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Student Days - A Memoir Piece on Personal Assistants
16 January 2024 | News
... of writing reminiscing on her student days, weaving in how important Personal Assistants can be for Disabled ... work in a carpet factory when I was doing my occupational health, as well as VD outpatients’ clinic and a secure ... weekend. Both Rick and I experienced the medical model of disability, however we lived the social model of disability. ...
Liz Sayce speaks at Royal College of Psychiatrists
17 October 2013 | News
Liz Sayce argues anti-stigma work in mental health needs to be rooted in our rights. Liz, speaking at ... illness like any other’. A growing body of research shows that the idea of an illness of the brain makes the ...
DWP to pay out £970 million in ESA underpayments
16 October 2018 | News
Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) underpayments of ESA following Incapacity Benefit reassessments. View ESA underpayments research View ESA underpayments FAQ Earlier this ... far, the average arrears payment to date is around £7,000. Disability Rights UK Deputy CEO Sue Bott said, “The DWP ...
Government to cut Rochdale housing association's £1m funding after Awaab Ishak's death
28 November 2022 | News
... Joanne Kearsley said RBH were not "proactive" and asked: "How in the UK in 2020 does a two-year-old child die as a result of exposure to ... to 7.9% of non-disabled people. Mikey Erhardt, from Disability Rights UK, said: "The housing sector is a ...
Disabled MP’s jobs warning to government: ‘Do not under-estimate prejudice’
14 January 2016 | News
... the difficulty of achieving its aim of halving the disability employment gap, because of the extent of ... he warned that the “difficulty will come when those with much more complex needs that are more costly to address come ... DWP’s failure to follow up the event to find out how the companies implemented the good practice they had ...
Work with us: Digital Content Officer
24 January 2023 | News
... people who identify as being LGBTQIA2S+; people who have a mental health condition; and people who identify as working class ... on DR UK and the post, the person specification, and how to apply. How to apply To apply, please send us your CV ...
Benefit cuts affect disabled people's independence
07 April 2013 | News
... start of the staged introduction of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) which will replace Disability Living Allowance. According to the government’s ... where everyone with lived experience of disability or health conditions can participate equally as full citizens. ...
Paying for care briefing note
27 July 2016 | News
Social care: paying for care home places and domiciliary care (England). ... You can view this on the Parliament website Social care: paying for care home places and domiciliary care (England) ... See also our factsheet F3 - non-residential charges: paying towards the cost of your care and support at home ...
Government promises a ‘New Deal for Renters’
26 June 2022 | News
... fairer and more accessible for Disabled people. We will be paying close attention to this bill as it moves through parliament. As it stands, the whitepaper does not mention improving access to the disabled facilities ...
Brexit Britain must not lose £2.4 billion investment in people
10 May 2017 | News
... employers to meet their skills and employment needs. View Disability Rights UK Research and Manifesto on Brexit We ... We have a strong economy and high employment. But there is much more to do for everyone to share in this prosperity and ... by ESF and other adult skills and employment programmes. However, we can invest differently and better. We have an ...