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Memorial action Friday — DAN Disabled People’s Direct Action Network

By winvisibleblog | 17 March 2022 | 1 Comment

DAN Memorial Action — press release from DAN: 18/03/2022 Press conference at 14:45 pm Outside department for health and social care. London. Following the release of the BBC docu-drama ‘Then Barbara met Alan”, due to be screened on 21/03/2022 based on the real life formation of the Disabled People’s Direct Action Network (DAN), 14 years … Read more

Podcast for IWD: disabled women talk about discrimination in social care

By winvisibleblog | 04 March 2022 | 0 Comments

Many thanks to podcast host Don O’Neal and NaCSILS (Campaign for a National Care, Support and Independent Living Service) for inviting us to tell some moving personal stories.  Click here to listen to the podcast. Text version coming soon, linked on here. For International Women’s Day, Claire, Ebere, Fereshteh, Kate and Tracey, talk about: · … Read more

Care charges: Councils of despair

By winvisibleblog | 03 March 2022 | 0 Comments

We helped with this article (below). Thanks to Private Eye and Heather Mills for publicising, Cheshire DPAC/Oppose Social Care Charging in Cheshire and Inclusion London for getting Councils to release figures on how many sick and disabled people they threaten with court. As it’s a paper magazine, here is the text for visually impaired readers: … Read more

Liverpool Wed 2 March @ 4pm: demand a no-cuts budget

By winvisibleblog | 27 February 2022 | 0 Comments

With Sue Ferguson and Liverpool Against the Cuts, we’re campaigning against the hike in care charges, cuts to disabled people with high needs, and the intended budget by Liverpool City Council from April. At the same time as they are cutting support and services to mums and kids, they plan to open more children’s homes. … Read more

Tomorrow 7pm: WinVisible speak at CasWO! care workers event

By winvisibleblog | 21 February 2022 | 1 Comment

Claire from WinVisible is speaking tomorrow Tues 22 February 2022 – 7pm on Zoom at Care and Support Workers Organise (CasWO!) event: Tackling the Staffing Crisis in Social Care With author Emma Dowling; Larry Sanders, Green Party; Steve North, Salford City Unison; Stella Noakes, CasWO! Join this important discussion — Register here We look forward … Read more

Speaking out against violence

By winvisibleblog | 05 February 2022 | 0 Comments

On Saturday 29 January, WinVisible took part in Waltham Forest Reclaim the Night, organised by Waltham Forest Women’s Network. At the rally in Walthamstow Town Square, Ariane Sacco from WinVisible spoke against violence against disabled women and girls. Here is her speech on video: Women and children marched from Leyton and Walthamstow to Walthamstow Town … Read more

Universal Credit win on severe disability premiums and disabled child addition

By winvisibleblog | 01 February 2022 | 1 Comment

Disabled claimants forced to move onto Universal Credit have won their legal challenge against loss of the full severe disability premium amount again, and also disabled child element. The solicitors Leigh Day said: “In a scathing judgment handed down [on 21 January], the DWP is found to have discriminated against [the claimants TP and AR] … Read more

Sat 29 Jan: WinVisible @ Reclaim the Night Waltham Forest

By winvisibleblog | 26 January 2022 | 0 Comments

This Saturday 26 January, we’re joining the Reclaim the Night marches organised by Waltham Forest Women’s Network. The marches will meet at Walthamstow Town Square, where we’re speaking at the rally which begins 6pm until 7pm. Among other speakers, Ariane Sacco from WinVisible will speak about violence against disabled women and girls, how we are more … Read more

Liverpool & Merseyside campaign vs Budget cuts

By winvisibleblog | 25 January 2022 | 0 Comments

Together with campaigner Sue Ferguson, we’re working with Liverpool Against the Cuts against the increased care charges passed by Liverpool City Council in December 2021, and further Budget cuts to social care and other services in 2022. Sue spoke out to Disability News Service. People from the Scrap Care Charges campaign, including in the North … Read more

Today: Family Court picket and Twitter storm

By winvisibleblog | 05 January 2022 | 0 Comments

Today we are joining the Support Not Separation monthly picket of the Family Court and Twitter storm against unjust separation of children from mums. From 12.30pm-1.30pm, outside Central Family Court, First Avenue House, 42-49 High Holborn, London WC1V 6NP. And Twitter storm @NotSeparation at the same time. The picket and Twitter storm is held on the first Wednesday of … Read more