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Protesters to shame Atos over inaccessible offices

29/03/2012 – 9:00 am

Campaigners are to protest outside the company which conducts “fitness for work” assessments of disabled people for the government, but has leased inaccessible buildings to carry them out.
The protest in Norwich tomorrow (March 23) is being supported by two disabled people’s organisations, Norwich Access Group and Norfolk Coalition of Disabled People (NCODP).
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New wave of protests to target ‘fitness to work’ company

05/09/2011 – 9:00 am

Disabled activists are planning a new wave of protests aimed at the company paid to carry out controversial “fitness to work” tests on behalf of the government.
Atos Healthcare has been targeted repeatedly by campaigners over the accuracy of its assessments, the way it treats disabled benefits claimants, and the generosity of its contract with the [...]

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