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We want to know about reasonable adjustments in hospitals
01 September 2016 | News
DR UK partners with the Norah Fry Centre for Disability Studies, University of Bristol on a major ... three-year study. One strand is doing some research about how hospitals in England make changes, or ‘reasonable ... that disabled people are not disadvantaged when accessing healthcare. Examples of reasonable adjustments include: ...
Tackling Obesity Strategy – accessible to all?
26 July 2020 | News
... in a bid to beat coronavirus and protect our National Health Service. The "Better Health" campaign by Public ... accessible to everyone. Official statistics from 2018-19 showed a clear link between obesity and deprivation - people ... condition related to obesity. We therefore need to question how widely accessible and affordable a healthy lifestyle is. ...
Children with Special Education Needs and Disability Abandoned by Schools during Lockdown
28 July 2020 | News
... risk assessment guidance during the lockdown. A new report shows the extent to which children with Education, Health and Care Plans and their families have been neglected ... Jungle website . Children with Special Education Needs and Disability Abandoned by Schools during Lockdown ...
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 ...
Our view on Govt plans to see more disabled people in work
29 November 2017 | News
Improving Lives: the Future of Work, Health and Disability. Read Government's statement Link to white paper ... Lives’ strategy, Kamran Mallick, chief executive of Disability Rights UK, said: “There are many principles to ...
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, ...
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 ...