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Four in ten banks fail Disabled customers, says Which?
27 July 2021 | News
... banks generally point people towards digital banking. However, among Disabled consumers who bank online, one in ... supplied by the nine largest UK banks, that should display how many branches and cash machines are accessible to ...
APPG for Disability
26 November 2020 | News
The All Party Parliamentary Group for Disability met this week on zoom. Along with Lord Hannay; ... of the DLA.” Lisa Cameron MP, chair of the APPG on Disability said that it was “really important to minimise ... Hilsenrath said “we would like the government to review how long it takes to get benefits”. APPG for Disability ...
Disabled people between 3 and 4 times more likely to die of Coronavirus - ONS
10 February 2021 | News
New data from the Office for National Statistics shows that Disabled people were at more than three times the ... for less-disabled women, compared to non-disabled women. Disability status was self-reported as collected in the 2011 ... and geographical circumstances, and pre-existing health all play a part. An important part of the raised risk ...
Challenging a poor flying experience if you are disabled
25 March 2018 | News
... the last ‘able bodied’ passenger leaves the plane. Disability Rights UK Deputy CEO Sue Bott was also ...
New guidance on joining the judiciary as a non-legal member
06 June 2021 | News
... The Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC), the non-departmental public body responsible for appointing members of the ... guidance to help educate on what non-legal roles are, how to know if one might be right for you, and how to apply ... make sure that disabled candidates and those with long-term health conditions can participate fully and fairly in all ...
Over 100 Organisations Call For Write Off of Carers Allowance Overpayment Debts
31 March 2025 | News
... Pensions to halt the creation of new carer's allowance overpayment debts pending the conclusion of its independent ... carers affected by these debts. We also recognise that, however swiftly the Government might implement changes, ... the hardship unpaid carers are facing because of a fundamentally unfair system. Unless mitigating measures are ...
I Can Make It welcomes more champions into our fold
23 February 2017 | News
It’s so nice to have volunteer champions visit us at Disability Rights UK’s offices in London. And on Monday ... They were formally welcomed into the campaign and discussed how to take I Can Make It forward in their areas. We gained ... in Leeds. So if you are 18-29, have a disability or health condition and live in any one of those areas or any ...
No national roll out for Right to Control
16 July 2014 | News
... that allowed disabled people choice and control over how funding for them was used to provide the care, support ... of introducing personalisation within the context of the Disability and Health Employment Strategy, to develop a more personalised ...
Deaf jurors supported by BSL interpreter for first time
06 October 2022 | News
... a dream of mine and I believe the Deaf/BSL community has so much to offer. When the law changed to allow the Deaf/BSL ...
I Can Make It welcomes two new champions for Bristol and Liverpool
12 January 2017 | News
... up opportunities for young people with disabilities. However, we’d like to recruit more Champions. This is ... currently have no champions. So if you are 18-29, have a disability or health condition live in and around either of those cities ...