Access All: Disability News and Mental Health

What does Rachel Reeves' Budget mean for disabled people?


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The Budget is done and dusted and the US elections about to start. How do disabled people fit in to these big political events?

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has delivered her budget. Bethany Dawson from Politico and disability charity Scope’s head of policy, James Taylor,talk us through the bits disabled people care about. They discuss the increase in the minimum wage and a rise in what carers can earn before their carer’s allowance gets stopped. Will any of the chancellor’s announcements help disabled people with their household bills? And how significant is the £1 Billion Reeves has promised for special educational needs and disabilities?The experts break it down for us.
As Over 40 million disabled Americans head to the polls to vote for their next president, Trump supporter and disability policy expert Melissa Ortiz and disability activist and Harris supporter Mia Ives Rublee predict what their candidate will do for this community if they win. Our guests also give us an insight into how Trump and Harris treat disabled people when the cameras are off..
Presented by Emma Tracey
Produced by Alex Collins and Emma Tracey.
Edited by Damon Rose and Sara Wadeson.

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