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Daily Mirror lauded for disability coverage
02 November 2022 | News
The Daily Mirror's coverage of disability issues has contributed to it being named ... the London Press Awards. Judges singled out the paper's disability series – which was written entirely by ... people are part of the daily national conversation. However, the Daily Mirror's coverage has educated many ...
New guidance fails to address needs of disabled people
10 May 2020 | News
... the Government uses to assess risk and provide support. Disability Rights UK Head of Policy Fazilet Hadi said: ... adults and children with disabilities and or serious health conditions, people who need additional support for ...
Disabled child wins primary school appeal
09 October 2013 | News
... Alfie at a ‘substantial disadvantage’ because of his disability. Following this advice the appeal was successful ... about the EASS helpline at http://disabilityrightsuk.org/how-we-can-help/helplines/equality-advisory-support-service ...
World Cerebral Palsy Day 2018
05 October 2018 | News
... Day explains: “Cerebral palsy is the most common physical disability in childhood and is also one of the least ... tell about ‘what they did with their day’. This issue does not just revolve around the stereotypical definitions ... and the very real potential of those living with CP. To show your support, visit World CP Day website worldcpday.org ...
New Kings Fund Report Highlights Lack of Government Action on Social Care
13 March 2024 | News
... that is under intense pressure. The trends for 2022/23 show that: Financial eligibility continues to ... Kings Fund report authors note that whilst the latest data does show a slight increase in the number of adults receiving ...
Deaf pupils failed by education system five years running
17 August 2020 | News
... by a ‘badly-designed, inaccessible education system that does not deliver for them’. The damning appraisal comes ... Deaf Children’s Society analysis of 2019 figures which shows that, for the past five years, deaf children achieved a ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...