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Vulnerable man put at risk for more than 18 months because of Council’s safeguarding failings
08 May 2019 | News
... and Social Care Ombudsman has found. The man, whose health conditions and impairments meant he had significant ... visits from agency care workers arranged by the council. However, his son, who lived 200 miles away was concerned ... for review. waive half of the father’s care fees and pay the son £200 to remedy the frustration and stress the ...
Disabled rail passenger left “scared and vulnerable”
13 December 2021 | News
... to help us board shortly. But the member of staff didn't show up and the gates must have opened because, out of ... the platform and swarming the train to get on. They were paying no attention to us at all and were basically climbing ... be able to get off to meet up with us again because of how busy it was - so they managed to just squeeze my scooter ...
Little to cheer in Govt response to Work and Pensions Committee Access to Work report
17 September 2015 | News
... Second Report of Session 2014–15 View Government response Disability Rights UK welcomes the Government commitment to ... In particular: The intention to promote the Access to Work Mental Health Support Service with the aim to double the uptake ...
New factsheet on Preventing Illegal Working
11 March 2018 | News
... you are under a legal obligation not to employ anyone who does not have right to live and work in the UK. Failure in ... for more detailed information you can order a copy of the Disability Rights Handbook from our shop New factsheet on ...
Two-thirds of NHS Trusts failing to support equal access to care for Disabled patients
24 February 2022 | News
People who are blind, d/Deaf or have a learning disability are increasingly being failed by health services that aren’t meeting their communication needs, new research by Healthwatch England shows. The failure puts services in breach of their duty ...
Channel 4 wins award for Paralympics coverage
20 March 2013 | News
... Chair of the Judges David Liddiment said: “British TV has much to be proud of and we have been celebrating many fantastic programmes….However from time to time television manages to harness its ...
Blog of sponsored cycle ride
12 June 2013 | News
George Friend cycled 250 miles in 15 hours for Disability Rights UK Disability Rights UK would like to ... was worthy because of the "great work Disability Rights UK does to represent disabled people throughout the country". ... donation site is still open if you want to give Find out how you can support our work . Blog of sponsored cycle ride ...
New DWP video service for BSL users claiming Universal Credit
19 April 2020 | News
... need for anyone to be in the same location and the claimant does not have to book the service in advance. This means ... time. VRS is already available for BSL users who claim DWP disability benefits as well as Access to Work. The DWP says ... extend VRS to customers claiming Universal Credit first. However, over the coming months it aims to further extend ...
Work capability assessment 4th review launched
11 July 2013 | News
... the impact of earlier independent reviews; the way that mental health conditions are considered in the WCA; and the ... Disability Rights UK response You can view our response to ...
DR UK joins Accessible Voting Day signatories
02 March 2022 | News
... Obama declared that "there is no such thing as a vote that does not matter". Yet many people are still effectively ... There are approximately 1.5 million people with a learning disability in the UK. But a United Response survey in 2021 ... the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) explains how Disabled people will have their political rights ...