy for promoting independent living in Wales has been welcomed by disabled campaigners.
The Welsh government announced plans to develop a new Framework for Action on Independent Living at a seminar organised by the disabled people’s organisation Disability Wales (DW), which has campaigned for a Welsh independent living strategy.
In a statement [...]
The Welsh government must join the rest of the UK and draw up its own national strategy for promoting independent living, a parliamentary committee has been told.
The joint committee on human rights was hearing evidence from disabled people’s organisations from Scotland and Wales as it began its inquiry into the implementation of disabled people’s right [...]
Disabled people in Wales have called on politicians to do more to “make independent living a reality” and stop them being treated as “second-class citizens”.
The call for action came in a Manifesto for Independent Living, launched at the Welsh Assembly this week by Disability Wales (DW), the national association of disabled people’s organisations.
The manifesto calls [...]
A former leading figure in the Disability Rights Commission (DRC) has accused the watchdog that took over its work of failing to make any progress in securing rights for disabled people.
Dr Kevin Fitzpatrick, who was the DRC’s commissioner with responsibility for Wales throughout its seven-year existence, spoke out after he was awarded an OBE for [...]