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DPOs demand removal of Coronavirus Act easements
18 March 2021 | News
... from across the UK led by Inclusion London and Disability Rights UK have written an open letter to Health Secretary Matt Hancock asking for the suspension of ... will be reviewed by Parliament next week. The letter cites how evidence continues to mount about the lethal and ...
Just one in ten blind people could vote in election – RNIB report
14 October 2020 | News
... of voting in the 2019 General Election. Voting is a fundamental democratic right, but the current voting system relies on sight and simply does not work for blind and partially sighted people. ...
Citizens Advice Scotland warns of “perfect storm” as inflation hits benefit claimants
20 July 2022 | News
... data from across the Citizens Advice network in Scotland shows that: advice need for food banks has grown by almost a ... risen by 25% over 2021-22. advice on universal credit overpayments nearly doubled from the average across 2020/21 to ... and a continuous review of the adequacy of social security payments to ensure they meet everyone’s needs suspending ...
BBC In Touch: Liz Sayce on Access to Work
06 January 2015 | News
Last night Liz Sayce, CEO of Disability Rights UK was interviewed about Access to Work ... AtW can achieve this but its effectiveness is blunted by payment delays and a perceived culture of suspicion that recipients do not deserve AtW payments. There has also been a tightening of the AtW rules ...
Your basic right to a qualified interpreter
19 January 2014 | News
Our Health in Your Hands has launched a campaign for the Deaf ... Deaf and Deafblind People (NRCPD) The campaign explains how to check if your interpreter is registered with the NRCPD and how to complain if you are refused a registered interpreter. ...
TLAP Care Act survey results published
03 July 2017 | News
... support made a positive difference to their wellbeing and health. Areas of major concern, however, highlighted by the survey were people’s ability ... The survey was commissioned by the Department of Health. It was carried out by 1,181 people aged 18 and over. ...
Fundamental drivers of good co-production in the commissioning of disabled peoples' services
02 July 2018 | News
... have a stronger voice in the commissioning of social and health services. Read Anna’s blog Anna Denham has worked on several projects for Disability Rights UK (DR UK) since November 2015, mostly in ... organisations and local authority commissioning teams. Fundamental drivers of good co-production in the commissioning of ...
I Can Make It charges towards Christmas
15 December 2016 | News
... We look forward to more progress from them in the new year. However, we would like to thank all our champions across the ... as Liverpool and Nottingham. So if you are 18-29, have a disability or health condition live in and around either of those cities ...
Vital COVID information is inaccessible to BSL users
20 December 2020 | News
... the coronavirus pandemic, the majority of important health information provided by the UK government has not ... as it provided information online and live subtitles. However, by not providing information in BSL, the government ... government in the UK has managed to do this.” “With the Disability Strategy soon to be published, it would be a ...
Prevent hunger. Sign the Fix Universal Credit petition
10 July 2018 | News
... to the design of Universal Credit, to ensure it does not leave more people at risk of debt and destitution. ...