women with visible and invisible disabilities
The inquest in Nottingham into the death of Philippa Day has concluded. Her sister, Imogen Day says: “Support from her community psychiatric nurse and from her family kept her going. But the constant cold and unsympathetic wall of resistance that she met at Capita and the DWP was more than she could endure. The refusal … Read more
On 8 December, WinVisible was among disability organisations, union and other representatives invited to a Roundtable discussion with Labour leader Keir Starmer MP, Marsha de Cordova (Shadow Secretary of State for Women and Equalities) and Vicky Foxcroft MP (Shadow Minister for Disabled People) on Zoom to put forward recommendations towards Labour’s national disability strategy. Topics … Read more
News shared from Leigh Day solicitors, Joy Dove’s lawyers: Jodey Whiting’s family given permission to apply for second inquest into her death The family of Jodey Whiting has been granted permission to apply to the High Court for a fresh inquest into her death after new evidence was submitted about the effect on her of … Read more
Dear friends, Your views and support are needed on new proposals for the benefits system from the Commission on Social Security, a claimants’ panel. Please share this with your friends and networks. Responses to the questionnaire needed by 31 October Disabled mothers and family carers on the Commission, including us, pressed for proposals to include … Read more
Dear friends, Here is our statement sent to the Health and Social Care Select Committee. This is a cross-party committee of MPs which is responsible for scrutinising the work of the Department of Health and Social Care. They invited people and groups to send views and experiences for their inquiry, Social care: funding and workforce, … Read more
The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Parliamentary Committee of MPs is investigating COVID-19 and food supply. They published the submissions from groups and those involved in the food industry, on the Parliament website here. Read WinVisible’s testimony here. Women describe problems accessing food and we said under lockdown, we also need support services to cook … Read more
We are very shocked and saddened to hear of the death of our courageous “sister”, Manjeet Kaur, former chair of the organisation RAPAR (Refugee and Asylum Participatory Action Research), who was born on International Women’s Day 1979. She passed away on 25 April. We first heard about Manjeet in 2014 when the Home Office dismissed … Read more
WinVisible has sent our group testimony to the Women and Equalities Select Committee of MPs urgently looking into the impact of the Coronavirus measures on discriminated groups. Women in our group and network contributed their experiences. We say: “The reality for disabled women, the majority of disabled people, is that the measures against Coronavirus are threatening … Read more
WinVisible has joined in signing an open letter to the Chancellor Rishi Sunak calling for Child Benefit to be increased to £50 per week per child. From Thrive Teeside (in the North East of England) the letter is supported by women’s and community groups, and prominent people. The letter also calls for the abolition of … Read more
Our letter is out in the Camden New Journal, 24 April 2020, read it here. And below with links to further info: The reality for disabled people, mainly women, is that the measures against Coronavirus are threatening our lives through starvation, and denial of medical treatment and social care. Most self-isolating sick and disabled people … Read more