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Joann Taylor
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Disabled Rights campaigner for the Restoration of the Grant for housing association Tenants
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Join me in calling on the Gov't for the Restoration of full Gov't funding for the Disabled Facilities Grant, to ensure all Disabled women & men have a chance when living in a Feasible property in a Housing Association to get the support they desperately need #RestoreFullGovtGrant
Sign the Petition
Restore 100% Government Grant for the Disabled Facilities Grant for Housing Associations
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Stunning! A pigeon doing backflips.
August 9, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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Join me in calling on the Gov't for the Restoration of full Gov't funding for the Disabled Facilities Grant, to ensure all Disabled women & men have a chance when living in a Feasible property in a Housing Association to get the support they desperately need #RestoreFullGovtGrant
Sign the Petition
Restore 100% Government Grant for the Disabled Facilities Grant for Housing Associations
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August 9, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Sign the Complaint letter to the Equality and Human Rights Commission against the Labour Government and request for EHRC to investigate the urgent threat to the equality and human rights of disabled people by a raft of policy announcements and planned legislation
dpac.uk.net/2025/05/plea...
Please sign this letter to EHRC - DPAC
John Kirkpatrick
dpac.uk.net
May 17, 2025 at 5:09 AM
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“MPs may well be voting for these measures, because of the pressure put on them by the three-line whip, without realising the consequences in terms of life-changing cuts and a rise in benefit related deaths,” said Mark Harrison of @dis-ppl-protest.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
MPs to vote on disability benefit cuts without knowing ‘full impact’
Britain’s economic watchdog may not publish forecast of employment prospects until the end of October
www.theguardian.com
March 30, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Join @dis-ppl-protest.bsky.social and allies this Wed 26 March 2025 outside Downing Street 11am with a rally & speeches then a march to Parliament 🕊
#WelfareNotWarfare

As we begin the biggest resistance to Labour government austerity agenda. Your voice matters on the street & online join us! 🕊✊️📢
March 24, 2025 at 12:29 AM
#WelfareNotWarfare Benefit claimants are targeted for cuts to their universal credit. Why this is important to me and negative impacts...
March 20, 2025 at 1:01 PM
📢 DPAC Day of Action
Wed 26 March
#WelfareNotWarfare
#EndLabourWarOnDisabledPeople

📢 26 March - DPAC Hats On Day!
@dis-ppl-protest.bsky.social
March 16, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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#EndLabourWarOnDisabledPeople

Please support DPAC Norfolk
If you live in Norwich or can travel to Norfolk
Join the protest at the Labour Party Members Meeting
Friday 14th March 2025
6.45pm
St Marks Church Hall
Hall Road
Norwich
Norfolk
NR1 3HP
March 9, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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#HumanRightsDay

Declan had severe learning disabilities and died in a mental health unit after repeatedly banging his head against a wall.

Human rights of people with learning disabilities and autistic people are being breached across the UK.

Shame.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
'My autistic son had no safety net when in crisis'
A family whose autistic son died after being taken to a mental health unit raise concerns.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 10, 2024 at 8:27 AM
2-4 pm Sunday 9 March 2025
On Zoom
BSL interpretation & automated captions available.
With the upcoming Green Paper on social security benefits, as well as the Spring statement, DPAC is holding an online meeting to plan how we campaign against any so-called ‘welfare reforms’

Register at link below:
Hand Off Disability Benefits! Campaign Planning Meeting 9th March - DPAC
Time: 2-4pm
dpac.uk.net
March 2, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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#MakeSomeNoise

The safeguards that have been voted down at committee stage of Kim Leadbeater End of life bill
February 28, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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Years of evidence shows clearly how a “violent” culture that developed within the Department for Work and Pensions over three decades was responsible for countless deaths of disabled benefit claimants, despite a minister’s claims last week in parliament.
Years of evidence exposes minister’s claims in parliament that DWP is not to blame for deaths
Years of evidence shows clearly how a “violent” culture that developed within the Department for Work and Pensions over three decades was responsible for countless deaths of disabled benefit claima…
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February 21, 2025 at 7:39 AM
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The family of a disabled woman whose body lay undiscovered in her flat for more than three years after her benefits were stopped say they have serious unanswered questions about the actions of the Department for Work and Pensions.
Family say DWP has unanswered questions over death of disabled woman whose benefits were stopped
The family of a disabled woman whose body lay undiscovered in her flat for more than three years after her benefits were stopped say they have serious unanswered questions about the actions of the …
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February 28, 2025 at 7:20 AM