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Westminster Hall debate on Disability inaccessible
14 October 2020 | News
On Thursday, 15 October 2020, MPs held a debate on disability. The debate was requested by Dr Lisa Cameron MP, the Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Disability. The tragic backdrop to the debate is that 59% of ... wasn’t enabled to join the meeting virtually underlines how far we have to go to achieve disability equality .” ...
Radiate event on Leadership and disability
24 September 2013 | News
Radiate event - ‘Leadership and disability: what it takes, what it costs and why it ... at its London office. It featured a conversation between Disability Rights UK Chair Phil Friend and Chris (now Lord) ... for learning). Questions from the floor included: how Chris would reconcile apparently conflicting rights in ...
New report on tackling the disability employment gap
10 March 2016 | News
Closing the gap: Creating a framework for tackling the disability employment gap in the UK. Halving the disability employment gap is a challenging ambition that ... Market Foundation report sets out a range of principles for how reform should progress and a number of areas where ...
Disability hate crime prosecutions in last 7 years
05 January 2015 | News
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd) asked the Attorney General, how many people have been charged with disability hate crimes in each of the last 10 years Answered ... charged and prosecuted in cases where the offences involved disability hate crime. The CPS defines disability hate crime ...
DR UK appear at Conservative Disability Group Colloquium
14 May 2018 | News
... Philip Connolly, was a panellist for the Conservative Disability Group’s (CDG) 7th Annual Colloquium Date: ... Philip was part of a panel which included the Business Disability Forum and Chris Wood who is campaigning for ... inside the cabin of an airline. The panel focus was on how campaigners, business and government can work together ...
DR UK calls on train operators to ensure best prices for Disabled customers
06 June 2024 | News
... ensure Disabled people can get the best deal wherever and however they buy their ticket. This shock news comes after ... confused about how and where to get the best fares. Disability Rights UK are calling for the Department for ... and inclusion of services like compensation and delay repay . We insist that the industry ensure a competitive ...
DR UK helps launch new briefing on disability and climate change
21 June 2023 | News
This week sees the release of a long-awaited briefing around Disability and climate change from the New Philanthropy ... a collaboration of over 40 countrywide social and environmental charities and funders to empower people from ... and policymakers are invited to join to find out more about how environmental change and policies will affect the people ...
Disabled people help train bus staff on accessibility
23 February 2016 | News
... this work in future. Stephen Brookes, is lead on the Disability Action Alliance (DAA) Transport project. Stephen also runs the Disability Hate Crime Network and is a key contributor to ...
Joint review of disability hate crime follow-up
20 May 2015 | News
... made This Criminal Justice Inspectorate Joint review of Disability Hate Crime considers how the police, Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) and ... Justice Joint Inspection (CJJI) March 2013 review of disability hate crime - Living in a different world: Joint ...
Share Your COVID Experience with the Public Inquiry
08 September 2023 | News
... this still continues to be the case. Some of us were denied health care, some of us struggled to get social care, some ... be opportunities to attend meetings. Kamran Mallick, CEO of Disability Rights UK said ”It is so important to tell ... and inequalities we faced.” To find out where and how to share your experiences, visit the Every Story Matters ...