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DR UK statement on the Global Disability Summit
19 July 2018 | News
Next week (24 July) London hosts a Global Disability Summit. DR UK’s CEO and deputy CEO will speak ... of disabled people’s rights in this country. Our history shows that positive change for disabled people comes when a ... for justice. We know from experience that such change does not come from spontaneous innovation by ministers. We ...
DRUK comments on Queen's Speech
13 October 2019 | News
... any different? We note the stated intention to reform the Mental Health Act following its review published in December 2018. People experiencing mental ill health must be at the centre of any reform. We ...
New statutory guidance issued in relation to the Specialist Employability Support programme
11 September 2017 | News
... on offering support to people with sensory impairments and disability groups with the lowest employment rates including people with autism, mental health conditions and learning disabilities. The statutory ...
Prejudice from Professionals
17 August 2015 | News
Mental health anti-stigma initiative targets services Good news. ... Time to Change and the NHS are tackling prejudice within mental health services. Click here to read the full article. ...
Why restrictions on Personal Independence Payment should not go ahead
26 February 2017 | News
... For more on the changes to PIP see our updated PIP Guide Disability Rights UK in the media on PIP changes Friday, 24 ... Tory ministers have rewritten the law to deny increased disability benefit payments to more than 150,000 people Financial Times: May ...
Green Party manifesto includes disability measures
13 June 2024 | News
... Adrian Ramsay and Carla Denyer, shared plans to boost health and social care spending and improve benefit levels. ... of affordable, secure and energy efficient housing. To pay for its ambitious agenda, the Party proposed to increase tax for the wealthiest. There were some specific disability policies: Restoring the value of disability ...
Severely Disabled man challenges removal of PIP after 28 days in hospital
18 July 2021 | News
... Disabled man is challenging a rule which halted his PIP payment after he had been in hospital for more than four ... he is in hospital, staying at his bedside, attending to his disability related needs and keeping medical staff aware of ... monitoring his condition and the machines that support him. However, Cameron’s weekly PIP payments of £152.15 and as ...
Taxi Tax Hits Disabled People Disproportionately
15 April 2025 | News
Disability Rights UK hit out at a proposed 20 per cent ... with soaring living costs, while personal independence payments are cut. “A move that impacts on and sidelines ... 74 per cent of those living with disabilities or long-term health conditions are opposed to Chancellor Rachel ...
DR UK Ambassador Baroness Tanni Grey Thompson speaks out against cut to ESA
12 January 2016 | News
... to see more disabled people in paid work and halve the disability employment gap, an aspiration I applaud. One way not to do it, however, is to cut people’s benefit. This is one of a ... and Work Bill. People who are disabled or have long term health conditions which prevent them from currently working ...
School refuses reasonable adjustments to secure child’s safety
15 September 2020 | News
... by other pupils. Francesca has cerebral palsy, a learning disability, has a clip on her heart and her brain is held up ... of kids outside on the pavement. “She has an educational health care plan (EHCP) so the school is aware of all this. ... She has a moderate learning disability which means she doesn’t know left from right and road safety is a no go. ...