Campaigning News
Below are news items affecting either those with spinal cord injury or disabled people in general
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Personal Independent Payments News
The Spartacus Campaign has created a resource to help people make sense of the Personal Independence Payments consultation documents. … Read more
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SIA Independent Living Fund (ILF) Survey 2012 Report
Read the results from the recent ILF Survey… Read more
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Independent Living Survey
SIA would like to hear about your experiences of the Independent Living Fund in a new survey. … Read more
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Personal Health Budgets Pilot Scheme Under Way
A pilot programme on personal health budgets is underway. … Read more
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All Party Parliamentary Group Meeting
The next APPG meeting will take place on 21st March 2012… Read more
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Survey On Pressure Ulcers
Take part in a survey on pressure ulcers.… Read more
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Urology User Group Coalition - Product User Survey
The Urology Users Group Coalition is looking for feedback from continence product users in a new survey.… Read more
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Personal Independent Payments News
Read the latest news on PIPs… Read more
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Personal Independent Payments Consultation
On Monday 16th of January the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) released the second stage of their Personal Independence Payments (PIPs) consultation. … Read more
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Responsible Reform
A new report shows that overwhelming opposition to the Coalition's disability benefit reforms was kept hidden by the Government in their response to the Personal Independence Payments consultation. … Read more
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NICE Guidelines On Pressure Ulcers
SIA trustees Raquel Siganporia and John Borthwick have been invited to join the National Institute of Clinical Excellence's (NICE) Guideline Development Group Pressure Ulcers as patient representatives… Read more
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Minister's Letter On Work Test Figures 'unsatisfactory'
An influential disabled MP has heavily criticised the government's "unsatisfactory" response to concerns about the way it uses statistics on its controversial "fitness to work" tests.… Read more
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SIA AGM And Conference: Feedback
This years AGM was held at the National Motorcycle Museum in Birmingham on October 8th. The afternoon session was dedicated to Campaigning for Change: the Next Chapter where members were given the chance to discuss three questions. … Read more
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Department Of Health Looks At Social Care Priorities
The Department of Health wants your views… Read more
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Labour Set To Take On Tories Over Benefits Rhetoric
Labour's new shadow minister for disabled people looks set to spearhead a stronger line from the opposition over offensive government rhetoric on the 'abuse' of disability benefits. … Read more
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Ticket Office Closures Would Add To Access Woes
The possible closure of hundreds of ticket offices would make it 'nigh on impossible' for many disabled people to travel by train, MPs have heard. … Read more
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Maria Miller Denies Government Exaggerated DLA Figures
The Minister for Disabled people has denied the Government exaggerated DLA figures… Read more
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Ministers Return To Same Old Story Of Benefits Abuse
Ministers have used their partys annual conference to reinforce the message that many disabled people claiming out-of-work benefits are abusing the system. … Read more
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Office For Disability Issues Welcomes Its New Director
Jeremy Moore has joined as the new Director of Independent Living and the Office for Disability Issues (ODI)… Read more
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We Need The Loo
Sign a petition launched in order to to ask the Government to make adequate public toilet provision a legal requirement.… Read more
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Have You Had A Recent 'No Win, No Fee' Case?
SIA would like to hear from you… Read more
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Mobility In Care Homes - The Low Review
Lord Low is looking to hear from Disabled people on their needs and how these are met. Particurly those living in state-funded residential care and their families, care providers and local authorities. … Read more
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Hardest Hit: The Next Stage An Update
The day of action on 11 May was a great success… Read more
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Disabled People To Protest Across The UK
Disabled people, their families and friends will be taking to the streets in cities across the UK protesting against Government cuts to disability benefits and services.… Read more
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Disabled Women Set For Court Fight With Bus Company
A trio of disabled women are set to take legal action against a bus company after claiming that they have faced repeated discrimination by its drivers. … Read more
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Government Sends ‘threatening’ Access To Work Letters
Disabled people who rely on a key employment support scheme to stay in work are being given just a week to confirm they still need their funding, or face having it withdrawn. … Read more
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Public Toilets In London
Londoners need easy access to information about all the publicly accessible toilets in the capital, a report shows. … Read more
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New Work Support Rules Force PAs To Seek Licence
New government guidance will make it even harder for disabled people to find work… Read more
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Seven Atos Doctors Under Investigation
Seven doctors carrying out controversial 'fitness to work' tests are being investigated by the General Medical Council (GMC).… Read more
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Government Warned Over
The Government has been given a dressing down over the publishing of 'fitness to work' assessments. … Read more
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Government Delays Crucial DLA Evidence
The government appears to have delayed publishing crucial evidence with regards to the Welfare Reform Bill … Read more
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Defend Elaine McDonald & Disability Rights
The Supreme Court has ruled in support of a local council's withdrawal of overnight care… Read more
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Airline No Closer To Solution On Powered Wheelchairs
An airline has been unable to explain why it is still refusing to accept powered wheelchairs on its flights… Read more
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SIA Response To Independent Living Consultation
SIA responds to the Joint Committee on Human Rights's call for evidence on Independent Living … Read more
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Loo Of The Year Awards
The annual Loo of the Year Awards is in its 24th Year. … Read more
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Campaigners Hopes For Changes In Welfare Reforms
Campaigners are hoping to persuade peers to make significant changes to the governments welfare reform bill… Read more
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Peers New Bill Could Unlock Freedom To Relocate
A disabled peer is set to introduce her own portability bill into the House of Lords… Read more
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Hopes Still High For Changes To Welfare Reform Bill
Disability Rights Campaigners say they remain optimistic that changes can still be made to the government's hugely unpopular welfare reform bill. … Read more
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Independent Living Inquiry: Welsh Government Must Act
The Welsh government must join the rest of the UK and draw up its own national strategy for promoting independent living, a parliamentary commitee has been told. … Read more
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Independent Living Inquiry: Cuts Are Breach Of Rights
Disabled people's human rights are being breached because of the government's failure to implement their right to independent living,a committee of MPs and peers has been told. … Read more
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The Mobility Aid Market - Have Your Say
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has published its emerging key findings on their study into the Mobility Aids Market.… Read more
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Hardest Hit March On Parliament
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SIA Responds To The DLA Reform Consultation
Read SIA's response to Government proposals… Read more
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Government Consulting On DLA Reform
The Government is consulting on reform to DLA.… Read more
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Help Save The Independent Living Fund
Please write to your MP to support a Parliamentary Early Day Motion against the permanent closure of the Independent Living Fund (ILF).… Read more
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ODI Director Defends Government On UN Convention
A senior civil servant has publicly defended the government's record on disability, after disabled activists criticised its programme of spending cuts and attitude to human rights. … Read more
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Councils ‘are Making Profits From Care Charges’
Some local authorities are imposing charges for home care services that are so high they must be making a profit from them, according to one leading disabled figure. … Read more
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DLA Cuts Will Stop Disabled People Working,finds Survey
Half of disabled people who claim disability living allowance (DLA) and have jobs would be forced to stop working or reduce their hours if they lost their entitlement to the benefit, according to a new survey. … Read more
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All Party Parliamentary Group On Spinal Cord Injury
A big thank you to everyone who invited their MP to join the All Party Parliamentary Group on Spinal Cord Injury (APPG) following our request in October's forward.… Read more
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Minister Makes Statement On ILF
Maria Miller, Minister for Disabled People, has made a statement on the future of the ILF… Read more
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Public Sector Equality Duty Draft Regulations Published
The Government has confirmed that the new public sector Equality Duty will be brought into force on schedule on 6 April 2011.… Read more
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SIA Joins Talking Buses Campaign
SIA joins Guide Dogs' 'Talking Buses' campaign… Read more
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Office Of Fair Trading Investigates Mobility Aid Market
Following SIA's support of a Consumer Focus study, the OFT will investigate the UK's Mobility Aid and Wheelchair market… Read more
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