ical ▁commission ing ▁group ▁ ▁was ▁reported ▁to ▁be ▁considering ▁r ation ing ▁the ▁supply ▁of ▁hearing ▁a ids ▁to ▁one ▁per ▁person , ▁and ▁none ▁for ▁people ▁with ▁m ild ▁hearing ▁loss ▁or ▁moder ate ▁hearing ▁loss ▁unless ▁they ▁could ▁show ▁they ▁were ▁“ s uffer ing ▁a ▁significant ▁negative ▁impact ”. ▁Central ▁and ▁North ▁West ▁London ▁N HS ▁Foundation ▁Trust , ▁which ▁runs ▁community ▁services ▁in ▁the ▁area , ▁compla ined ▁that ▁these ▁propos als ▁were ▁“ in cred ibly ▁dam aging ”, ▁contrary ▁to ▁national ▁policy , ▁robust ▁evidence , ▁and ▁professional ▁opinion ..." ▁ ▁Polit ics ▁ ▁Dis ability ▁rights ▁has ▁a ▁long ▁and ▁varied ▁history ▁in ▁the ▁UK , ▁r anging ▁from ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁a ▁pione ering ▁organisation ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁to ▁more ▁recent ▁cut back s ▁of ▁social ▁security ▁benefits ▁and ▁consequ ent ▁protest s . ▁The ▁UK ▁was ▁an ▁early ▁ad opter ▁of ▁anti - dis c rim ination ▁legisl ation ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁and ▁rat ified ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁Convention ▁on ▁the ▁Rights ▁of ▁Pers ons ▁with ▁Dis abilities ▁in ▁▁▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁The ▁organ ised ▁dis ability ▁rights ▁movement ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁can ▁trace ▁its ▁roots ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁Union ▁of ▁the ▁Phys ically ▁Imp a ired ▁Again st ▁Seg reg ation ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁The ▁organisation ' s ▁found ing ▁principles ▁gave ▁rise ▁to ▁the ▁social ▁model ▁of ▁dis ability .