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   Trekhausen (she/her) (trekhausen@todon.eu)'s status on Thursday, 02-May-2024 03:54:07 JST Trekhausen (she/her)

   The attacks on Disabled people and social security such as Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is further evidence of what the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Disabled People reported last week, which "said the UK government had 'failed to take all appropriate measures to address grave and systematic violations' of disabled people’s human rights and had 'failed to eliminate the root causes of inequality and discrimination' since November 2016. It particularly highlighted its failures on the rights to independent living, to work, and to an adequate standard of living and social protection, laid out in the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD)." - https://www.disabilitynewsservice.com/seven-years-on-and-no-progress-on-disability-rights-by-uk-government-says-un/

   (Obviously to really tackle the root causes, things like capitalism need to go and no electoral system is going to help here!)

   Central to independent living is the recognition that Disabled people face socio-economic and ideologically (e.g medical model) shaped barriers, linking into the social model of disability. PIP - which already has such a harmful, damaging application and assessment process central to it - is intended to help with related extra costs, whether in work or not...

   #PIP #DisabilityJustice #UNCRPD #IndependentLiving

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     Trekhausen (she/her) (trekhausen@todon.eu)'s status on Thursday, 02-May-2024 03:54:52 JST Trekhausen (she/her)

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     ...Attacking PIP is a further attack on independent living, disability rights and existence. The amount of money we are expected to survive on - and if not able to work, make do with no options to get additional money (or rely on things like family, which has a range of problems with it. Obviously mutual aid a big help here for many) and if can work, face additional barriers to employment e.g. lower pay - is at a disgustingly low level already. This strengthening of attack against Disabled people, timed for the UK local and general elections, is sadly predictable and incredibly dangerous. We will fight back, together; for instance Disabled People Against Cuts (DPAC) has committed to direct action as part of this. Fuck this system of power and divide and rule. Solidarity to all people affected by this, you're not alone. As Disabled people have always done throughout history, we'll fight back against this bile and hatred, together. Everything for everyone. We keep us safe.

     #DisabilityRights #DPAC #Disability #ChronicIllness #IndependentLiving #PIP