Disability Labour is a socialist societyassociated with the UK Labour Party.[1][2] Disability Labour seeks to represent and support disabled Labour members and supporters.[3] They are an independent policy-making group on disability with further "aims to support and develop disabled party members to serve as policymakers, ministers and elected officials".[4]
In 2018 the executive committee of Disability Labour was widely replaced with members from the Disability Equality Act Labour (DEAL) campaign group after tensions over the previous executive committee.[8]
The same year also saw the co-chair Fran Springfield criticising the UK's Department for Work and Pensions endorsement of Purple Tuesday,[9] a day aimed for accessible shopping, that saw massive marketing campaigns from UK brands towards disabled people.[10] Springfield outlined: "this is a disgraceful attempt to 'sell out' disabled people to commercial entities. Every day should be an accessible shopping day! Disability Labour are deeply concerned that the DWP, which harasses and persecutes disabled people on a daily basis, will use video footage to identify if claimants are shopping, what they're purchasing and even how far they are walking".[10]
^ ab"Labour Leadership: Who Are the Party's Affiliate Groups Backing?". BBC News. 17 February 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
^"Socialist Societies". Labour Party. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
^"Trade Unions and Affiliates". Campaign for Socialism. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
^Waltz, Mitzi; Schippers, Alice (2020). "Politically Disabled: Barriers and Facilitating Factors Affecting People with Disabilities in Political Life Within the European Union". Disability & Society: 16. doi:10.1080/09687599.2020.1751075. ISSN 0968-7599.
^"Welcome". Disability Labour. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
^"Breaking Down Barriers: National Disabled Members' Annual Report 2019" (PDF). London: Unison. September 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
^"The Labour Party Conference: What's Being Said About Disability?". Livability. 23 September 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
^Pring, John (13 September 2018). "Disability Labour Set for Fresh Start After Angry Scenes at AGM". Disability News Service. ISSN 2398-8924. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
^"Frequently Asked Questions". Purple Tuesday. Purple. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
^ abTopple, Steve (12 November 2018). "The DWP Is Under Fire for 'Selling Out' Disabled People to Corporations". The Canary. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
External linksedit
Official website
Disability Labour on Facebook
Disability Labour on Twitter
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disability, labour, socialist, society, associated, with, labour, party, seeks, represent, support, disabled, labour, members, supporters, they, independent, policy, making, group, disability, with, further, aims, support, develop, disabled, party, members, se. Disability Labour is a socialist society associated with the UK Labour Party 1 2 Disability Labour seeks to represent and support disabled Labour members and supporters 3 They are an independent policy making group on disability with further aims to support and develop disabled party members to serve as policymakers ministers and elected officials 4 Disability LabourFormation1996 28 years ago 1996 1 HeadquartersLondon EnglandLocationUnited KingdomMembership 2021 1300 according to email from organisation ChairKathy BoleAffiliationsLabour PartyWebsitedisabilitylabour wbr org wbr uk Contents 1 Membership 2 History 2 1 2015 2 2 2018 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksMembership editGroup membership is free to disabled Labour members and their carers 5 Individual CLP and trade union affiliation is offered with Unison an example of a trade union affiliate to Disability Labour 6 History edit2015 edit In 2015 Disability Labour was relaunched announced in the 2015 Labour Party conference 7 2018 edit In 2018 the executive committee of Disability Labour was widely replaced with members from the Disability Equality Act Labour DEAL campaign group after tensions over the previous executive committee 8 The same year also saw the co chair Fran Springfield criticising the UK s Department for Work and Pensions endorsement of Purple Tuesday 9 a day aimed for accessible shopping that saw massive marketing campaigns from UK brands towards disabled people 10 Springfield outlined this is a disgraceful attempt to sell out disabled people to commercial entities Every day should be an accessible shopping day Disability Labour are deeply concerned that the DWP which harasses and persecutes disabled people on a daily basis will use video footage to identify if claimants are shopping what they re purchasing and even how far they are walking 10 See also editDisability Rights UKReferences edit a b Labour Leadership Who Are the Party s Affiliate Groups Backing BBC News 17 February 2020 Retrieved 10 November 2020 Socialist Societies Labour Party Retrieved 3 November 2020 Trade Unions and Affiliates Campaign for Socialism Retrieved 3 November 2020 Waltz Mitzi Schippers Alice 2020 Politically Disabled Barriers and Facilitating Factors Affecting People with Disabilities in Political Life Within the European Union Disability amp Society 16 doi 10 1080 09687599 2020 1751075 ISSN 0968 7599 Welcome Disability Labour Retrieved 3 November 2020 Breaking Down Barriers National Disabled Members Annual Report 2019 PDF London Unison September 2019 Retrieved 3 November 2020 The Labour Party Conference What s Being Said About Disability Livability 23 September 2014 Retrieved 3 November 2020 Pring John 13 September 2018 Disability Labour Set for Fresh Start After Angry Scenes at AGM Disability News Service ISSN 2398 8924 Retrieved 3 November 2020 Frequently Asked Questions Purple Tuesday Purple Retrieved 3 November 2020 a b Topple Steve 12 November 2018 The DWP Is Under Fire for Selling Out Disabled People to Corporations The Canary Retrieved 3 November 2020 External links editOfficial website Disability Labour on Facebook Disability Labour on Twitter Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Disability Labour amp oldid 1177582593, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
