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Pavement parking petition

4 October 2023

Pavement parking affects everyone, but is especially dangerous for disabled people, including people with sight loss and wheelchair users, as well as parents with children, and older people.

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Work capability assessment consultation

29 September 2023

The government is consulting on the Work Capability Assessment which is used in universal credit and employment support allowance to determine what work-related conditions a disabled person must meet to keep getting their benefit.

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Invite your MP to the next APPG meeting!

26 September 2023

It’s not too late to support our campaigns team and invite your MP to attend the next meeting of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on spinal cord injury.

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Damning report shows the government is failing disabled people

30 August 2023

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has warned of dire consequences due to the UK and Welsh governments’ inaction on issues faced by disabled people.

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Campaigns team – all change!

30 August 2023

It’s all change in our campaigns team!

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Disability Action Plan – have your say

3 August 2023

The Government has launched a consultation on their new ‘Disability Action Plan’, which sets out the immediate actions they plan to take across government

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How does the UK healthcare system compare to other countries?

5 July 2023

The Kings Fund have produced a report that compares the health care systems in different countries

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Fabian Society launches National Care Service report

5 July 2023

The Fabian Society are an independent left-leaning think tank with over 7,000 members and a reputation for high quality and impactful work.

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Spinal Research attends the All-Party Parliamentary Group meeting

4 July 2023

Read more about our recent All-Party Parliamentary Group meeting in June

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Equality and human rights in social care

1 June 2023

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), the public body responsible for promoting and enforcing equality and non-discrimination laws, has…

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#SeriousSh1t - campaign update

9 May 2023

We’ve been overwhelmed by the positive reaction to the launch of our major bowel care campaign This is #SeriousSh1t, the aim of which is to stop SCI patients suffering harmful neglect through being denied essential bowel care in some medical settings.

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Disability price tag 2023 - the extra cost of disability

9 May 2023

The latest report from the charity Scope into the additional cost of disability shows that disabled people continue to face significant and unfair extra costs.

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