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6 Tips to create an inclusive gym
21 December 2022 | Resource
... gyms costing even more. Accessible Premises There is a fundamental accessibility problem in the UK gym industry. Only 67 ... Many have accessible entrances but have not considered how Disabled people will use the equipment. Many wheelchair ... especially pools. Ensure the water is warm but the room doesn’t have high humidity. Some Disabled people may have ...
DR UKs new training contract
25 January 2015 | News
Disability Rights UK provides training to improve ... the contract to deliver a training programme for Maximus health professionals on disability equality. The Disability ... to campaign on the WCA and its delivery. We will tell it how it is and have signed a ‘no gagging’ clause. DR UK ...
Supreme Court grants permission to appeal in case of Jacqueline Maguire
02 March 2022 | News
... 2 ECHR extends to those that are vulnerable and lack the mental capacity to make decisions regarding their care and ...
Contacting Disability Rights UK this January
18 January 2021 | News
... enquiry line re-opened on Monday 11th January 2021, however with reduced coverage due to staffing levels. This ... If you are able, please instead email us at enquiries@disabilityrightsuk.org . This account will be monitored ... see our helplines page for more information. Contacting Disability Rights UK this January ...
140 disabled people ‘incarcerated’ in hospitals due to lack of accessible housing
10 March 2020 | News
Leading learning disability charity Mencap has uncovered data revealing that ... hospital costs the NHS £346 – a total of £115,000 of taxpayers’ funds since April in Ahmed’s case alone. Kamran ... calls for a cross-government strategy to ensure that health, social care, education and housing work together to ...
Government U-Turn on Disability Minister
14 December 2023 | News
... made a U-turn on this morning's announcement to scrap the Disability Minister. They have appointed Mims Davies MP as Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work. This follows a week with nobody in the ... move to the Home Office last Thursday. Earlier today, Disability Rights UK wrote to the Prime Minister urging the ...
New HoME group demands next government addresses dearth of accessible homes
05 November 2019 | News
... member of the HoME coalition. We know from our members how difficult it is to find accessible housing and how many disabled people are living in accommodation that is ... areas. Retrofitting homes is costly - both for people's health, and social care systems. Read the letter in full ...
Disabled tenants spare rooms may be reclassified
24 June 2013 | News
... homes where tenants need additional bedrooms because of a disability or medical requirements to avoid bedroom tax ... with council tax ). The proposals would not affect a single healthy person with spare bedrooms. For more on this story ...
Benefit cap
23 April 2025 | Resource
... different. Revised and updated: 22nd April 2025 Contents How much is the benefit cap? Exemptions from the cap Which benefits are capped? Discretionary housing payments Find out more Benefit cap ...
DR UK statement on Dominic Cummings’ reasons for travel during lockdown
24 May 2020 | News
Disability Rights UK’s Head of Policy Fazilet Hadi said: ... alone, without carers and PAs, with children with physical, mental and behavioural impairments, who have adhered to this ...