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Opening up public appointments to disabled people
02 December 2018 | News
... announced a review that will make recommendations on how to encourage more disabled people to apply for public ... of applicants for public appointments who declare a disability, is low compared to the UK population as a whole ... additional financial costs associated with a disability or health condition, that would otherwise prevent someone from ...
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 ...
Care Act
15 April 2025 | Resource
... to be used by disabled people and people with long-term health conditions who have support needs. The guide explains ... Information Getting further advice Glossary The guide does not cover everything that is in the Act but ... partnerships with a number of national charities, of which Disability Rights UK is one. This involves Disability Rights ...
Disabled passengers champion unveiled
12 March 2018 | News
... That is the message from the Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work, Sarah Newton who has appointment Stephen ... passengers. Stephen also one of our ambassdors and runs the Disability Hate Crime Network and is a key contributor to ...
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 ...
Actions paused in Government’s Disability Strategy
06 September 2022 | News
... the extra costs faced by disabled people, including how this breaks down for different impairments - by summer ... a new disability data working group in 2021 to look at health and social care datasets and address priority areas ... why some of the actions have been paused, as they are departmental actions that could have been undertaken without the ...
New Into Apprenticeships guide launched
21 February 2023 | News
Into Apprenticeships is a guide for anyone living with a disability, health condition or learning difficulty thinking about ...
Updated Into Apprenticeships guide 2025
08 February 2024 | News
Into Apprenticeships is a guide for anyone living with a disability, health condition or learning difficulty thinking about ...
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 ...
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 ...