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Paralympian Mickey Bushell launches disability hate campaign
A poster campaign to raise awareness of disability hate crime
A poster campaign to raise awareness of disability hate crime has been launched by police in Shropshire.
It is being supported by Paralympic gold medallist Mickey Bushell MBE, who was born in Telford.
West Mercia Police said there were 53 offences and 21 incidents of disability hate crime reported to the force between April 2012 and January 2013.
The posters with the slogan “We’re All Human” will be displayed on buses in the county.
Mickey Bushell, who won gold in the 100-metre wheelchair sprint at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London, said the campaign would let those affected “realise they’re not alone”.
Disability benefits: Minister to clarify assessment regulations
Ministers are clarifying how mobility disability assessments are carried out following criticism of changes to Personal Independence Payments.
Those unable to walk more than 20m would automatically qualify, rather than the previous distance of 50m.
But peers said the new regulations should include the requirement that tasks be done “reliably, safely, repeatedly and in a timely manner”.
Welfare Minister Lord Freud said he was looking “very actively” at the issue.
Lord Freud came under fire over the new system of Personal Independence Payments, which replaces Disability Living Allowance, during question time in the Lords.
Ministers say the new benefit will be targeted at those who need it most.
