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We are proud of Anna! xitter.cf/jimfitz100/status/9010…
Jim Fitzgerald@jimfitz10025 Aug 2017
Great to see Anna Lawson of @CDSLeeds, winner of @EqualRights Hepple #equalityaward 2016 speaking at #CRPD18. Clear + insightful as always.
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DPOs ‘delighted’ with exposure of UK government’s failings by UN disability rights committee #CRPD17... fb.me/28lpHOKRH

UK faces UN examination: DPOs ‘delighted’ with exposure of government’s failings

Disabled people’s organisations who travelled to Geneva this week to help highlight the government’s continuing human rights violations have praised a UN committee of disabled experts for publicly …

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Let's have a national conversation about disability, says @yorkshirepost yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/the…
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European Disability Forum
@MyEDF19 Jul 2017
Replying to @EU_Commission
@EU_Commission 2 finance capacity building of #DPOs so we can contribute 2 #EUfunds use & monitoring @CorinaCretuEU buff.ly/2u6h2ml
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The @Conservatives manifesto and social care, by our colleague Prof Luke Clements @Law_Leeds @LSJ_Leeds lukeclements.co.uk/the-conse…
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Our Luke Clements is in London today speaking about the rights of disabled people to access social care xitter.cf/davidlockqc/status/830…
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♿️ From 6 April 2017 it will be illegal for taxi drivers in the UK to discriminate against wheelchair users 🚕 gov.uk/government/news/law-c…

Law change demands equal treatment for disabled taxi users

From 6 April 2017 it will be illegal for taxi drivers to discriminate against wheelchair users.

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A Monumental Day in the History of Our Constitution - The process for leaving the #EU must be triggered by an Act of Parliament xitter.cf/UKSupremeCourt/status/…
The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
@UKSupremeCourt24 Jan 2017
UKSC confirms (by majority of 8:3) that an Act of Parliament is needed before Article 50 can be triggered 1/2 ow.ly/Ljhi308idsP
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Important victory for disabled people's rights! Congrats @kingqueen3065 @FryLegal @CloistersLaw Anticipatory reasonable adjustments 👏 xitter.cf/uksupremecourt/status/…
The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
@UKSupremeCourt18 Jan 2017
UKSC allows Mr Paulley’s appeal v FirstGroup: company policy should do more to encourage ppl to move for wheelchairs ow.ly/DFWt3086Y00
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Sam Halliday@DrSamHalliday17 Jan 2017
1. Will and preferences trump other rights. Sad! 2. Mental health services are in horrible shape. Really bad. MAKE THEM GREAT AGAIN! xitter.cf/drsamhalliday/status/8…
Sam Halliday@DrSamHalliday17 Jan 2017
Oliver's concluding conundrums @olewis75 @CDSLeeds @Law_Leeds @ESRC @JeanMcHale2
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Sam Halliday@DrSamHalliday17 Jan 2017
Now we have @olewis75 asking whether the CRPD advances ADs in mental healthcare @Law_Leeds @CDSLeeds @LSJ_Leeds
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Did u miss Professor Lawson @CDSLeeds presentation last week? Video, slides & references r on @GDA_Disability news disabilityalliance.org.gg/bl… – at Saint Peter Port, Bailiwick of Guernsey
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Thank u @GuernseyPress 4 the coverage of Professor Lawson's visit. She was an inspiration & also reassurance @Rob_Platts 8years campaigning – at London, England
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Law at Leeds@Law_Leeds7 Dec 2016
@LeedsLawSoc @leedslawsocPB @LeedsLawCareers @LeedsCrimSoc @LSJ_Leeds @CCJSLeeds @CBLP_Leeds @DisLawHub xitter.cf/Law_Leeds/status/80654…
Law at Leeds@Law_Leeds7 Dec 2016
The latest issue of our Liberty Brief newsletter is out now. Find out what we have been up to this semester goo.gl/44ECJR
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Anna Lawson: Cross-border issues (transport, online services) esp important for older people, disabled people - makes sense to keep engaging
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Prof Stein notes that legal students identify as disabled but this identification disappears on transition into the profession.
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Time for questions! First up - how do we educate the general public and disabled people on the CRPD? Where does it fit in legal education?
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Prof Stein observes the success of affirmative action in Federal employment policies under the Obama administration.
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The right to employment is an excellent example of this. What kind of employment do we mean? What kind of wages?
How are these rights to be operationalised? Where is the line between social and anti-discrimination provisions?
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