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Future of the Disability Committee Decided
13 March 2014 | News
Following the independent review of the Disability Committee carried out by Agnes Fletcher in April ... to end the Committee in 2017 is better than ending it now. However what we really need to see is evidence that the EHRC ... and independent living; and letting disabled people know how it is making a difference to our lives.” For more ...
Shocking Food Foundation figures on Disabled People experiencing food insecurity
10 March 2021 | News
A report by the Food Foundation shows that the most seriously disabled people are ... week to those on legacy benefits. There needs to be a fundamental review of the level of benefits, accepting that many ... people will rely on the safety net for longer, due to ill health or impairment and or discrimination in securing ...
Disabled access to online services
14 April 2013 | News
... impact on their internet use age, socio-economic group and disability do make a difference to internet access 63 per cent of people who declared a disability are online, compared with 85 per cent of those ... who are likely to need help in using online services. However, of those not on the internet, 48 per cent receive ...
Liz Sayce attends Disability Employment Conference
17 July 2013 | News
Disability Employment Conference - Working Together This ... to create the partnerships to help all employers become disability confident. The conference is co-hosted by the ... Channel 4 You can follow the conference on twitter using #disabilityconfident. You can also view live streaming and ...
Transport Secretary pledges to improve disabled passengers’ journeys
01 March 2020 | News
... everyone’s journey’ advertising campaign to highlight how we can all play a part in making public transport ... the campaign will encourage everyone to reflect on how common, and often unconscious, behaviours can impact ... accessibility.” Department for Transport research has shown that behaviours that make public transport a daunting ...
Disabled man dies due to lack of food during lockdown
24 June 2020 | News
... plight while seeking the opinions of leading disability charities, including Disability Rights UK, about ... has been “cynicism and a suspicion that people are somehow trying to work the system by somehow declaring a ... Other issues raised included inequalities in access to health care, reductions in social care, and inadequate ...
Small employers Auto Pension enrolment guide
29 March 2015 | News
... research published this month by The Pensions Regulator shows that while levels of awareness of automatic enrolment ... of the automatic enrolment process – such as setting up payroll software and choosing a pension scheme. The new ... tells employers when they should complete the task and how long they should expect it to take, as well as letting ...
NHS hospitals fail to investigate most deaths of inpatients with learning disabilities
20 December 2015 | News
Jeremy Hunt, the health secretary, is facing calls for a nationwide inquiry ... released to the Guardian under freedom of information laws show that hospitals in England have investigated just 209 out ...
LAP year three graduation video
04 July 2017 | News
... improve the employment position of employees living with a health condition or disability, whilst providing employers with access to a ... in signing up for LAP go to www.disabilityrightsuk.org/how-we-can-help/leadership Twitter: @LapDRUK LAP year three ...
Disability APPG Chair criticises new Strategy
27 July 2021 | News
The Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Disability Dr Lisa Cameron MP has joined Disabled People's ... to improving the lives of people with disabilities. "However, over the last 16 months, I have met with countless ... If the government can’t get the small details right, how can we expect them to deliver convincingly on the bigger ...