Tag Archives: disability
MPs Reverse Lords’ Welfare Reform Defeats
A showdown between MPs and peers looms after the Commons overturned seven Lords defeats on the Government’s welfare reforms.
MPs voted by big majorities to restore some of the most controversial measures in the Welfare Reform Bill, with a majority of 82 for the controversial cap on benefits.
But in one vote – on the so-called “bedroom tax” – the coalition’s majority slumped to 42, as 14 Liberal Democrat MPs and two Tories, Gordon Henderson and Andrew Percy, rebelled.
Easyjet makes changes to assist disabled passengers
Easyjet Changes Rules For Transport of Disabled Passengers
- Published on Tuesday, 31 January 2012 07:30
- Written by Roberto Castiglioni
Following a recent series of incidents involving disabled passengers, budget airline Easyjet are introducing changes to their handling rules for passengers with reduced mobility.
In recent weeks, Easyjet has been under the spotlight for allegations of discrimination against the disabled.
Wheelchair bound Martin Sabry, 39, was thrown off his Easyjet flight from London Gatwick to Montpellier, France. “I explained I am paralysed from the chest down and even though I am quite active, I cannot walk,” Martin said. “We will not take you,” the purser told him.
Brave people demonstrating in London for disabled people everywhere
Disabled campaigners block central London over Welfare Reform Bill
Sunday 29 January 2012
Wheelchair users brought one of central London’s busiest junctions to a standstill by chaining themselves together in the middle of Oxford Circus, blocking the turning into Regent Street.
The demonstration was organised by the direct action group UK Uncut and disability campaigners, to protest against the Government’s proposed Welfare Reform Bill, which campaigners say will disadvantage thousands of people by cutting allowances and benefits.
