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Disability Rights UK responds to Disability Action Plan
06 February 2024 | News
... the government would take in 2023 and 2024 to improve disabled people’s lives” – rather than long-term transformative goals. However, despite this looming deadline, government policy and inaction has long made clear that the lives of Disabled people are not a priority. The action plan follows ...
New EHRC report says prospects for disabled people have worsened
24 October 2018 | News
... Brexit. The latest report has found that prospects for disabled people, some ethnic minorities, and children from ... daily; that in almost every aspect of life, the chances for disabled people are getting worse. It is now urgent that the Government looks at the cumulative impact of their policies and acts to ...
Counting down to the arrival of our new Disability Rights Handbook
24 April 2017 | News
... it is the main guide to benefits and services for all disabled people, their families, carers and advisers. The ... and for carers, children and young people Support for those looking for work or in retirement Getting and paying for ...
Doctors assumed Disabled people not capable of discussing care
03 March 2021 | News
... of Human Rights said that doctors assumed elderly and Disabled people were not capable of discussing how they ... resuscitation orders were applied at a higher rate for Disabled and elderly people in the early part of the ... would overwhelm the NHS. Of the cases the British Institute looked at, only one in four do not resuscitate orders saw a ...
Sajid Javid asked to meet with Disabled people on social care reform
15 July 2021 | News
Following over 500 Disabled people, disability organisations and allies signing ... and asking that he meets with representatives of the Disabled People's movement as a matter of urgency. The ... Our letter asks the new Secretary of State to take a fresh look at the current process of engagement on social care ...
Disability charities brand WCA test “farcical”
26 August 2013 | News
... people as able to recover to the point where they can look for work. This directly contradicts the definition of a ...
Starship Technologies – developing services with disabled people
17 April 2018 | News
... in this area is to ensure the best user experience when disabled people access services supplied by Starship robots ... to consider how else this technology can positively impact disabled people. A spokesperson from Starship said: "At ... users, and how we could further develop the product. We look forward to continuing to work with DR UK and people ...
World's first master’s in disability, design and innovation announced
06 June 2019 | News
... welcome this significant development. It is critical that disabled people are included in design and can benefit from ... which is a little bit out of the ordinary because it looks at things from very different sides across three ...
Violence against Disabled women and girls increasing on transport
20 August 2024 | News
... to be experienced if you experience misogyny, and are Disabled. Disabled women and girls are at even more risk, however 51% ... We once again encourage people using public transport to look out for one another so that if cases of harrassment ...
DR UK condemns Philip Hammond's comments on disabled people's productivity
06 December 2017 | News
Chancellor blames poor productivity blamed on disabled people. Read Guardian article At Wednesday’s ... that the UK’s poor productivity levels were the result of disabled people in the workforce. He said: ‘It is almost ... ways to ensure the many untapped talents of disabled people looking for work are brought into our workforce to the ...