Cardiff & Vale Coalition of Disabled People Coalition News June - July 2006 www.cvcdp.org
[email protected] Disabled People Betrayed Andrew Davies Sue Essex Brian Gibbons Jane Hutt Rhodri Morgan by Carwyn Jones Edwina Hart Alun Pugh Jane Davidson “Welsh” Labour See Pages 3 & 4 Also in this addition....... Transport Direct Payments Youth Forum Race and Disability Stonewall Conference Competition Who We are Editorial Team Contents Jon Luxton Gerri Allen-Manson Editorial - Jon Luxton P3 Yvonne Farmer Charging, Labour’s Betrayed P4 Charles Willie Jon Luxton Annie Hall 60 second interview P5 How to contact us Charles Willie (Registered office) Cowbridge Court Stonewall Cymru P6 60 Cowbridge Road West Gerri Allen-Manson Ely Cardiff CF5 5BS Definitions of Disability P7 Tel/minicom: 029 20 255 611 Yvonne Farmer Fax: 029 20 255621 Development Team Reports email:
[email protected] P8 Direct Payments - Annie Hall P10 How we funded The Coalition acknowledges the Go Green P12 financial support received from Cardiff Gerri Allen-Manson County Council and The Vale of Glamorgan Council On the Buses P13 Steve Sweetman What we do The organisations aims are to: A Real Life Story P14 1. Challenge discrimination in all its What’s On P15 forms. 2. Work to establish the equal Computer Help Doctor P16 rights of disabled people. 3. Campaign for the full participation Letters P16 and inclusion of disabled people within society. Consultancy & Training P17 4. Promote the independent lifestyle Services of disabled people and secure the necessary resources to achieve it. Crossword P18 Membership Form Cardiff and Vale Coalition is a P19 company limited by guarantee.