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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Report Shows Government Investments Making Zero Impact on Social Care System
16 January 2024 | News
New research from a report by learning disability charity HFT and Care England found that 84% of ... part of the Disabled People's Manifesto, we are asking for much deeper changes - and much more funding (8bn to be ... work, have fun and make social connections." Report Shows Government Investments Making Zero Impact on Social ...
Select committee access to work report
18 December 2014 | News
... it particularly hard to get jobs – such as those with mental health conditions, autism or people who are Deaf – seem to ... managed administrative changes. Money saved in the overall disability employment programme budget has not been poured ...
UK Government Faces UN For Violation of Disability Rights
05 March 2024 | News
... organisations gave evidence last August, we detailed how instead of things improving since 2017, Government ... of the UN CRPD following a formal request from several disability organisations, with Disabled People Against Cuts ... Benefit, eligibility criteria for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and social care, and the cessation of the ...
Our response to proposals to transfer Attendance Allowance to councils
25 September 2016 | News
... longer available We therefore recommend that the government does not include AA among the list of responsibilities to be ... Fund which goes directly to local government to ensure that health and social care services work together to support ...
Claddag granted permission to apply for judicial review on PEEPS
21 September 2022 | News
... Claddag is a group of residents who are disabled or have health conditions and are living in homes affected by the ... (PEEP), but the Government is refusing to make those fundamental changes. The judge also agreed to grant a cost ... If their claim is unsuccessful, Claddag will only have to pay the Home Office’s legal fees up to £20,000. They also ...