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DR UK event calls on employers to pledge jobs for disabled people
05 March 2018 | News
... a requirement of some of the services that they contract. How and what you decide to pledge is up to you, but we will ... provide political support Interested? Email icanmakeapledge@disabilityrightsuk.org or call us on 0330 995 0400. The ... on getting more young disabled people into employment. Disability Rights UK extends its thanks to The Financial ...
Our Disability Rights in a Changing World seminar
04 November 2015 | News
Equal Participation: Disability Rights in a Changing World seminar and AGM Our ... and behaviours 2015 Seminar - Equal Participation: Disability rights in a changing world The seminar covered: ... and public attitudes Independent living Employment Disability Rights UK would like to thank the following ...
Disabled People Left on the Slow Line
01 January 2020 | News
How long will it be before disabled people can travel on any ... has had ten years and arguably 25 years since the original Disability Discrimination Act was passed, to prepare for ... department for Transport officially published information showing that almost all train operating companies have ...
Russian para athletes banned from winter Paralympics
02 March 2022 | News
... our decision yesterday, we were looking at the long-term health and survival of the Paralympic movement. We are ... and values that have made the movement what it is today. “However, what is clear is that the rapidly escalating ...
Free Disability and Skills Unit Inclusive Practice in Careers Provision seminar
20 February 2017 | News
Inclusive Practice in Careers Provision: How to improve careers education, information, advice and guidance for young disabled people Disability Rights UK’s Disability Skills Unit would like ... challenging attitudes relating to disability and how to address the cause of inequity by removing the ...
Disability History Month 2018
09 December 2018 | News
UK Disability History Month 2018 (UKDHM 2018) will focus on Disability and Music. 19th November to 22nd December - Find ... when, early on in my career, the media invariably mentioned how I came on stage using crutches and played sitting ...
Police say disability hate crime up 5 percent
16 December 2013 | News
... 2011/12 and 2012/13 CSEW estimates that there were 62,000 disability motivated hate crimes per year on average. In 2012/13, the police recorded 1,841 disability hate crimes, compared with 1,757 offences the previous year (a 5% increase). Disability hate crimes accounted for four per cent of all ...
600 disabled claimants per DEA unacceptable
27 January 2014 | News
... and Support Allowance claimants to specialist Jobcentre Disability Employment Advisers (DEA). This ratio is ... produce a comprehensive framework which sets out in detail how closer working arrangements with local providers can be ... Disability Rights UK's report 'Taking Control of Employment ...
Rail Industry committed to improve accessibility for disabled passengers
31 January 2017 | News
... for Transport will work with train companies to see how staff training can be improved. Where facilities are out ...
Disabled people face biggest average benefit reduction under Universal Credit says new study
02 February 2016 | News
... on average – a reversal of the original intention. However, the potential gains from simplifying the ... claiming the middle or higher rate of the care component of disability living allowance, who will no longer receive the severe disability premium under UC.” Overall, in the long run, ...