Search results
2211-2220 of 3857 results
I am a Disabled Muslim Woman, so what???
07 March 2016 | News
Banane Nafeh, who works on our Personal Budgets Helpline, has written this poem as part of International Women’s Day.
Disability campaigners ask for ban on prepayment meters
26 January 2023 | News
... warrants that allow energy suppliers to forcibly install prepayment meters in their homes. Force-fitting is used to ... vulnerable households to switch to prepayment meters. However, he fell short of asking for an outright ban, ... a review of suppliers who are not abiding by the rules. The Disability Poverty Campaign group ( DPCG) of which DR UK is ...
Parliamentary committee says scrap bedroom tax
15 December 2013 | News
... be made. This takes account of the evidence received which shows clearly that there are not enough smaller houses ... should be changes to the system of Discretionary Housing Payments (DHP), which have been designed by the Government ... should make longer term commitments to the provision of DHP payments in order to allow local authorities to plan and ...
Our submission to Lords Select Committee on Equality Act and Disability
28 September 2015 | News
Disability Rights UK’s Supplementary Submission to the ... and implementation of the Equality Act 2010 in relation to how it serves disabled people. The Act was intended to ... Committee on the Equality Act 2010 and Disability will ask how effective this legislation is. Find out more about the ...
Top Tips: Disability Job Coaching webinar
21 September 2017 | News
... The webinar considered ways of engaging with employers and how to promote inclusive work and training opportunities. Top Tips: Disability Job Coaching webinar ...
Disability Living Allowance factsheet updated
11 June 2018 | News
We have now revised our disability living allowance (DLA) factsheet so you can ... and what you can do if you disagree with a DLA decision. Disability living allowance factsheet We would be grateful ... an advice worker, who needs more detailed information, our Disability Rights Handbook is a must. It is the most ...
Guidance ‘will boost confidence’ of employers who want to recruit disabled people
14 June 2023 | News
... to reserve jobs for Disabled people should help narrow the disability employment gap, say the Disabled People’s ... for and recruit a disabled person without the risk of disability discrimination ”. Caroline Collier said the ... to reduce the disability employment gap and disability pay gap.” The ACAS Guidance Using protected ...
Disability Hate Crime events report
12 February 2014 | News
Disability Rights UK is aiming to improve the knowledge of ... the three events (Bristol, Birmingham and Sheffield) has shown that 3rd party reporting is one of the best kept ... people still don't understand what 'hate crime' is and how to report. We need to access and deepen knowledge of and ...
EHRC says lack of progress on disability rights is society’s badge of shame
19 July 2016 | News
A new national effort to promote disability rights is needed as ‘progress has stalled’ ... citizens’. David Isaac is calling on the Government to show stronger leadership by implementing all remaining ... to their overall work for a fairer, inclusive Britain. However, there is a huge question about how the Commission ...
Disability Action Alliance Web Development Survey
10 March 2016 | News
The Disability Action Alliance (DAA) launched its current ... survey below will enable the DAA Steering Group to consider how the website can be further improved to provide increased ... your feedback on the questions in the survey. Go to survey Disability Action Alliance Web Development Survey ...