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Vince Cable visits disability entrepreneurs
07 July 2014 | News
... Disability Rights UK, the national charity for and led by disabled people, on Thursday June 26 th 2014 (12.30 pm to ... laboratory showcases cutting edge technology in enabling disabled people to stand without wheelchairs, redesigning streets to support disabled pedestrians and the use of 3D printers to produce ...
Disability inclusion success stories wanted
03 February 2014 | News
Disabled people leading inclusive communities Are you making your local community more inclusive for disabled people? if so, we want to hear from you. We know ... , or by post to Disability Rights UK Ground Floor CAN Mezzanine 49-51 East Rd London N1 6AH We’ll get ...
Proposals for a universal disability insurance
10 July 2013 | News
Country Firing on All Cylinders – New Social Security for Disabled People – Liam Byrne MP's speech to Demos In this ... speech Liam Byrne MP outlines a future approach to helping disabled people into work. One in five adults in Britain has ... drawing on 80 per cent of our potential if we fail to give disabled adults the chance to contribute Today disabled ...
DWP appoints disability network chairs
08 October 2019 | News
... chairs, to move forward work to break down the barriers disabled people and their families face in everyday life. ... Stakeholder Networks tasked with amplifying the voices of disabled people and disability organisations in regions ... not paid for their expertise thus limiting the number of disabled people who can participate. We also caution the ...
Disabled Students Allowance cuts deferred
11 September 2014 | News
Planned Government cuts to the Disabled Students Allowance (DSA) have been postponed by a ... service providers will need to register. Other support for disabled students will have to be met by Higher Education ... on this issue in the Guardian . Postponement of changes to Disabled Students Allowances Greg Clark, the universities ...
A better future for disabled people
19 April 2015 | News
... Rachel Reeves have today launched Labour’s Manifesto for Disabled People The manifesto promises to; Toughen up the ... Work Support programme to provide tailored support to help disabled people who can work to gain employment Abolish the Bedroom Tax. Two thirds of those affected are disabled and 60,000 carers are hit Ensure properly qualified ...
Making roadwork ramps disability friendly
31 October 2018 | News
... Melba Swintex to launch a new ramp, designed with disabled people in mind. “As a wheelchair user myself, I ...
Disability Confident roadshow tours Britain
20 November 2013 | News
... country aimed at showcasing the talents of the 6.9 million disabled people of working-age in Great Britain and ... among employers to recruit and retain the 3.6 million disabled people currently not in work. The first event takes ... to dispel the myths about the complexities of employing disabled people. For more information see ...
Making disabled peoples participation real
04 June 2014 | News
... that as well as making short-term plans to stop cuts for disabled people we should also plan to make freedom and ... considered what it takes to achieve equality for disabled people, in the era of the UN Convention on the ... more accessible, but only if the extra costs which disabled people face are met through state benefits. Because ...
Disabled entrepreneurs and new technology
20 July 2015 | News
Salford project aims to boost numbers of disabled entrepreneurs PRESS RELEASE A new partnership ... Dundee is set to launch a series of events that will help disabled people enter the world of entrepreneurship. The ... will focus on digital business and the ways in which disabled people can harness the power of new technology to ...