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Forget the Ricky Gervais ‘mong’ row, disabled people need action
The recent furore over the comedian’s use of the word mong obscures the real issues around disability rights and benefit cuts Ricky Gervais has now apologised for his use of the word mong on Twitter. The golden boy of comedy, who’s been responsible for some painfully truthful and funny representations of disability on TV in the past (think The Office and Extras), has listened to the debates by campaigners such as Nicky Clark and many others and has responded with an apology. So what can we learn from Mong-gate?
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Forget the Ricky Gervais ‘mong’ row, disabled people need action
Positive action schemes are not perfect – but they are making a difference | Kamilla Baiden
People who think such programmes are unfair need to appreciate the wider picture about minority backgrounds What is diversity? We hear it in the news on a daily basis: in education, the workplace, sport and the media
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Positive action schemes are not perfect – but they are making a difference | Kamilla Baiden
The evidence is growing that the cuts are savagely targeting disabled people
A Papworth Trust survey is the latest to reveal grave concerns at the government’s handling and understanding of disability benefit reforms Earlier this year, Scope conducted a survey showing that of the proposed £90bn cuts, £9bn will fall upon disabled people . This week’s survey results from disability charity the Papworth Trust add to weight to claims that disabled people are the hardest hit
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The evidence is growing that the cuts are savagely targeting disabled people
Disabled people face abuse and threats of violence after fraud crackdown
Disabled people have faced greater hostility from the general public since the government launched its controversial benefits reforms, according to a survey by a leading charity.
A majority said that they experienced hostility, discrimination or even physical attacks from strangers on a weekly basis and more than a third claimed the situation had become worse in the previous 12 months.
Victims blame ministers for portraying all people with disabilities as scroungers as they seek to cut the number of people on disability benefits, including the 2.9 million people in receipt of disability living allowance (DLA) and the 1.9 million people deemed physically unable to work currently given incapacity benefit.
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We should not get too pious about MPs’ treatment of Paul Maynard | Michael White
I wasn’t present in the Commons chamber when Paul Maynard, the new Tory MP for Blackpool North, was apparently mocked for his way of speaking. He was born with cerebral palsy.
But I don’t think we should get too pious about the incident, as the Commons Speaker, John Bercow, is being encouraged to. It happened three months ago.
Maynard did not complain at the time. Labour whips who realised that jeering backbenchers did not know they were heckling a man’s disability took steps to ensure it didn’t happen again.
A small incident – not much damage, surely? Except that an enterprising reporter on the Times got hold of the story and the paper decided to make a meal of it under the mistaken impression that it was a slow news day.
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Deaf Teenagers Work With Professional Actor
Kathryn Boyles Makes Her Mark
A group of young deaf teenagers, who all wear cochlear implants, recently took part in a film making day, hosted by the Ear Foundation and run by professional actor Colin Wells, best known for his role as Johnno Dean in the long-running television drama series, Hollyoaks.
Colin, whose daughter Rachael has a cochlear implant, owns a company called Interaction Films which runs workshops for schools, colleges, universities and the community in general.
The deaf teenagers were given a unique opportunity to work with one of television’s leading actors with hands on experience of what it’s like on a TV set. Using state of the art equipment they spent the day creating their own television drama, which involved camera work, deciding on camera angles, learning professional scripts, acting, directing and sound engineering. (more…)
