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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 ...
A New Strategy for Sport: Change of Approach event
08 May 2016 | News
... Horne from EFDS (now known as Activity Alliance) discussing how the sport sector can respond to this new approach. The ... Yourself Active website aimed at giving disabled people, health and social care staff and the sport sector ... of the first to take a look! Get Yourself Active is run by Disability Rights UK, in partnership with Sport England. A ...
DR UK letter to Matt Hancock: Yew Tree hospital abuse
05 October 2020 | News
Rt Hon Matt Hancock MP 5th October 2020 Department of Health & Social Care Ministerial Correspondence and Public ... Tree Hospital I am writing to express the deep concern of Disability Rights UK at the latest example of violence and ... from institutions into the community. It is not clear how this money is being spent and how many people have now ...
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 ...
I Can Make It holds an induction day in London
15 September 2016 | News
... meeting to welcome them to the campaign and to discuss how they could take the campaign forward in their areas. The ... of champions across our target cities. So if you have a disability or long term health condition, are aged 18-29 and are interested in ...
Invitation to March APPG meeting
26 February 2019 | News
The meeting will explore how the sport and physical activity sector can support ... taking part in physical activity can positively impact the health and wellbeing of disabled people, as well as a review ... and Huw Edwards, ukactive Public Affairs Director & Disability Sector Champion for Physical Activity. Important ...
CQC says speak up about your care - it makes a difference
18 February 2019 | News
New research for CQC shows people regret not raising concerns about their care – ... speak up about their experiences of care, as new research* shows that almost 7 million people in England who have accessed health or social care services, in the last five years have ...
GOGA Peer Mentors celebrate with a massive thank you to mark Volunteers Week
31 May 2018 | News
... Week! We know that many disabled people or people with health conditions want to be more active but often lack confidence, don’t know where to go or how to find accessible activities. Our Get Out Get Active ... and to get active. Many of the mentors themselves have a disability or health condition. All mentors across London ...
Sign up to Get Yourself Active's Webinar
16 May 2019 | News
... partners regarding the development of the three strands, how we evaluated them and the important lessons we have ... Leanne Wightman, Project Manager of Get Yourself Active at Disability Rights UK. There will be short presentations from ... of Birmingham and holds a Chair in Physical Activity and Health, and Tim Bidey, Senior Consultant at Traverse. This ...
Nearly half of people referred to Trussell Trust food banks are in debt to the DWP
01 March 2022 | News
... research. Government debt can take many forms, including: paying back Advance Payments given to people on Universal Credit to cover the five-week wait for their first benefit payment paying back council tax debt to local authorities ...