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New EHRC report says prospects for disabled people have worsened
24 October 2018 | News
... in Great Britain, covering 6 areas of life: education, health, living standards, justice and personal security, ... many areas of life. Commenting on the report, Sue Bott from Disability Rights UK said: “The EHRC’s comprehensive ...
Ministers say thank you for all responses to the Improving Lives green paper
22 March 2017 | News
Penny Mordaunt MP, Minister for Disabled People, Health & Work and Nicola Blackwood MP, Minister for Public ... to this Green Paper, examining ways of halving the disability employment gap. We would like to thank those ... have heard during the consultation and will be considering how we can best work to transform the employment prospects ...
Government’s New Guidance: Make Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles More Accessible
21 November 2023 | News
... welcomes this new best practice guidance, particularly the much greater emphasis on making taxi and PHV services more ... rapid reduction in the 38% of authorities that do not make disability awareness training mandatory for drivers. “We ... a door to door service is required. 28 years after the Disability Discrimination Act, accessible taxis and mini ...
Half of DLA claimants lose their higher mobility rate support on moving to PIP
03 July 2017 | News
A Freedom of Information Act response to DR UK shows that half of Disability Living Allowance (DLA) claimants who were in ... were refused it on their moving to Personal Independence Payment (PIP). DWP’s FOI response We first requested the ...
Social security and tax reforms have hit disabled people in Scotland the hardest says EHRC
20 March 2019 | News
... 2010 changes in public spending on other services such as health, education and social care since 2010 The EHRC ... by increasing spending on in-kind public services such as health, social care, education and public housing. The EHRC ...
Help us to stop ableism in messages about physical activity and sedentary behaviour
10 November 2020 | News
... physical activity. In recent years organisations and public health agencies around the world have started to target ... For example, Public Health Ireland changed their messages. However, we are now seeing some resistance to changing ... name to the letter please contact gyaresearch@disabilityrightsuk.org Stop spreading ableism in PA messages ...
Committee to inquire into ESA and WCA
05 February 2014 | News
... are fit for work, especially for those claimants who have mental, progressive or fluctuating illnesses, including ...
Barclays Apprenticeships
10 December 2014 | News
... 5 GCSEs. At the same time you can feel confident about your disability or health condition not being an obstacle to the application ... applications from all ethnic minorities and backgrounds. However, please note that applications from non-disabled ...
Research into young disabled people’s participation within the Disabled People’s Movement
14 July 2016 | News
... to ensure they are accessible to screen reader technology; however, a voice recording of the text can be provided. ...
DR UK reflects on David Blunkett’s speech
11 March 2015 | News
... night’s Jack Ashley memorial lecture Liz Sayce, CEO of Disability Rights UK said: ‘David Blunkett has passed us a ... just any job, but decent careers. Another reminder of just how tough it is for many disabled people, experiencing ... workplaces are stronger – they reduce isolation, improve health, improve performance by tapping into everyone’s ...