Tag Archives: DPO

Redundancies at Disability Rights UK, but boss says survival not at risk

The country’s most influential disabled people’s organisation (DPO) has insisted that its survival is not at risk, despite being forced to make several staff redundant, including one of its most high-profile campaigning voices.
Disability Rights UK was only formed last January from a merger between RADAR, the National Centre for Independent Living and Disability Alliance.
But it [...]

Letter calls for movement to rally behind Remploy workers

A leading disabled people’s organisation (DPO) has called on the disability movement to rally behind Remploy workers and fight the government’s planned closures of at least 36 factories, and the loss of more than 1,500 disabled people’s jobs.
Inclusion London is calling on other DPOs, disabled people and activists in London to sign a letter opposing [...]