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Global Game Jam tackles the issue of accessibility
Thousands of coders are taking part in a global game development challenge, and many are being encouraged to consider a specific audience: gamers with disabilities The annual Global Game Jam kicks off on Friday, with thousands of coders around the world gathering in hundreds of different venues to spend the weekend writing games.
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Global Game Jam tackles the issue of accessibility
Welfare reform bill delay blocked as coalition wins vote against amendment
House of Lords rejects Lady Grey-Thompson’s proposal for pilot scheme before disability allowance cuts are introduced The government fought off a fresh challenge to its controversial welfare reform bill on Tuesday night, when peers rejected a proposal to delay the full introduction of slashed new disability payments after ministers offered concessions. As the cabinet hardened its tactics by agreeing to overturn a series of defeats in the House of Lords last week, a cross-party group of peers failed to introduce a pilot scheme before a new regime for disability allowances can be fully introduced. Peers voted by 229 to 213, a government majority of 16, to reject an amendment tabled by Lady Grey-Thompson, one of Britain’s most successful disabled athletes, after the government warned her plan would cost £1.4bn.
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Our welfare reforms will help create a sustainable, fairer system | David Freud
Welfare is out of control. This government faces tough choices, but helping those most in need is at the heart of our proposals Coming into office we knew that radical strategies were needed to reform our broken welfare system
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Our welfare reforms will help create a sustainable, fairer system | David Freud
We can’t duck this reform of benefits for disabled people | Paul Goodman
Changing the disability living allowance is not popular – but it is right. Ministers must hold their nerve Were I still an MP, I would dread the coming impact of the government’s disability living allowance reforms in my constituency.
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We can’t duck this reform of benefits for disabled people | Paul Goodman
Beware of the pitfalls of rating care homes
Running a website reviewing healthcare has been a great success but we faced difficulties when we tried the same for care homes Can the quality of care for frail older people be improved by a care homes review website, a bit like TripAdvisor? The government thinks it can and, according to reports this week , will be publishing its plans in a social care white paper in the spring. While few would disagree with the goal, our experience of providing a web-based feedback platform for health services suggests that there will be more than a few pitfalls along the way, and that careful thought will be essential if ministers are to avoid making matters worse for care home residents and staff alike
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Home care services to be inspected under new programme
Wide-ranging inspections set to begin next April under programme announced by Care Quality Commission Home care services are to be subject to inspection under a programme announced by the Care Quality Commission. Reports will be produced on about 250 companies before the health watchdog publishes its verdict on the state of home care nationally. The move by the CQC comes before the release of an Equality and Human Rights Commission report into the home care system in England, which is expected to be highly critical
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