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I Can Make It has an exciting Wednesday in Manchester and London
06 April 2017 | News
... Councillor Tracy Kelly, Lead Member for Adult Services, Health and Wellbeing; Councillor Gina Reynolds, Executive Support for Social Care and Mental Health; Councillor John Walsh, Executive Support for ... will be appearing on BCFM to talk about I Can Make It in a show hosted by Disability Rights UK organisational member, ...
We respond to homecare maximum expenditure policy
14 August 2013 | News
'Disability Rights UK believes no one should be forced to go ... expenditure policy" which, when introduced, will limit how much is spent on supporting a disabled adult in the ...
Making Community: The Wider Role of Makerspaces in Public Life
16 December 2015 | News
... of Arts and Media, University of Salford - Philip Connolly, Disability Rights UK It discusses the role of makerspaces - ... our focus had been on the disabled community and how disabled people might use of makerspaces for their own benefit. While there has been much research focusing on DIY assistive technologies for ...
Report demands better back to work support
11 June 2014 | News
... back-to-work programmes for people with disabilities and health conditions. Mind has supported her with this vital ... bring about changes to back-to-work support for people with mental health problems. Disability Rights UK has endorsed this report. The report is ...
Universal Credit Advance Payments are pushing people to use food banks
04 June 2019 | News
... from StepChange Debt Charity and the Trussell Trust shows that Advance Payments – the loans people can apply for while they wait ... clients who had money taken from benefits to repay debt showed 71% saying it caused them hardship and a quarter had ...
Northern Ireland Ombudsman commences investigation into handling of Personal Independence Payment
24 June 2019 | News
... investigation into handling of Personal Independence Payments available @ https://nipso.org.uk Northern ... investigation into handling of Personal Independence Payment ...
Disabled students suffer under austerity measures
30 March 2015 | News
... (71 per cent of NUT members believe the curriculum does not meet the needs of pupils with SEND). Abolition of ...
New aviation passenger charter to improve flying experience for disabled travellers
06 December 2018 | News
... among disabled passengers of their rights to assistance and how to obtain it improving storage standards for wheelchairs and waiving limits for compensation payments working with industry to achieve the long-term goal ...
DR UK gives evidence to Lords Committee
13 July 2015 | News
The Committee on the Equality Act 2010 and Disability heard from Disability Rights UK and the Royal ... gave evidence to the House of Lords Committee scrutinising how the Equality Act is working for disabled people. She argued a need for much more systemic action and leadership across Government ...
Ten year PIP reviews for people with most severe health conditions
17 June 2018 | News
... reviews. "Many disabled people, even if the nature of their disability or health condition has become more severe, are caused worry ... and substandard reports and recommendations produced by health care providers. "What is the point of reviewing ...