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Home ownership option for disabled people
19 November 2013 | News
... option for disabled people beyond 2015; and a cross-governmental summit to highlight the benefits of shared ownership for disabled people and how many more people can benefit from its life- changing ... HOLD programme provides a cost-effective solution to the health, housing and support needs of disabled people. We ...
Disabled people take the lead on £5 million research project
14 September 2015 | News
... for a new £5 million research programme to explore how disabled people can live more independent lives. The ... projects that will show how they, and people with long term health conditions, can be better supported to be full citizens. The DRILL (Disability Research on Independent Living and Learning) ...
DR UK responds to the Curriculum and Assessment Review
26 November 2024 | News
Disability Rights UK has responded to the Curriculum and ... into GCSE and A-Level assessments with the aim of exploring how much could be assessed in other ways – e.g. coursework, ...
John Harris article on residential care - DR UK says it is 'torture'
18 February 2020 | News
... and treatment of learning disabled people and people in the mental health system as part of the civil society report to the UN ...
Train Service Disruptions Continue
04 December 2024 | News
... replaced by a better cooperation between TOCs and unions. However, following this, it was reported from Northern Rail ... This impasse has been a long term excuse for years now and does impact most heavily on Disabled people who try to plan ...
Lying-in-State not accessible to Disabled people – DR UK
13 September 2022 | News
... people for Her Majesty the Queen’s Lying-in-State, Disability Rights UK CEO Kamran Mallick said: “Given the ... for Disabled people is to create an inexcusable barrier to paying respects to the Queen for the fifth of the population which is Disabled. “How ironic that our Monarch should sign the Equality Act ...
High Court rules arrangements for helping blind voters are unlawful and parody of the electoral process
07 May 2019 | News
... its judgment, the High Court said: “A device that does no more than enable blind voters to identify where on a ... “The right to vote independently and in secret is fundamental to any democratic society and it is extremely ... to help you find out more about the Equality Act and how to fight discrimination. Go to our Right to Participate ...
Peer support could boost work prospects for disabled people
23 May 2016 | News
... release Peer support for employment: a practice review – Disability Rights UK Peer support for employment: a practice ... for the need to build a stronger evidence base on where and how peer support can work, and for whom. DRUK’s chief ... that boost employment and career prospects. Karen Steadman, health and work research and policy lead at The Work ...
DWP has sent 150,000 fit for work letters that risk patients' health
29 April 2019 | News
... for work' letter that doctors warn could endanger patients' health, according to the Mirror. When someone is found’ ... an appeal. The Mirror highlights DWP statistics that show people were found 'fit for work' 146,500 times from ... are entitled to them, as ultimately, this can have a detrimental impact on their health.” Yesterday, the Royal ...
Government outlines work to improve aviation accessibility
03 April 2018 | News
... It comes as Britain's biggest airport says it will overhaul how disabled passengers access their wheelchairs once ... on-board facilities for passengers with reduced mobility or disability, such as an on-board wheelchair and priority ... engaged and our voice listened to. Government must get much more serious about ensuring equal access provided for ...