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Press release: Fear and anger across Wales as UK Government’s heartless cuts to disability benefits slashes support and regresses rights

For Immediate Release  Fear and anger across Wales as UK Government’s heartless cuts to disability benefits slashes support and regresses rights  A week after the UK Government published its Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper, the Chancellor confirmed in her Spring Statement plans for devastating cuts to disability […]


We are recruiting. Programme Co-ordinator. To ensure the next Equal Power Equal Voice programme cycle is efficient and effective, and provides the best possible experience to mentees and mentors. Closing date: 9am on Tuesday 22nd April. 18 hours per week. Remote working with office base at Spark, Cardiff. The EPEV and DW logos are in the top right corner.

Vacancy: Programme Co-ordinator

Are you passionate about disability rights and equality, and driving more diverse representation in politics and public life in Wales? This could be the role for you! Position:               Programme Co-ordinator Salary:                   £30,000 – £33,000 FTE Hours:                   18 hours, with flexible working Responsible to:   Programmes Manager (WEN) & senior staff member in each organisation (this is a matrix-managed role) Contract […]


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A message of solidarity following proposed benefit cuts

We understand that the proposed benefit cuts are causing significant concern amongst the disabled community, and we want to reassure you that you are not alone. We stand in solidarity with disabled people across Wales in challenging these potential changes. The UK Government’s Green Paper was published on Tuesday 18th March: Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits […]


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Disability Wales welcomes Senedd discussion on making Blue Badges lifelong for individuals with lifelong diagnoses

Disability Wales welcomes the discussion by the Senedd Petitions Committee earlier this week (March 10) on making Blue Badges lifelong for individuals with lifelong diagnoses. This petition highlights the lesser-known provision that reassessment is not always required, yet its inconsistent implementation across local authorities creates confusion. An information request conducted by STAND North Wales – […]


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Disability Wales statement on Senedd report into the Disability Employment Gap

DW welcomes the Senedd Equality Committee’s Report on the Disability Employment Gap in Wales which is currently 31%. We agree with the Committee’s finding that ‘too many disabled people face unnecessary barriers to employment in Wales today’ and that progress in tackling these is ‘too slow’. DW gave evidence to the Committee and we fully […]


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Holocaust Memorial Day 2025

Today is Holocaust Memorial Day, a time to mark the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz and an opportunity to remember all those who died in the Holocaust and other genocides around the world. Disabled people were amongst those who were first targeted by the Nazi regime, with hundreds of thousands being subject to […]


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Disability Wales: A year in review 2023/24

The end of a year always sparks a period of reflection and we certainly aren’t resisting this opportunity to take a look back at the past twelve months. 2024 has been a challenging time for DW with an organisation restructure seeing us waving goodbye to two valued members of staff. However, we have continued to […]


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Disability Wales issues an urgent call for the Welsh Government to publish its long-awaited draft Disability Rights Action Plan

Disability Wales (DW) gave evidence at the Senedd on Monday 14th Oct in response to the Equality and Social Justice Committee inquiry into ‘Disability and Employment’. DW issued an urgent call for the Welsh Government to publish its long-awaited draft Disability Rights Action Plan drawing on the extensive work of the Disability Rights Taskforce which met […]


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Become an appointed Board Member of Disability Wales

Are you passionate about disability rights and equality? Can you bring fresh ideas to the table to help drive our organisation forward and give a greater voice to disabled people across Wales? The future is exciting here at Disability Wales and you could be a part of it by applying to become an appointed Board […]


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Disability Wales in support of British Deaf Association’s disappointment with Qualifications Wales dropping GCSE BSL introduction

Disability Wales stands in solidarity with the British Deaf Association (BDA) in expressing deep disappointment at Qualifications Wales’ decision to drop the introduction of a British Sign Language (BSL) GCSE in Wales. This decision represents a missed opportunity to promote inclusivity and equality for Deaf individuals and the wider BSL community across the country. BSL […]


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