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Caring and Family Finances Inquiry published
04 February 2014 | News
Disability Rights UK welcomes Carers UK's recently published ... rapidly aging population this report is a shock reminder of how much the Government relies on informal and freely given care ...
Preventing Illegal Working
07 October 2022 | Resource
... you are under a legal obligation not to employ anyone who does not have right to live and work in the UK. Failure in ... review3 pending against a decision on an application. However, to benefit from this, employer must make an ... person who does not right of abode in the UK. The National Health Service will not provide any medical facilities to ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...