Tory MP Laura Trott blasted for saying disabled people must do ‘their duty’ by working from home
Her comments were condemned by disability charities, with disability equality charity Scope slamming the ‘absurd comments’.
Her comments were condemned by disability charities, with disability equality charity Scope slamming the ‘absurd comments’.
‘Disabled people are more at risk of having to make the difficult decision between heating and eating.’
‘For all the progress our country has made, largely under Labour governments, there are still too many disabled people of all ages who are locked out of everyday life’
New polling from the charity Leonard Cheshire found that a third of disabled adults – more than 2.8 million people – had less than £50 per week to pay for food and other essentials.
‘For disabled people, Britain is a country of many barriers. Our high streets, transport network, and housing system are inaccessible.’
Covid has not only been a health crisis, but has dramatically affected people’s social, economic and family life, as well as their mental health.
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‘I know how dehumanising it is to be treated like you’re faking your disability,’ says Rachel Charlton-Dailey.
Carers face poverty wages, precarious employment and isolation, limiting their ability to help vulnerable people.
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