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Campaigners start proceedings to secure BSL for briefings

May 4, 2020
Ian Streets
Campaigners for deaf and hearing-impaired people have started legal proceedings against the government over a lack of sign language interpreters at its daily coronavirus briefings. Users of British Sign Language…
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NSUN invites applications for mental health response fund

April 27, 2020
Ian Streets
Details have been announced today about a new funding source which is designed to help voluntary and community sector mental health organisations as they work to meet rising demand during…
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Government eases exercise guidance for people with autism

April 17, 2020
Ian Streets
The National Autistic Society has welcomed the decision by the Government to amend national guidance on how often some people can leave their home during the coronavirus outbreak. The Society…
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NNeurodiversity offers new ideas for business in a changing world

April 13, 2020
Ian Streets
A Leeds-based lawyer is challenging businesses to change the way they think and operate by recruiting from the ranks of people with autism. Ian McCann, founder of Leeds-based Legal Studios,…
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Sight loss groups launch petition to improve shopping access

April 4, 2020
Ian Streets
The RNIB is calling on the government to take action to help blind and partially-sighted people cope with some of the challenges posed by coronavirus. The charity is urging the…
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Government to consult on calls for pavement parking ban

March 25, 2020
Ian Streets
The government has announced plans to look into banning motorists throughout England from parking on pavements, according to a report from BBC online. However the AA has responded by calling…
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Calls for elderly and disabled to make dawn raids on supermarkets

March 15, 2020
Ian Streets
The Twitter storm around coronavirus shows no sign of easing and amid the hysteria and paralysis there have been the occasional interesting suggestions. One was: “A guy on Twitter has…
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Government urged to act on “coronavirus complacency “

March 12, 2020
Ian Streets
A leading disability rights campaigner has urged the government to do more for disabled and chronically ill people as it steps up the fight against coronavirus. Frances Ryan, who is…
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Access complaint prompts investigation by university

February 26, 2020
Ian Streets
A university apologised and launched an investigation after a student who uses a wheelchair was left to work in isolation at the top of a flight of steps in a…
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Bus company launches investigation after disabled passenger was stranded

February 14, 2020
Ian Streets
The problems facing disabled people who try to use public transport have been highlighted in a report in the Observer newspaper. Journalist Anna Tims reported how a 13-year-old boy who…
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