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Rail Fare Fairness?
11 December 2023 | News
Disability Rights UK are challenging the process operated by ... are not as transparent as they need to be when it comes to how they display or provide information on additional ... when making purchase decisions and that drip pricing does not undermine consumer confidence when purchasing rail ...
DR UK signs open letter to Home Builders Federation who object to LAs building accessible new homes
28 November 2018 | News
... and society. “Disabled people, those with long-term health conditions and older people deserve to have the ... pressure on our health and social care services and much reduced quality of life for people in older age. HBF ... industry to suggest that this policy would have a detrimental effect on the delivery or viability of residential ...
Your glow in your darkest hour – a poem for Disability History Month
21 December 2015 | News
... Some of which became this poem. I hope that this poem does all those who died at the hands of the Nazi Party and ... and video Your glow in your darkest hour – a poem for Disability History Month ...
Did the National Disability Strategy look to address climate change and Covid?
09 February 2022 | News
The Oxford Disability Law and Policy Project has published its Up to the Challenge report examining the National Disability Strategy. To mark COP26 and Disability History ... November 2021, on whether the National Disability Strategy does enough to address the twin crises of climate change and ...
Climate Conference urged to include Disabled voices
02 October 2024 | News
... their perspectives on climate change and its solutions. However, for yet another year, the impact of climate change ... affected by climate emergencies and environmental solutions. Research shows that Disabled people are ... the rise. Environmental Pollution is a major cause of ill health: creating childhood disability, impairing ...
Baroness Campbell calls for human rights-busting Coronavirus powers to be switched off
28 September 2020 | News
... across the House wrote to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, in the other place, to make this ... normally protected by the Children and Families Act, the Mental Health Act, and the Care Act. They were only intended ... by July, they reported they had stopped. According to the Disability Rights UK’s latest joint statement with ...
Our response to the vote to postpone controversial cuts to ESA
17 November 2016 | News
... has only just been published is unfair and will make it much harder for disabled people to get into work. We urge ... step back’ and provide space for genuine consultation on how the disability employment gap can be halved.” Our response to ...
DPTAC to be retained
16 June 2013 | News
... huge amount has been achieved in recent years; there is much more to do. Working together with DPTAC providing high quality, independent, pan-disability support and our pragmatic approach, we can ... to the success of DPTAC. We can look to the future as to how best achieve the goal of a fully accessible transport ...
New Govt Work for Your Benefits Scheme
29 September 2013 | News
... actions needed. This could include, arranging occupational health visits, mental health support, housing support and stage these in a ... enabled the claimant to move closer to, and into, work. Disability Rights UK is deeply concerned that although ...
Our priorities for the new government
11 June 2017 | News
... good on manifesto commitments The promised review of the Mental Health Act should be co-produced with disabled people and ... The abolition of the bedroom tax The addition of the severe disability premium within Universal Credit and a new ...