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Autumn statement 2016 brings little joy for disabled people
22 November 2016 | News
... fails to address proposed ESA cuts and social care crisis. Disability Rights UK is disappointed at the Government’s ... hardship for disabled people and those with long term health conditions but also acts as a real disincentive to ... 1% a year for 4 years from 2016-17 Personal Independence Payment (PIP) – The Autumn Statement accounts for the ...
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 ...
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. ...
DR UK statement on Coronavirus
05 March 2020 | News
... members to watch out for updates in advice from Public Health England and to act accordingly. "We are calling upon ... cannon fodder in the face of COVID-19. Our lives matter as much as the next person's." Public Health England's advice ... Disability News Service's story on DPOs and COVID-19 is ...
Disability Unit’s response to DR UK’s call for accessible survey ‘immensely frustrating’
10 February 2021 | News
The government’s Disability Unit is currently running an online survey which ... and more accessible formats, including offline formats, the Disability Unit has written back to us to clarify which ... the Strategy being published, this seems very strange and doesn’t constitute true engagement with Disabled people. ...