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London 2012: Sports festival will build on Paralympics momentum

October 31, 2012
Ian Streets
Some of Britain’s top Paralympians will be appearing at a new festival of sport that aims to build on the legacy of the London 2012 Paralympic Games, and unearth future…
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Watchdog gives public bodies one last chance to act on disability hate crime

October 24, 2012
Ian Streets
Police figures showing that some forces recorded just four disability hate crimes last year are “incredible” and “not believable”, according to the chair of the equality watchdog’s disability committee. Mike…
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CPS and police clueless over sharp drop in disability hate crime prosecutions

October 18, 2012
Ian Streets
Both the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) and the police have been unable to explain a sharp drop in the number of prosecutions for disability hate crime. The CPS released its…
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Tribunal win could plug legal gap for disabled agency workers

October 9, 2012
Ian Streets
A disabled woman sacked by a council from her temporary post after taking time off with depression has won an employment tribunal case – after a three-year legal battle –…
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Motability is ‘treating disabled people like criminals’ by fitting trackers

October 4, 2012
Ian Streets
Motability has been accused of treating disabled people like criminals, after it began fixing tracking devices to their cars. The organisation says it has introduced the new measure in a…
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New EHRC chair faces tough task to repair watchdog’s ‘damaged house’

October 4, 2012
Ian Streets
The government’s choice to be the new chair of the equality watchdog faces a tough task to repair an organisation that is damaged almost beyond repair, according to the former…
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Draft British Standard

September 28, 2012
Ian Streets
There is a new draft BS out for consultation, BS9266 Design of accessible and adaptable general needs housing – code of practice. Here is the link http://drafts.bsigroup.com/ and search using…
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London 2012: LOCOG defends lack of disabled talent in closing ceremony

September 27, 2012
Ian Streets
The organisers of London 2012 have been heavily criticised after admitting that only 37 of the 1,100 volunteers who performed in the Paralympic Games closing ceremony were disabled people. This…
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New network aims to unite disability movement

September 27, 2012
Ian Streets
Many of the country’s leading disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) and disabled activists have agreed to set up a new campaigning network in a bid to unite the disability movement. They…
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Sainsbury’s signs on for four years with ParalympicsGB

September 19, 2012
Ian Streets
The British Paralympic Association (BPA) has announced a new four-year sponsorship deal with Sainsbury’s, just days after the end of the London 2012 Paralympic Games. The sponsorship deal will see…
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