News - Liberal Democrat Disability Association

One crucial clause is missing from this PIP reform, and its absence will dismay disabled people

The summer of 1998 was when my own personal journey with disability began; working as a camp counselor and lifeguard in the USA the summer after my final year exams I had a severe dislocation to my shoulder and needed surgery to repair it before flying home. Over the following years my world altered from that of a fit young law graduate with the world at my feet to one of unexplained pain and increasing disability.

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by KALIYA FRANKLIN

5 Feb 2013

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Jo Swinson MP writes…Equality is about more than ticking boxes

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) would never have become a valued and respected national institution if it was allowed to continue on the path it was on. Labour's tired old way of working was turning equalities into a burden. When people heard the word equality they also heard bureaucracy and red-tape. Instead of being about fairness it was more about frustration.

4 Feb 2013

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Commission helps disabled air passenger take Thomas Cook to Supreme Court in discrimination case.

The Commission is going to the UK's Supreme Court, to fight a ruling against a disabled air passenger which could see airlines get away with breaking the law by discriminating against disabled travellers.

4 Feb 2013

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Disabled claimants more likely to be hit by one per cent benefit cap, DWP admits

The government has admitted that households which include disabled people are more likely to be affected by its decision to restrict most benefits to below-inflation increases. 10/01/2013

by John Pring

4 Feb 2013

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DLA/PIP change programme timetable extended

Reassessments for people who receive disability living allowance (DLA) to move onto the new personal independence payment (PIP) will now be made later than originally planned, the Government has said.

4 Feb 2013

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Baroness Thomas, getting Personal Independence Payment right.

This afternoon the Department of Work and Pensions announces a significant change on the new Personal Independent Payments following significant Lib Dem pressure. Celia Thomas, the Lib Dem peer who has campaigned tirelessly on the issue, explains why it's a major win.

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by Baroness Celia Thomas

31 Jan 2013

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