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Severely Disabled man challenges removal of PIP after 28 days in hospital
18 July 2021 | News
Cameron Mitchell, a severely Disabled man is challenging a rule which halted his PIP ... Carer’s Allowance. The benefits enable the family to look after Cameron, which they must continue to do while he ... such a way as to unlawfully discriminate against severely disabled individuals whose essential care needs cannot be ...
Apply now to become a trustee of Disability Rights UK
27 July 2022 | News
We are disabled people leading change, working for "Equal Participation for All" and we are looking for new Trustees to join our board. Are you passionate about equal participation for all disabled people? Do you have the skills to be a Trustee? Can ...
Report into Magistrates’ Courts reveals shocking levels of inaccessibility for Disabled Magistrates
21 June 2023 | News
... action to remedy the everyday indignities and obstacles disabled magistrates face. The Magistrates’ ... inclusive justice', driven and supported by its network of disabled magistrates, makes for truly shocking reading. It ... part of the building, and not being able to use hearing loops, are a devastating indictment of the current court ...
134% increase in deaths of people with learning disabilities during pandemic
02 June 2020 | News
134% more disabled people with learning disabilities have died during ... were 165 deaths. In a statement, the government said it was looking at how to "protect those most at risk". The CQC ... population. We said at the beginning of the pandemic that disabled people must not be allowed to become cannon fodder. ...
Disabled fans injured at Euros cup final as fans storm stadium
15 July 2021 | News
... at Sunday’s EUFA European Cup Final, as they used Disabled access doors to rush the stadium in an attack ... of Kian told The Guardian how serious problems began when a disabled access door was twice kicked in by stewards trying ... user at the match, told The Guardian that “all hell broke loose” as stewards tried to hold back dozens of ticketless ...
ONS Releases Data on Disabled People
01 December 2019 | News
Office for National Statistics Releases Data on Disabled People in the UK Today (December 2) the Office for ... released a series of datasets exploring the experience of disabled people in the UK, drawn from existing surveys and ... country, age, sex and impairment type. There is a lot to look at, but we have created several graphs to visualise ...
Government must raise sick pay rate to living wage, urges disability charities and trade unions coalition
13 October 2022 | News
... its pay rate being raised to the living wage and scrap loopholes that penalise low-paid workers. As well as DR UK, ... Finally, this leads to people not being able to look after their health and wellbeing, and focus on getting ... to build a sick pay system our country can be proud of. We look forward to your response.” A full copy of the ...
New report suggests Govt should refocus work priorities for disabled people
02 May 2016 | News
... attention on those furthest from the labour market, such as disabled households. This will require a different approach, ... report - The road to full employment: what the journey looks like and how to make progress - recommended that the ... were economically inactive. One fifth of these were sick or disabled. A forthcoming Resolution Foundation report will ...
Research into young disabled people’s participation within the Disabled People’s Movement
14 July 2016 | News
... University. I am currently conducting research into young disabled people’s participation within the Disabled People’s Movement. I am wondering whether you ... study, could you please contact me (details are above). I look forward to hearing from you. Yours faithfully, Mr Miro ...
Over half of disabled people using social care can’t get support to live independently
11 November 2015 | News
Disabled people under 65 are a third of all social care ... that aims to understand how social care affects younger disabled people and the impact of the funding crisis. The ... of social care users under 35 want help with working or looking for work, but only 15% are currently getting support ...