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Personal Independence Payment thresholds and assessment consultation response
04 May 2012 DW have submitted a response to the coalition government's Personal Independence Payment thresholds and assessment consultation.Court appearance for man charged with murder of Cardiff pensioner
03 May 2012A 31 year-old man has appeared at Cardiff Magistrates Court charged with the murder of popular Roath pensioner, Peter Lewis.
Disabled man wins fight against Flintshire Council
30 April 2012A GRANDFATHER has won an appeal against a council which failed to find him a suitable home
Blind bus users must pay to know timetable
30 April 2012A REGISTERED blind man from Swansea says he is fed up off with having to pay for a special device to get bus times in the Quadrant bus station.
Cardiff murder victim was popular disability rights campaigner
30 April 2012All at Disability Wales are saddened by the murder of Peter Lewis, 68, died of a single stab wound and was found in the communal hallway to his ground-floor flat on Claude Road, in Roath, Cardiff, in the early hours of Saturday morning.
Some of us at Disability Wales knew Peter personally and find his murder both shocking and senseless. We will remember him as a friendly, humorous and kindly man who was an outstanding champion of the rights of disabled people in general, and people with learning difficulties in particular. He was an inspiration to many, and is a loss to us all. We think especially of his family and friends and colleagues at Cardiff and Vale People First at this sad and distressing time.
Health bosses in North Wales bid to cut year-long wait for a wheelchair
28 April 2012HEALTH chiefs in North Wales pledged to tackle a 52-week waiting list for assessment for a wheelchair.
Blind football: Cardiff City Community Foundation begin sessions
23 April 2012Football sessions for visually impaired players have begun as part of Cardiff City's Community Foundation programme
Young disabled people stay silent over hate crimes
22 April 2012Two in three physically or verbally abused, while 80 per cent lack faith in police to act
Chief executive of Mind resigns over 'fit for work' test.
12 April 2012Paul Farmer, chief executive of Mind faced a dilemma. Should he stay on the government panel scrutinising the 'fit for work' test which his organisation believes to be 'inhumane' or resign in order to protest at the coalition governments refusal to listen to concerns about the new policy of reassessing Incapacity Benefit recipients for their eligibility for the new benefit, Employment and Support Allowance (ESA).
Mr Farmer chose to resign in order to express his anger at the new test.
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Government to think again about charity tax relief cap
12 April 2012Charities have expressed worries that Government proposals on a charity tax relief cap would lead to reduced donations. The Prime Minister has promised that Ministers will look again into the proposals.
Cross Party Group on Disability
30 March 2012 A group of cross party AMs, together with the Wales Disability Reference Group, have re-established the Cross Party Group on Disability (CPGD).How sick or disabled do you need to be to qualify for state support?
20 March 2012According to a report in the Guardian "a computer questionnaire now helps determine who is fit for work and who is eligible for benefits. But it is causing misery, with thousands of unwell people locked in a chaotic system of appeals".
Research: "Rehabilitation of Hate Crime Offenders"
20 March 2012The Equality and Human Rights Commission Scotland has launched the first ever international study into the rehabilitation of hate crime offenders.
First Minister's views on the Remploy closures
16 March 2012 The First Minister, Carwyn Jones AM, has shared his views on the UK coalition government's decision to close seven of the nine Remploy factories in Wales.'All Aboard' Transport Challenge event will help mark Disability Wales' 40th Anniversary celebrations.
15 March 2012As part of Disability Wales' 40th Anniversary. a transport challenge will take place from 17th to 20th April 2012.
The ‘All Aboard’ Transport Challenge celebrates DW’s work over the last four decades in campaigning to remove disabling barriers in society.
The challenge will run from Tuesday 17 April through to Friday 20 April and involves four representatives from one of DW’s Full Member Groups: Pembrokeshire Young Voices for Choices.
An invitation only 'Afternoon Tea' will be hosted by Pembrokeshire County Council Cabinet member Councillor Huw George, to celebrate the end of the 'All Aboard' Challenge as well as providing an opportunity for challenge participants to share their experiences.
Latest Personal Independence Payment briefing from DWP (14 March 2012)
15 March 2012DWP published their latest PIP briefing 'High Level Reassessment Strategy' on 14th March 2012.
Personal Independence Payment (PIP) will be introduced from April 2013 for new claimants only.
From October 2013, existing Disability Living Allowance (DLA) recipients who are of working-age (16 to 64) at the point of introduction of Personal Independence Payments will be assessed to determine if they are eligible for the new benefit.
Nursing and Midwifery Council Consultation: Draft Equality Standards 2012-2015
15 March 2012The Nursing and Midwifery Council are seeking views on their draft equality standards 2012-2015.
As a public body, NMC are required to set and publish equality objectives which outline how they will meet the requirements of the Equality Act 2010 for the year(s) ahead.
Disability Wales statement regarding the proposed closure of Remploy factories
13 March 2012Proposed closures of Remploy factories throughout the UK have been widely reported in the news media. The plans will affect 7 of the 9 Remploy factories in Wales, putting 272 disabled workers jobs at risk of redundancy. Disability Wales has prepared a position statement urging the Uk and Welsh Governments to take action to help those affected by these planned closures. Click the heading to read the full statement.
Welsh Government Statement - Tackling Poverty
13 March 2012The Welsh Government have issued a statement titled Tackling Poverty 'because poverty is an issue which concerns us all – and one which we will all take action to tackle'.
'Locked-in syndrome' man to have right-to-die case heard
13 March 2012A paralysed man wants a Doctor to be able to lawfully end his life. A High Court judge has ruled that he can proceed with his "right-to-die" case.