Disabled mums

8 March: Disabled mums speak out at Family Courts on Trial

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Plain text version below image Disabled mums will be speaking out against discrimination and joining forces with other mums.  The weather will be a sweltering 9 degrees! Read Legal Action for Women’s dossier of mothers’ experiences of Social Services and the family courts.  We co-wrote the chapter on disability discrimination against mothers and children, chapter … Read more

Benefit tests — evidence to MPs

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We gathered our experiences of the benefit assessments, to send to the all-party Work and Pensions Select Committee of MPs.  They are looking into assessments because so many people who are refused are winning their case at appeal. We say:  Assessments for ESA and PIP are set up to deny claimants the disability benefits they need … Read more

“Cookie rights” — Caxton Youth Organisation young women’s group

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  We went to meet the young women’s group at Caxton Youth Organisation in Westminster, who talked about the verbal abuse and discrimination they get, and their hopes and wishes.  Here’s what they wrote about our visit on 18 July 2017: COOKIE RIGHTS Written by Girls and Young women from Caxton Youth Organisation Why Cookie … Read more

“Suffer the little children and their mothers” — Legal Action for Women

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Read Legal Action for Women’s dossier of mothers’ experiences of Social Services and the family courts.  We co-wrote the chapter on disability discrimination against mothers and children, chapter 10: LAW Dossier 18Jan17 final WinVisible is part of the “Support Not Separation” coalition which was launched in Parliament on 11 July, click here for more info and to … Read more