@SCODP

Suffolk Coalition of Disabled People: Creating a voice for disabled people in the county of Suffolk. Contact us: 01473 557577 or [email protected]

 Suffolk, UK
scodp.org.uk
Joined February 2010
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Suffolk Coalition retweeted
JELLY HEAD@LordOrk28 Aug 2023
Rail firms admit elderly + disabled people at risk of crime if ticket offices close Damning documents, written by rail companies, lay bare true impact + consequences of ticket office closures on disabled, elderly + vulnerable passengers mirror.co.uk/news/politics/r…

Rail firms admit elderly and disabled at risk of crime if ticket offices close

Documents written by the rail companies themselves lay bare the true impact of the railway ticket office closures on disabled, elderly and vulnerable passengers

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We will be part of the DDPO team giving evidence to the UN today, Monday 28th August 2023, between 9-11am UK time. This is 10am-12pm in Geneva, Switzerland. Watch live at: tinyurl.com/CRDP23Live
Adam Gabsi and Rensa Gaunt from Inclusion London at the UN in Geneva. They are smiling at the camera. Their tshirts have the blue Inclusion London logo on them.

ALT Adam Gabsi and Rensa Gaunt from Inclusion London at the UN in Geneva. They are smiling at the camera. Their tshirts have the blue Inclusion London logo on them.

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Suffolk Coalition retweeted
Alasdair Ross@AlasdairRoss16 Aug 2023
Waiting for the post #WomensWorldCup2023 semi final rush - @IpswichLabour councillorsat @IpswichGov North East Fun day
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Suffolk Coalition retweeted
Doug Paulley@Doug_Paulley16 Aug 2023
Hey @northernassist Could you explain why it is £68 to travel with a wheelchair, compared to £27 without, on your partnership-provided taxi service, advertised through your website? Ludicrous offensive and illegal discrimination. @railandroad @Matt_the_Yorkie
A screenshot of a cab quote from a webpage. It says CAB 4 YOU and Northern Trains' logo, then "Your quote is £27.12. Picking up at Wed 16/08/2023 18:20 from 16 (redacted), travelling to Cattal

ALT A screenshot of a cab quote from a webpage. It says CAB 4 YOU and Northern Trains' logo, then "Your quote is £27.12. Picking up at Wed 16/08/2023 18:20 from 16 (redacted), travelling to Cattal

A screenshot of a cab quote from a webpage. It says CAB 4 YOU and Northern Trains' logo, then "Your quote is £67.80. Picking up at Wed 16/08/2023 18:20 from 16 (redacted), travelling to Cattal A wheelchair accessible vehicle required.

ALT A screenshot of a cab quote from a webpage. It says CAB 4 YOU and Northern Trains' logo, then "Your quote is £67.80. Picking up at Wed 16/08/2023 18:20 from 16 (redacted), travelling to Cattal A wheelchair accessible vehicle required.

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Suffolk Coalition retweeted
Doug Paulley@Doug_Paulley4 Aug 2023
This is utter tosh. @northernassist are radically cutting the number of staffed station hours, by 60%.
Rail Delivery Group
@RailDeliveryGrp4 Aug 2023
✅ Pledges from rail companies to passengers and staff about proposals on how tickets are sold ✅ Across the network as a whole, there will be more staff available to give face-to-face help to customers out in stations than there are today.   Find out more about the proposals for customer focused stations at raildeliverygroup.com/custom…
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Suffolk Coalition retweeted
Ben Andrews@BenAndrewsINC8 Aug 2023
Sign posts can make getting around streets difficult for some disabled people They take up pavement space, are another obstacle for people to navigate and can sometimes be pretty pointless But, if we’re going to have them, how can we make sign posts better? I’ll go first…
A sign post stands defiantly in the middle of a pavement

ALT A sign post stands defiantly in the middle of a pavement

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Suffolk Coalition retweeted
Jack Abbott MP@jackabbott9028 Jun 2023
Following another heartbreaking report into the Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Trust (NSFT), @Jess4Waveney, @AliceMLabour and I have issued a joint statement. How many more families have to suffer before things change? It is time for the Government to put an end to this misery.
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The government wants to support more disabled people into work. But without text-to-speech screen readers, dictation software, and electronic braille displays, disabled people will struggle to find work because of a complete lack of assistive technology. bigissue.com/news/employment…

DWP job centres 'not equipped' to help disabled people find work

Many people with disabilities who want to work are unable to use Jobcentre computers because they aren't equipped with assistive technology

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The minister for disabled people is facing calls to resign after posting a hostile and “dangerous” post on social media that warned benefit claimants his department would “track you down” and “bring you to justice”. buff.ly/41MVxEK
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Disabled people and their supporters including Judi Dench have protested at York Council's permanent ban on disabled parking in the city centre. The time to end the discrimination that prevents disabled people playing a full part in York is long overdue. telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/04…

Blue badge ban in York opposed by Dame Judi Dench ‘discriminates against disabled’

Plan introduced to allow anti-terror bollards to protect people from attacks but ban was met with fierce opposition from local residents

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Suffolk Coalition retweeted
Jack Abbott MP@jackabbott9013 Mar 2023
I was delighted to welcome @Bill_Esterson to #Ipswich and showcase the amount of talent, ambition and vision that we have here. Huge thanks to @suffolkchamber for gathering together such an impressive array of business leaders at @WTWcorporate's iconic Willis Building.
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FREE LEGAL OPINION: This would not constitute an offence under the Public Order Act. And it is deeply troubling that any police officer would think that it might.
Paul Powlesland
@paulpowlesland12 Sep 2022
Just went to Parliament Square & held up a blank piece of paper. Officer came & asked for my details. He confirmed that if I wrote “Not My King” on it, he would arrest me under the Public Order Act because someone might be offended.
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Sonia Sodha(The Observer) - "Rishi Sunak had said he's going to put a cap on the number of people that the UK grants asylum to... which would be unlawful under international law... in an attempt to get votes from Tory members" #BBCBreakfast
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Now on a staggering 40 MILLION VIEWS! Despite an almost complete media blackout from UK News Channels working TOGETHER we have sent a powerful message. If it’s ruffling this many feathers now just imagine when it hits 50 million. Let’s keep going!
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Parts of the rail network are set to become even more inaccessible to many disabled people if the government presses ahead with proposals to close all ticket offices in England, campaigners have warned. disabilitynewsservice.com/ti…

Ticket office closures report sparks fresh access fears

Parts of the rail network are set to become even more inaccessible to many disabled people if the government presses ahead with proposals to close all ticket offices in England, campaigners have wa…

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Suffolk Coalition retweeted
Saul Albert@saul12 May 2022
On the big ranking results day for UK universities, I'm very pleased to see that @lborouniversity has come in the top 2 in the UK (and #1 in England!) of universities working with their @ucu branches to issue joint statements calling on UUK to resolve #USS sensibly.
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We're asking for views on changes to #WestSuffolkTaxis around the provision of wheelchair accessible vehicles, taxi zones and to the maximum vehicle age limit. The proposals follow feedback from an autumn survey. #HaveYourSay at westsuffolk.gov.uk/Council/C…
We're asking for views on changes to #WestSuffolkTaxis around the provision of wheelchair accessible vehicles, taxi zones and to the maximum vehicle age limit. The proposals follow feedback from an autumn survey. #HaveYourSay at https://www.westsuffolk.gov.uk/Council/Consultations/west-suffolk-taxi-policy-consultation-2022.cfm

ALT We're asking for views on changes to #WestSuffolkTaxis around the provision of wheelchair accessible vehicles, taxi zones and to the maximum vehicle age limit. The proposals follow feedback from an autumn survey. #HaveYourSay at https://www.westsuffolk.gov.uk/Council/Consultations/west-suffolk-taxi-policy-consultation-2022.cfm

We're asking for views on changes to #WestSuffolkTaxis around the provision of wheelchair accessible vehicles, taxi zones and to the maximum vehicle age limit. The proposals follow feedback from an autumn survey. #HaveYourSay at https://www.westsuffolk.gov.uk/Council/Consultations/west-suffolk-taxi-policy-consultation-2022.cfm

ALT We're asking for views on changes to #WestSuffolkTaxis around the provision of wheelchair accessible vehicles, taxi zones and to the maximum vehicle age limit. The proposals follow feedback from an autumn survey. #HaveYourSay at https://www.westsuffolk.gov.uk/Council/Consultations/west-suffolk-taxi-policy-consultation-2022.cfm

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Suffolk Coalition retweeted
Saul Albert@saul25 Apr 2022
Thanks to brilliant disability rights campaigns, recordings of PIP assessments will soon be available to all claimants. Here @joseph__webb and I call for more research to understand these high-stakes interviews where livelihoods & lives are at stake #EMCA tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…

A call to collect and analyse recordings of personal independence payment assessments

Recent UK policy changes enable claimants to record their Personal Independence Payment (PIP) assessments, presenting an opportunity to study how they are produced interactionally. Disabled people ...

tandfonline.com
joseph webb@joseph__webb25 Apr 2022
Why is it so important to understand/explore communication in Personal Independence Payment disability assessments? @saul and I explore this in our article in @JDisSoc, just out & open access. More to come we hope...
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We're asking for views on changes to #WestSuffolkTaxis around the provision of wheelchair accessible vehicles, taxi zones and to the maximum vehicle age limit. The proposals follow feedback from an autumn survey. #HaveYourSay at westsuffolk.gov.uk/Council/C…
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Taxi drivers and customers are being urged to have their say on a proposed package of licensing policy changes to #WestSuffolkTaxis. These are in response to an autumn survey and include wheelchair accessible vehicles and more. Have your say at westsuffolk.gov.uk/Council/C…
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