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Commonwealth Games put on their largest ever integrated para-sports programme
08 August 2022 | News
... than one event/sport. And altogether, over 5,000 athletes (Disabled and no n-disabled) from 72 teams competed in Birmingham across 21 ... has showcased what inclusivity in competitive sport can look like. Since 2002 when the Games were held in ...
Leadership Academy Programme holds year three graduation ceremony
14 May 2017 | News
... to see all our delegates collect their certificates and look forward to starting their new Leadership journey. ...
Atos to lose WCA contract: our response
18 February 2014 | News
... the assessment, a real world test reflecting the barriers disabled people face in obtaining work, descriptors (the ... Allowance fails on both counts. The Government must stop looking to others to do more polishing and instead provide ...
BPS signs consensus statement calling for removal of benefit sanctions
25 March 2019 | News
... one with a mental health condition should ever be forced to look for work, or face the threat of having their benefit ... no evidence sanctions work. “Instead they are harmful to disabled people and counterproductive. “We want a system that genuinely supports the many disabled people who want to work to keep their job when they ...
Support for shielders from supermarkets
16 November 2020 | News
... and in these difficult times it is important for us all to look after the most vulnerable people in our communities. In ... major supermarket to prioritise elderly, vulnerable and disabled customers for grocery online shopping – even ... it helps. Priority hours in stores Elderly, vulnerable and disabled customers receive priority entry from 08.00 to ...
Open Letter to Boris Johnson
15 July 2020 | News
... by Scope, warning that the government is forgetting about disabled people and risks turning back the clock on ... has put a spotlight on the deep inequalities faced by disabled people. The high number of deaths of disabled ... faced during the crisis and the fear that a looming recession will exacerbate existing inequalities. ...
Second appeal application lodged for new Jodey Whiting inquest
03 November 2021 | News
A second permission to appeal application has been lodged by the mother of Jodey Whiting, who is fighting for a second inquest into her daughter’s death.
Jodey died in February 2017 following the withdrawal of her benefits by the DWP for not attending a Work Capability Assessment.
However, at the time of the assessment, Jodey was housebound with pneumonia, had been in hospital, and had found out that she had a cyst on the brain.
£20 week Universal Credit cut likely to lead to poorer mental health and wellbeing for thousands of families
12 September 2021 | News
... in government support. With the cut to Universal Credit looming, the Health Foundation is urgently highlighting the ...
I Can Make It marches on
19 January 2017 | News
... with us. Also normally as a rule we don’t ask or look for champions to represent rural areas. The reason for ... to improve the career prospects of yourself and other young disabled people, then please get in touch with us on 0207 ...
First meeting of Get Yourself Active
04 May 2015 | News
... project and promote it amongst their own networks. We are looking forward to working with our members to ensure the ...