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DN has a number of campaigns running currently, including:
- ending the abuse
of disabled parking bays in supermarkets by non-disabled drivers
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campaigning for medicinal cannabis to be made available on prescription
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tackling the problem of airlines damaging wheelchairs
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getting more disabled journalists into the media and stamping out misrepresentation of disabled people
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introducing tougher sentences for people who abuse adults with learning difficulties
Visit the website now to support at www.disabilitynow.org.uk/campaigns/
This campaign has been running since 1997 and aims to remove the means test for the Disabled Facilities Grant. This is a grant for families who need to carry out essential adaptions to their houses and property for their disabled child. Means testing means that some families are denied the grant and are often told to pay towards making their home accessible. For a typical family this can mean paying £10,000 to £15,000 or more just because their child is disabled. Many families can't afford these amounts and may therefore be unable to provide safe and accessible housing for their disabled child.
The Government is actually reviewing this grant at the moment so a final push is needed in England to get this unfair and unjust test abolished now. It was abolished in Northern Ireland in February 2004 and will be abolished in Wales this autumn. What is the difference between parents in England and those who live in Northern Ireland and Wales?
For more information contact :
Brendan McKeever, Co-chair of Homes Fit for Children
Telephone - 028 71285675
Email : b.mckeever1@ntlworld.com
Website: http://special-needs-kids.co.uk/disability%20campaigns.htm
It is vital that you contact your MP now and ask for them to support this campaign before it is too late.
Disability Rights Commission - Disability Debate
