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DR UK congratulates our Chair on being awarded an OBE
06 January 2019 | News
... He is also Chair of the Board of Trustees at charity Disability Rights UK . Mr Stevens said: “To be appointed ... from Martin’s attention and advocacy. The first is how the quality of life of a person with MS is closely ... should have access to effective medicines, treatment and healthcare – an aim which the global MSIF movement is now ...
Celebrating Human Rights Day 2018: What we can offer
09 December 2018 | News
... vain for progress in the larger world." Eleanor Roosevelt Disability Rights UK prides itself on its commitment to ... of Persons with Disabilities Our manifesto on what the disability rights sector should be seeking from a post-EU UK ... Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities: What does it mean for you? Been discriminated against? Need help? ...
Self-employed? Disabled? We want to interview you
02 June 2016 | News
... as a means of more successfully accommodating their disability than employment. We are interested in capturing ... the difficulties you encountered in employment and how these have been managed better in self-employment. Is ... and filmed about your experiences? Contact Philip.Connolly@disabilityrightsuk.org Self-employed? Disabled? We want to ...
MPs hold WCA evidence session
10 June 2014 | News
... CBE, Benefits Director James Bolton, Deputy Director, Health and Wellbeing Directorate Iain Walsh, Deputy ... Key concerns about the delivery of the WCA by Atos, and how these issues may be resolved with the new provider The ... The witnesses were: Lisa Coleman, Senior Vice President, Health Market, Atos Dr Angela Graham, Clinical Director, ...
Disabled women over 11 times more likely to die of Coronavirus
18 June 2020 | News
... analysis from 2 March to 15 May compares the deaths with disability statuses recorded in the last census (2011). The ... amounted to a cull upon our community. “These statistics show that disabled people have understandably been living in ... their activity back in 2011 may have developed a long-term health condition over the past nine years or that existing ...
MPs debate WCA: Govt says no change
05 February 2015 | News
... Begg (Lab) called on the Government to “undertake a fundamental redesign of the whole ESA process from end to end to ... that the benefit’s main purpose—helping claimants with health conditions and disabilities to move into employment ... new start to address the problems our report identified. However, it is important to remember that the DWP makes the ...
Two new Get Yourself Active blogs
10 February 2016 | News
... Yourself Active Project Manager Leanne Wightman, explains how health and wellbeing is fast becoming a key consideration ... organisations across the voluntary and statutory sector, in health, social care and sport and that we now have a chance ...
DWP help with benefits if you have accessibility needs
05 May 2020 | News
Gov.uk has published information on getting how the DWP can help if you have difficulties claiming benefits because of a disability or health condition. The new web page is to be regularly ...
More meetings and preparations for I Can Make It
09 February 2017 | News
... at the University of Oxford as part of the 42 Bedford Row Disability Law Essay Prize-Giving Ceremony. Hannah presented ... ‘the long-term goals of the I Can Make It campaign and how they fit in with the government’s promises to halve to ... to join us! So if you are 18-29, have a disability or health condition and live in Manchester, Norfolk and ...
Benefits of organisational membership
07 October 2022 | Opportunity
One complimentary copy of the The Disability Rights Handbook to be published annually in ... of the new legislation being introduced. Receipt of the Disability Rights Handbook Updater , alerting you to ... of’ logo on your website, emails and letterheads – showing your commitment to working together with us to build ...