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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Two thirds affected by bedroom tax are disabled
13 November 2013 | News
... the Frontline... The Bedroom Tax and disabled people” shows that, in Scotland, 65,600 households affected by the ... in them. Analysis of Citizens Advice Bedroom Tax clients shows that: Two thirds are disabled A further 1 in 10 are ... was a breach of human rights on grounds of discrimination. However, as the Citizens Advice figures show, many disabled ...
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 ...
Northern charities create ‘Manifesto for a Better Normal’
08 September 2020 | News
Disability North is one of a group of North East charities ... has prioritised fighting COVID-19. This manifesto sets out how disabled people in our region have been affected, in areas such as access and inclusion, health and social care, employment and benefits. It was ...
TUC recommends significant public transport investment
13 April 2023 | News
... of such investment for the whole population, including how this would impact Disabled people. The report found ... You can read the full report on the TUC website. Disability Rights UK Rail Policy Adviser Stephen Brookes ... rail to get to work, shop, visit friends and family and use health and public services. More ambitious investment in ...
Disabled People represented at COVID Public Inquiry
02 November 2022 | News
... and administrative decision making during the pandemic. Disability Rights UK, Inclusion Scotland, Disability Wales and Disability Action Northern Ireland have ... including emotional distress, loneliness, unequal access to health services, lack of social care, challenges in securing ...
New parking scheme helps disabled people park with ease
16 November 2016 | News
... meets their specific requirements has been launched by disability rights campaigner Helen Dolphin MBE. The scheme called People’s Parking seeks to recognise how car parks cater for the needs of a variety of different ... to take tickets out of machines and put coins in slots. However, by making a few simple changes many car parks can ...
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 ...