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Exploring the potential of Disabled people as Foster Carers
12 March 2019 | News
... carer or have thought they would not be able to foster. However, Disabled people have parenting and life skills that ...
Taxing until the pips squeek
29 March 2015 | News
Disability Rights UK comments on the proposal to tax DLA/PIP ... people and carers. These include the proposal to tax Disability Living Allowance/Personal Independence Payment, after the election. ...
Disabled People’s Organisations slam UK Government pandemic failures over Covid
04 October 2023 | News
Disabled People’s Organisations (DPOs): Disability Rights UK, Inclusion Scotland, Disability Wales ... identified previously confidential documents which now show that Ministers, including the Prime Minister, chose to ... as “vulnerable”, we were last in the queue for health care, our social care was removed or reduced, our ...
Lindsay Swain talks about her experiences as a GOGA mentor
07 June 2018 | News
... I couldn’t help but wonder what else I had to offer, and how I could use something that I’m interested in and knowledgeable about to help someone else. Since health and sports have always been a big part of my life, I ... your interest contact Kate Pieroudis (Peer Support Lead) at Disability Rights UK on 0207 250 8111 or ...
DR UK sends “chase up” to Secretary of State following her non response to our benefit related deaths concerns
21 July 2021 | News
... to their concerns. In addition, we hope that you will also show respect to the real concerns of the Disabled people we ... benefit related deaths and cases of serious harm, Rethink Mental Illness has also launched a call for evidence from ...
Overcoming your disability within employment
20 July 2016 | News
... in the UK vs USA and Canada. You can read his blog on the Disability Today website Overcoming your disability within employment ...
Choice, Control and Independent Living: Putting the Care Act into practice
18 October 2018 | News
... specific areas of concern: assessments, charging, direct payments and safeguarding. It finds an estimated 1,300 ... are difficult for people to complete policies on direct payments, including the focus on pre-payment cards, and delivery of the support service, are ...
Our response to the halving the disability employment gap inquiry
10 May 2016 | News
... was elected on a manifesto commitment to halve the disability employment gap. Their ambition was the subject of ... there are set to be insufficient vacancies in the economy. However we do support the commitment and have identified the ... and have also offered specific and developed proposals for how this might be achieved with the involvement of disabled ...
Apprenticeship and skill conference overview film
12 December 2016 | News
... This free seminar was intended to broaden understanding of how to overcome barriers to progression into work experience ... for people living with a range of impairments and health conditions. View a report of the day and ...
Thousands struggle to buy food
02 April 2020 | News
... disabled people. The government is now actively considering how the scheme could be extended and improved. Fazilet Hadi ... as online and for people to be given clear information on how their personal data will be used. “Supermarkets and ... people.” DR UK CEO Kamran Mallick has written to the Health Secretary Matt Hancock about food supply. You can ...