Hardest Hit protest

 Watch the video "The Hardest Hit - Day of Action" on YouTube

Thousands of disabled people, their families and friends took to the streets in central London on 11 May, the first anniversary of the Coalition Government, as part of The Hardest Hit protest against the cuts.

The Hardest Hit coalition calls on the Government to:

• Scrap plans to cut Disability Living Allowance, a vital benefit that enables disabled people to live independently.
• Make sure Employment and Support Allowance, which replaces Incapacity Benefit, has a fair and effective assessment process, does its job and supports disabled people.
• Stop cuts to services that are essential to disabled people’s quality of life, such as day care, transport and respite care services.

Follow what's been happening on Twitter using the hashtag #HardestHit

See photos of the protest on Flickr

Read the full report of the day

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