Becoming disabled by choice, not chance: ‘Transabled’ people feel like impostors in their fully working bodies
Oh, The Humanities: Part of a series showcasing research at the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences this week.
20 Mar 2016
News
MPs overturn Lords' bid to delay disability benefit cuts
MPs have overturned attempts by peers to delay Government plans to cut £30 a week from some disabled people's benefits.
20 Mar 2016
Pilar Lima: “Institutions Need People with Different Abilities”
Pilar Lima is the first elected official who is deaf in Spain. She has a very extensive professional and activist career. She has been a volunteer at the Vicente Ferrer Foundation in Anantapur and also a professor in several public and private institutions that promote the divulgation of sign language. Among many other projects, she is a co-author of the book 'Sordo ¡y qué! (Deaf, so what!). In her first speech in the Senate, and with the assistance of an interpreter, she promised: "to work to eliminate any barriers that lead to inequality and infringe on human rights, through a participatory and transparent use of the Senate". Pilar sees the upcoming elections on December 20th as an opportunity to achieve this change.
20 Mar 2016
Equalities Watchdog Criticises Planned Cuts To Work Support Allowance
This article titled "Equalities watchdog criticises planned cuts to work support allowance" was written by Patrick Butler Social policy editor, for theguardian.com on Tuesday 1st March 2016 20.00 UTC
16 Mar 2016
Eastbourne Access Group
Channel 4, Born to be different programme at 9pm tonight. This series is giving a great insight to the lives of families who have a disabled child. Seeing the joy and the pressures. A couple of the parents were interviewed on BBC Breakfast this morning, they wanted to do this programme to raise awareness.
16 Mar 2016
Equality & Qualified Interpreting
I am writing about British Sign Language Qualified Level 6 Interpreters. We have been concerned the Interpreters for Deaf People are being CUT such as NRCPD Fully qualified Register Level 6 (indentified by the Yellow Badge) for National Health Service (NHS) at Royal Preston Hospital. The Hospital has been booking NRCPD Trainee Interpreters (indentified by the Blue Badge) and as such are a Lower Level which is unacceptable. Deaf People are not satisfied with having to use Trainee Interpreters. However, we are aware lots of Deaf People who are living in North West of England have been complaining about Trainee Interpreters. It seems they are being used because they are cheaper compared to Qualified Interpreters. Myself and my Family are Deaf and we always used Co-Sign Interpreters for many years, as they always and only employ Qualified Interpreters. But Co-Sign are not being booked by the Hospital at Preston and Chorley anymore.
16 Mar 2016