Beth Rose
Journalist at BBC
Internationally award-winning #BBC journalist - #Disability and @BBCAccessAll teams. Reader, writer, hit-and-miss violinist. All my opinions, not the BBC's.
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1 week ago |
bbc.co.uk | Beth Rose
Thorne, who has written dramas including His Dark Materials, Toxic Town and the stage play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child said: "They're [the government] worried about all these different things, but the answer to that is not [to target] the people who are suffering the most.
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1 week ago |
bbc.com | Beth Rose
Adolescence writer says benefit cuts 'punching down' on disabled peopleGetty ImagesScreenwriter Jack Thorne co-wrote Adolescence and is passionate about representing disabled people The screenwriter behind hit TV drama Adolescence has told the BBC the government's planned benefit changes are "punching down" on disabled people. Jack Thorne, who is autistic and won critical acclaim for the Netflix drama, said the plans were "wrong and dangerous and that we need to be challenging them as a society".
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1 month ago |
bbc.com | Beth Rose
Why I want an IVF baby to screen out gene that made me go blindRNIBAs well as an influencer, author, broadcaster and RNIB ambassador, Lucy Edwards is hoping to become a mum Blind content creator and TikTok star Lucy Edwards says she's "so excited" to be on a health kick to undergo IVF for gene editing purposes, but reveals the dilemma she faced in deciding to screen out the very gene that made her blind.
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2 months ago |
bbc.co.uk | Beth Rose |Alex Collins
A number of Deaf and Disabled People's Organisations have told the BBC they are considering stepping back from working with the government over proposed benefit cuts. The organisations, known as DPPO's which are run for and by disabled people, say there has been a lack of genuine engagement from the Labour government. It comes as it launches accessible formats of the consultation on the cuts, triggering a 12-week period for people to give their views.
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2 months ago |
bbc.com | Beth Rose
Disability groups 'stepping back' over benefit cutsAlex CollinsGetty ImagesSir Stephen Timms, Minister for Social Security and Disability A number of Deaf and Disabled People's Organisations have told the BBC they are considering stepping back from working with the government over proposed benefit cuts. The organisations, known as DPPO's which are run for and by disabled people, say there has been a lack of genuine engagement from the Labour government.
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