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Join DPAC's Vigil Outside High Court for Case Against Consultation on WCA Changes
05 December 2024 | News
... case held in November heard that no evaluation of equality/disability impacts or employment outcomes was carried out on ... A forecast from the Office for Budget Responsibility showed that only 3% of the 453,000 disabled people predicted ... risk group will not have mandatory work search activity. However, there are increasing expectations in terms of ...
One in three Capita PIP assessments found to have significant flaws
11 July 2019 | News
More than a third of Capita's PIP disability assessment reports have been found to be ... the DWP under the FoI Act by campaigner John Slater. They show the results of government audits of nearly 6,000 ... was so flawed that there was “learning required” by the healthcare professional who wrote it, although the report ...
New report explores lives of people with energy impairments
28 May 2019 | News
... five case studies from project participants, discussing how they live their lives while managing limited energy. The ... an energy-limiting impairment. The case studies discuss how the benefits system does not recognise the fatigue and pain of having a chronic ...
Our independent living conference 2014
20 July 2014 | News
... The stream begins 15 minutes in. Delegates were also asked how we can take independent living forward. We sent regular ... conference updates via twitter - #ILvision - but the debate does not end today. You can view the key themes which emerged from the day and find out how you can contribute to the future of independent living ...
Campaigners slam government approach to care home visits
04 November 2020 | News
... work with residents and relatives to make visits possible. However, it also stresses the need to keep staff and ... lack of understanding of the significant physical and mental conditions of residents. Many residents cannot leave ... saying: “in some cases, people with a learning disability think they’ve been abandoned by their loved ...
Lords return ESA cut amendments back to Commons
28 February 2016 | News
... both clauses 13 and 14 which will examine the physical and mental health, financial situation, and ability to return to work, ... diseases, as well as the guidance for claimants and disability charities on reassessments. We will also provide ...
Our Stories: Disabled People's Experiences of COVID
19 July 2023 | News
A report written in collaboration between Disability Rights UK and People's Voice Media has been ... people faced before the pandemic. We need to evidence how this has worsened for those people who are most in need ... voices heard, particularly in respect of how we co-produce health and social care. We can’t get our loved ones back, ...
Our response to WCA 4th review
25 September 2013 | News
... the impact of earlier independent reviews; the way that mental health conditions are considered in the WCA; and the ...
Jenna's Story - 'Growing up different'
23 April 2025 | News
Jenna, University student tells her story about how growing up different has impacted her life. Jenna also discusses how the lack of education surrounding disabilities has lead ... see that teachers weren’t educated on neurodiversity and disability, and are still largely clueless, even when dozens ...
Changes to PIP should help some Motability users
20 April 2017 | News
... for the enhanced mobility rate of Personal Independence Payment and lease a vehicle through the Motability scheme ... that the introduction of PIP would be a major change to disability benefits and that many disabled people might need ... take advantage of the increased support and the details of how this will be communicated to these customers are being ...