Activists to protest against sponsorship of the Games by Atos, the private firm that carries out government fitness-for-work tests
“Disabled campaigners are planning a week of action during the Paralympic Games at the end of August to protest at the way people claiming sickness and disability benefit are treated.
The private company Atos Healthcare, one of the Olympics’ sponsors, has come under fire for its handling of a £100m-a-year contract with the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) to assess whether people claiming for sickness and disability benefits are fit for work”.
From Guardian Online: http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012/jul/31/disabled-cuts-paralympic-games-atos