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DPAC: Leading Disability Rights Campaign Network

Disabled People Against Cuts (DPAC) is a campaign network advocating for disabled individuals. Through direct action, lobbying, and legal challenges, they fight for disabled rights based on the Social Model of Disability and UNCRPD. DPAC works with DPO’s and grassroots activists to promote civil disobedience in key areas, collaborating with unions, political parties, and anti-cuts movements. Moving forward, DPAC aims to defend the Social Model of Disability, develop skills, and identify new campaigns in areas like Social Care and Independent Living.

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DPAC: Leading Disability Rights Campaign Network

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  1. Disabled People Against Cuts

  2. Who are DPAC? • Campaign Network of and for disabled people • Formed at Conservative Party Conference protest in October 2010 • Principles: Social Model of Disability, UNCRPD.

  3. What does DPAC do? • Direct Action • Research • Lobbying • Legal Challenges

  4. How does DPAC work? • Social Media (testimonies to action) • DPO’s (services, networks etc) • Grassroots Activists Groups (UK Uncut, Occupy, Reclaim the Power etc)

  5. What makes DPAC different? • Reclaiming Civil Disobedience • Joint Working in 3 key areas • DPO’S (e.g. Manifesto, Legal Network, Summit) • Unions/Labour Party (e.g. PCS, TUC DWC,NLBDP) • Broad Left/Anti-Cuts Movement (e.g. UK Uncut)

  6. Where are we going? • Manifesto – national & local push • Defending the Social Model of Disability • Skills Development/Political Development • Conference Spring 2014 • Identifying new campaigns, e.g. Social Care/Independent Living

  7. Where are we? • www.dpac.uk.net • @Dis_PPL_Protest • facebook.com/groups/DPAC2011/

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