Today Is The International Day Of Disabled People
Same Difference asks you to spend it celebrating yourself or the disabled person in your life!
Here’s more information from the UN.
2018 Theme: Empowering persons with disabilities and ensuring inclusiveness and equality
This year’s theme focuses on empowering persons with disabilities for an inclusive, equitable and sustainable development as part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The 2030 Agenda pledges to “leave no one behind”. Persons with disabilities, as both beneficiaries and agents of change, can fast track the process towards inclusive and sustainable development and promote resilient society for all, including in the context of disaster risk reduction and humanitarian action, and urban development. Governments, persons with disabilities and their representative organisations, academic institutions and the private sector need to work as a “team” to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
This year, the UN Secretary-General will launch on the Day a flagship report, entitled “UN Flagship Report on Disability and Development | 2018 – Realizing the SDGs by, for and with persons with disabilities”. Events at UNHQ on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities at UN Headquarters will bring together Member States, UN entities, Mayors, national and local policy makers, civil society organizations, academic institutes and organizations of persons with disabilities to discuss the way forward for inclusive, equitable and sustainable development. Read more about the events.
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>” Governments, persons with disabilities and their representative organisations, academic institutions and the private sector need to work as a “team” to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).”
What a pile of Total ‘Corporate Speak’ BS.
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Where are the UN Air Strikes on the ‘Grave and Systematic Human Rights Violating’ Abusing, Torturing and Murdering Nonces in Parliament and Downing Street?
When are DWP Hate Criminal Filth getting arrested when they travel to civilised countries?
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UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
http://www.ohchr.org/EN/ProfessionalInterest/Pages/CAT.aspx
UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities – Articles
https://www.un.org/development/desa/disabilities/convention-on-the-rights-of-persons-with-disabilities/convention-on-the-rights-of-persons-with-disabilities-2.html
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Woman who suffered brain haemorrhage and two strokes told by DWP she’s not ‘disabled enough’ and has disability benefits taken away –
https://inews.co.uk/inews-lifestyle/people/dwp-personal-independence-payments-pip-disability-benefits-brain-haemorrhage-strokes-food-bank/
Dad-of-three living without heating after Universal Credit stopped in letter blunder –
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/dad-three-living-without-heating-15468108
Single mum can’t even afford a loaf of bread and has to borrow from her 9-year-old while waiting for Universal Credit –
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/7851255/single-mum-bread-universal-credit-money/
Seriously ill mum refused benefits after DWP confuse her with another claimant –
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/seriously-ill-mum-refused-benefits-13679387
Single mum ‘forced to sell her clothes to feed family on Universal Credit’ –
https://metro.co.uk/2018/11/30/single-mum-forced-to-sell-her-clothes-to-feed-family-on-universal-credit-8195892/?ito=cbshare
Mum considered killing son, 7, and herself because of Universal Credit –
https://metro.co.uk/2018/11/20/mum-considered-killing-son-7-and-herself-because-of-universal-credit-8158048/?ito=cbshare
‘I lived on pasta with gravy after Universal Credit mistake cut my benefits in half’ –
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/i-lived-pasta-gravy-after-15439739
Universal Credit leaves ex-builder with just ‘£14 a fortnight’ to live on –
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/universal-credit-leaves-ex-builder-15448457
Time to make poverty as a political choice too uncomfortable for our government –
http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/node/27284
I’ve been paying tax all my life – but they won’t let me have Universal Credit –
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/ive-been-paying-tax-life-15478783
Dad-of-three living without heating after Universal Credit stopped in letter blunder –
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/dad-three-living-without-heating-15468108
Mum-of-two fears family will become homeless after she was denied Universal Credit –
https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/derby-news/universal-credit-benefits-denied-chaddesden-2256993
Legal aid cuts, disability and the silent storm hitting our community –
https://www.opendemocracy.net/uk/mitchell-woolf/austerity-disability-and-access-to-justice
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Jailed NHS psychiatrist who practised for 22 years without a licence sparks review of 3,000 doctors who qualified overseas –
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/psychiatrist-nhs-fraud-medical-licence-health-gmc-review-foreign-doctors-commonwealth-a8640981.html
Stormont officials criticised over stance on PIP claim rules –
http://www.irishnews.com/news/northernirelandnews/2018/11/22/news/stormont-officials-criticised-over-stance-on-pip-claim-rules-1490448/
hospital trust being investigated over a high number of baby deaths have reported a culture of bullying and harassment –
https://www.scotsman.com/news/opinion/donna-reynolds-let-s-stop-the-workplace-bullies-getting-away-with-making-life-a-misery-1-4837363
‘We feel silenced for fear of losing our jobs’: NHS staff speak out over ‘bullying culture’ –
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/we-feel-silenced-fear-losing-15431217
The pensioners missing out on up to £2,500: More than £3bn unclaimed for third straight year, as people again fail to take Pension Credit –
https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/pensions/article-6421449/Pensioners-missing-2-500-not-taking-Pension-Credit.html
Universal Credit in Doncaster: Warning over potential £24 million rent arrears black hole due to ‘draconian’ and vindictive’ benefit –
https://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/news/universal-credit-in-doncaster-warning-over-potential-24-million-rent-arrears-black-hole-due-to-draconian-and-vindictive-benefit-1-9455932
Tory ‘bigot’ blasted after claiming Syrian refugees are ‘not part of community’ –
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/tory-bigot-blasted-after-claiming-13639441
Mums take Universal Credit to court over payments flaw that’s pushed them to foodbanks –
https://www.mirror.co.uk/money/mums-take-universal-credit-court-13652433
The number of families who’ve lost homes due to benefits cap and ‘bedroom tax’ –
https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/dwp-number-families-whove-lost-15483486
Council leader hears of ‘water poverty’, Universal Credit link and the support available –
https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/dwp-council-leader-hears-water-15485389
Mum of two faces being made homeless after being rejected for Universal Credit –
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/7830261/universal-credit-mum-denied-benefits-debt-homeless/
Dad-of-three living without heating after Universal Credit stopped in letter blunder –
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/dad-three-living-without-heating-15468108
‘Only one in ten Hastings private landlords will rent to Universal Credit claimants’ –
https://www.hastingsobserver.co.uk/news/politics/only-one-in-ten-hastings-private-landlords-will-rent-to-universal-credit-claimants-1-8715987
DWP manager in court after fighting with his partner’s ex outside his home –
https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/dwp-manager-court-after-fighting-15467939
Universal Credit Set To Make Foodbank Usage Reach Record Levels This Christmas –
https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/foodbank-universal-credit_uk_5bf852e4e4b03b230fa17c31?guce_referrer_us=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYmluZy5jb20v&guce_referrer_cs=y0iG-1EEtS_Y1gkIkedrVA&guccounter=1&guce_referrer_us=aHR0cHM6Ly9ndWNlLm9hdGguY29tLw&guce_referrer_cs=EtQHO9qGAh9aGsObU8pxvA
The DWP that stole Christmas –
https://southleedslife.com/the%E2%80%88dwp%E2%80%88that-stole%E2%80%88christmas/
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