Latest news from Equality B&NES

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Equality B&NES Special Open Meeting with Office for Disability Issues

Tue, 02/21/2012 - 17:57

Equality B&NES has a Special Meeting with HM Government’s Office for Disability Issues on the 27^th February 2012 in the Brunswick Room of the Guildhall, Bath.

This special meeting, which is open...

Don Foster MP and BathNES Liberal Democrats

Meeting with Don Foster MP on the Welfare Reform Bill

Wed, 02/08/2012 - 14:28

On Monday 30^th January a deputation from Bath People First / Equality B&NES, Royal National Institute for the Blind, and Deaf / Vision Plus met the Bath MP Don Foster to lobby him about the Welfare Reform Bill...

Changes to Disability Living Allowance

Fri, 01/20/2012 - 17:50

Update on Changes to Disability Living Allowance

Challenges in the House of Lord to the proposal in the Welfare Reform Bill to replace Disability Living Allowance...

Drwaing of wheelchair user blocked by a barrier and offical

Spatacus Report Forces Reform Changes to Wellfare Bill

Wed, 01/11/2012 - 21:00

A group of disabled people have taken upon themselves the burden of discovering the truth to the UK Government's consultation on its planned changes to Disability Living Allowance as part of the Welfare...

Help Stop the Proposed Cuts to Legal Aid

Wed, 01/11/2012 - 19:58

Rachel Taylor a member of Young Legal Aid Lawyers has taken the time to write a short article on the changes that are being proposed to Legal Aid and how they will effect disabled people.

Keynsham Station to be made Accessible to All

Wed, 01/11/2012 - 19:17

It has been announced by the Department of Transport that Keynsham Railway Station is to be made accessible to all.

According to this press release by the...

New Access to Health Scheme in B&NES.

Wed, 12/14/2011 - 17:03

The SWAN Volunteer Transport scheme has a new pilot project Access to Health which is part funded by Big Lottery to help elderly/disabled people on an income of £16,000 a year or under, to access...