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Vic Finkelstein: Founder of the Social Model of Disability
02 December 2011Rhian Davies, Chief Executive of Disability Wales expresses her sadness about the death of Vic Finkelstein, announced yesterday
Disability Wales is creating a blog to mark International Day for Persons with Disabilities 2011
25 November 2011International Day for Persons with Disabilities takes place on 3rd December 2011. Disability Wales is creating a blog to mark this day. Click on the headline above to see more information on this years theme and sub-themes. We would like organisations, groups and individuals in Wales to contribute to our blog which we plan to publish on Friday the 2nd December 2011.
For more information on International Day for Persons with Disabilities take a look at the UN Enable website - see www.un.org/disabilities.
E-petition calls upon UK government to halt welfare reform
11 November 2011 Pat Onions is registered blind.Unequal Cuts seminar presentations
21 October 2011Powerpoint presentations from DW's seminar at the Newport Hilton on 19 October 2011
Joint DW/Welsh Government Press Release
20 October 2011Minister for Finance announces that the Welsh Government will develop a Framework for Action on Independent Living.
Disability Wales gives evidence to Disability-related harrassment
30 September 2011Disability Wales attended the Senedd yesterday (29th September) and gave evidence to the Communities, Equality and Local Government Committee as part of their inquiry into Disability-related harrassment in Wales.
Patient's care at Swansea's Morriston Hospital 'abject'
28 September 2011A patient with severe learning difficulties who died in hospital may have survived if he had received better care, a watchdog has found.
London 2012: Welsh cultural Olympiad projects launched
23 September 2011 Wales' contribution to the 2012 cultural Olympiad has been launched. Led by the Arts Council of Wales (ACW), Power of the Flame consists of five projects across the country. The projects in include: Whose flame is it anyway? which aims to increase the voice of disabled young people in Wales.JoePublicBlog: Thank you Ricky Gervais, for improving the lives of disabled people
22 September 2011As the mother of two disabled daughters , Nicky Clark thanks Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant for the way they have highlighted discrimination and ignorance. In the following article she explains why.
JoePublicBlog: There's a deafening silence of service users in the social care funding consultation
22 September 2011Could it be that their views don't chime with the government's preferred way forward, says Peter Beresford
Terminally ill patients told their benefits may be cut
21 September 2011Campaigners and charities criticise government for sending out letters about welfare reform bill, which has not yet been passed
How our councils are coping with cuts to social services budgets
21 September 2011A leading think tank has identified significant differences in the way local authorities in Wales are coping with cuts to their social services budgets.
Welsh Conservatives debate on accessible transport
21 September 2011Less than half of the railway stations across Wales offer disabled access which is "a shocking statistic" according to South Wales West AM Byron Davies.
Axe may fall on Wrexham help service as funding dries up
20 September 2011Wrexham Citizens Advice Bureau is heading for a major financial crisis which could see services cut and jobs lost.
Welsh Government in talks with four providers over Southern Cross care homes
20 September 2011The Welsh Government is talking to four prospective providers looking to take on care homes from the troubled Southern Cross, it has been announced. The cash-strapped company, responsible for looking after about 31,000 residents, including 1,772 in Wales, announced in July it was to close after landlords refused to restructure rental agreements.
Welfare cuts have been exaggerated, says Lib Dem minister
20 September 2011Pensions minister Steve Webb promises to protect society's most vulnerable and keep housing benefit spending at £22bn
Disability campaigner is winner of first Owain Glyndwr award
17 September 2011Rosaleen Moriarty-Simmonds was recognised at the inaugural Owain Glyndr Seren Awards for her tireless campaign both for equal rights and the inclusion of disabled people in society
Welfare reforms a further blow to families with a disabled child
16 September 2011Removing support from financially vulnerable households will increase poverty among disabled children, says Srabani Sen
Swan's star, Joe Alan to help develop disability football
16 September 2011Swan's star Joe Allen today joined Welsh Football Trust (WFT) representatives and prominent coaches and volunteers at the Liberty Stadium to launch a new four year strategic plan to further develop disability football in Wales.
Council slams Scope Cymru report over disability provision
15 September 2011Bridgend council has slammed a report which claimed the borough is among the three worst areas in Wales to cope with cuts to disability allowances.