Disabled people will be back in the High Court in London this week to oppose the closure of the Independent Living Fund on the grounds that the decision goes against disability equality legislation. This is only the latest in the desperate struggles we are having against the rapid deterioration in disabled people's access to independent living in England. I can't join the vigil outside the High Court but have written this blogpost to publicise the importance of the case.
http://jennymorrisnet.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/unanswered-questionstill-whats-your.html
We are a few months away from a general election and politicians from all parties need to be asked "What's your plan for these people whose lives we apparently can't afford?" - horrible wording but it starkly presents the reality.
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