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Good morning. Please share: Re: Social media companies and Government have failed disabled people. "To ensure the views of disabled people are heard, the Committee have launched a consultation on their draft recommendations for action". It seems that the Petitions Committee are concerned regarding the online abuse of disabled people. <https://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select /petitions-committee/news-parliament-2017/online-abuse-recommendation-report -published-17-19/> https://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/ petitions-committee/news-parliament-2017/online-abuse-recommendation-report- published-17-19/ It's a pity the Committee didn't tell disabled people about their consultation. This link was just found online and is dated 3rd August. Let's see how long it takes them to learn that if a UK government spends every possible opportunity demonising sick and disabled benefit claimants then there will be human consequences. Perhaps someone should drop IDS a line.? Best Mo "Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about the things that matter." Martin Luther-King Jr Mo Stewart Disability studies researcher Author of 'Cash Not Care: the planned demolition of the UK welfare state'. New Generation Publishing 2016 <https://www.mostewartresearch.co.uk> https://www.mostewartresearch.co.uk <https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mo_Stewart/publications> https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mo_Stewart/publications *** The contents of this email are intended for the recipient only and may be confidential. Permission is not given for this information to be published, forwarded or distributed further. *** ________________End of message________________ This Disability-Research Discussion list is managed by the Centre for Disability Studies at the University of Leeds (www.leeds.ac.uk/disability-studies). Enquiries about list administration should be sent to [log in to unmask] Archives and tools are located at: www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/disability-research.html You can VIEW, POST, JOIN and LEAVE the list by logging in to this web page.