Click on link to read our history of six years of benefit actions by the disability movement and bereaved relatives, up to the resignation of Work and Pensions Minister Iain Duncan Smith in March 2016. actions-that-led-to-resignation-of-ids-latest-5-april-2016
We have been part of the independent living struggle for many years. “Care” is devalued as something only older and disabled people need, when in reality, everyone needs care from before we are born and throughout life, we all need caring relationships and strive for a caring society. That is, “care needs” are not just … Read more
Watch videos from this Global Women’s Strike Conference held in November 2015. Three women from our network spoke: Nicole Als, a disabled mum Claire Glasman, WinVisible Gill Thompson, campaigner for justice against benefit sanctions
Daily Mirror Article, 3 March In Feb/March 2016, bedroom tax cases on disability discrimination, carers and a single mother fleeing domestic violence came to the Supreme Court. WinVisible called a daily vigil supported by many groups, individuals and the people in the cases.
Women with disabilities work unwaged In an inaccessible world, all people with disabilities have to work hard just to survive, but women with disabilities work even harder. Many of us look after children, friends, families and others in our communities (who may have disabilities themselves), on top of coping with our own disability or ill-health. … Read more
Watch 4-minute interview on London Live here. Bradford to Wrexham 30 protests UK-wide.
Natasha Cox “petrified” by care bill A WOMAN with severe brain damage and epilepsy has been ordered to repay hundreds of pounds of care payments after Town Hall officials criticised her for spending some of the money on coffee and cleaning. Natasha Cox, a former Hampstead School student who lives in Hampstead, says she is … Read more
Disabled woman loses 48 hours’ support Save the Independent Living Fund ILF Users Speak Out
Campaigners in Hammersmith & Fulham win free homecare! Congratulations to Hammersmith & Fulham Coalition Against Cuts (HAFCAC) – disabled and older people win free homecare! HAFCAC won the commitment from the recently-elected Labour council to abolish homecare charges – a “tax on disability” — from April 2015, paid for by cutting the council’s PR budget. … Read more