[access-uk] Re: how sad

  • From: john gallagher <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2014 12:32:55 +0100

hi clive it is leeds city council very very interesting though 

----- Original Message -----
From: Clive Lever <clive.lever@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Saturday, 28 June 2014 11.55 am
Subject: [access-uk] Re: how sad

>
>
> Hello,
> 
> Who are the invisible they, who closed the centre? If it's a local
> authority, I do hope they carried out robust equality analysis before doing
> so. This should include looking at cumulative impacts--certain groups being
> hit harder than others by 'death by a thousand cuts'. For example, if a
> local council are making savings by closing a disproportionate number of
> services targeted towards disabled people, they should be aware of the
> severe headaches that caused Birmingham City Council when the local disabled
> community took them to task through judicial review.
> 
> If the 'they' you talk about are not public sector organisations, the
> situation may be different, of course, because public authorities have extra
> duties under the equality act, which private and voluntary organisations
> don't have. These are unsurprisingly known as 'The public sector equality
> duty'.
> 
> Best,
> Clive
> 
>   
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> john gallagher
> Sent: 28 June 2014 10.06
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: how sad
> 
> yes very interesting we do have a visually impaired group so will look in to
> it. they have closed our blind centre which was shire view and also they
> have closed the centre for the deaf. soon we may as blind people be on
> street corners selling newspapers at least they will not be zipped. 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Henry Miller <henry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Friday, 27 June 2014 8.26 pm
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: how sad
> 
> >
> >
> > Hi John
> > 
> > Sounds like you have enjoyed a wonderful service that has now ceased.  
> > Why not establish a theatre group for VI's in Leeds?
> > 
> > Best wishes
> > 
> > Henry
> > 
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