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Our latest campaigns events and updates

Call for a halt to Oxford Street pedestrianisation!

Call for a halt to Oxford Street pedestrianisation!

Lack of access for cars and buses due to pedestrianisation will make Oxford Street totally inaccessible for people who can only walk short distances. Many Disabled people were not aware of the consultation on Oxford Street becoming pedestrianised so could not raise their concerns.
Work and Pensions Committee report on PIP and ESA assessments – “failing claimants and the public purse”

Work and Pensions Committee report on PIP and ESA assessments – “failing claimants and the public purse”

The Work and Pensions Committee has published a report on claimant’s distressing experiences of assessments for disability benefits PIP and ESA carried out for the Department of Work and Pensions by private contractors Capita, Atos and Maximus. The Committee says public contract failures have led to a loss of trust that risks undermining the operation of major disability benefits.
Civil society groups submit evidence on defending and enforcing human rights in the UK

Civil society groups submit evidence on defending and enforcing human rights in the UK

Inclusion London’s evidence and joint evidence to the JCHR Inquiry: Defending Rights: Attitudes to Enforcement. 
Briefing on the government’s announcements concerning the Mental Health Act 1983 Review

Briefing on the government’s announcements concerning the Mental Health Act 1983 Review

Covering the announcments made in October 2017 and information from the government, relevant parts of the Queen’s Speech and relevant parts of the 2017 Conservative election manifesto.
Responding to the BMJ, Not Dead Yet UK says the case for assisted suicide is “weaker than ever”

Responding to the BMJ, Not Dead Yet UK says the case for assisted suicide is “weaker than ever”

“Yet again, The BMJ has presented a highly partisan view based on the simplistic assumption that this is a straightforward issue. It is not. As disabled and terminally ill people we know that better than anyone else.”
Our legal victory means thousands of Disabled people are now entitled to higher rates of PIP

Our legal victory means thousands of Disabled people are now entitled to higher rates of PIP

This legal victory means that if you are unable to follow the route of a familiar journey independently because of psychological distress, you may be entitled to the higher rate of the mobility component of PIP.
The UN’s recommendations for the UK – Plain English and other accessible versions

The UN’s recommendations for the UK – Plain English and other accessible versions

EHRC have just launched a plain English and alternative format versions of the UN CPRD Concluding Observations. This report is about the UK’s work on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).
Campaign win in Redbridge over Changing Places Toilet

Campaign win in Redbridge over Changing Places Toilet

Redbridge Council has agreed to put in a Changing Places toilet in Ilford Town in response to a local campaign spearheaded by the local DDPO One Place East
Correction re Mandatory Reconsideration post

Correction re Mandatory Reconsideration post

We apologise for our incorrect post – Mandatory Reconsideration has not been abolished.  
Big legal victory for Disabled people: the DWP’s changes to PIP regulations were declared unlawful today

Big legal victory for Disabled people: the DWP’s changes to PIP regulations were declared unlawful today

High Court judge Mr Justice Mostyn allowed the claim in the case of RF v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions. The case was brought by a Disabled person with mental health support needs to challenge the changes the government made to Personal Independence Payment Regulations in March 2017.