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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 ...
Proposed Trade Bill threatens rights of disabled people
16 July 2018 | News
... for parliamentary scrutiny. View bill View commons briefing Disability Rights UK and other organisations have sent a ... and investment agenda once we leave the European Union. However, we are concerned by provisions in the Trade Bill ... people. Statistics from the Department of Transport show that disabled people rely far more on public transport ...
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 ...
The Budget: Too little on Universal Credit and nothing on social care
21 November 2017 | News
Disability Rights UK welcomes the removal of the Universal ... leave people waiting up to 5 weeks for their first actual payment. Every claimant should be able to receive ... that they qualify for. Disabled people need more fundamental change. Additional support available with Employment ...
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 ...
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 ...
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. ...
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 ...
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 ...
Coronavirus strategy hinders stroke recovery
23 September 2020 | News
Thousands of stroke patients have suffered avoidable disability because of interruptions to NHS care during the ... Policy Fazilet Hadi said: “This is yet more evidence of how people with health conditions and disability have borne the brunt of the ...