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Policy Network of Members
27 November 2013 | News
... economic, social, technological, legislative, environmental and in new thinking born of the experience of having a disability or long term health condition and how these trends may necessitate new policies or the ...
We are looking for disabled ambassadors or champions
08 June 2016 | News
Making disability an asset in the NHS: Ambassadors or champions ... even as a vehicle for newly diagnosed patients to explore how one can get the best out of life with and despite of a ... things around. We want to invest in peer modelling to 'make disability an asset in the NHS' (acting as exemplar ...
Attitudes to disabled people since Paralympics
08 July 2014 | News
... training at the rate of 100 placements every working day. Disability Rights UK's Taking Control of Employment ... called for urgent action and after the Olympic Park showed what was possible. For more on this see ... a useful counter to this press release. Read together they show that there is still some way to go in changing attitudes ...
Potential legal challenges over dishonest PIP assessments
13 May 2018 | News
... legal cases on behalf of PIP claimants who believe that the Health Care Professionals who carried out their face-to-face ... months and wants to consider legal action, can contact the Disability News Service (DNS) – with some brief details ... Pring by phone (weekdays only: 01635 228907) or email: john@disabilitynewsservice.com DNS has been investigating claims ...
Report into Magistrates’ Courts reveals shocking levels of inaccessibility for Disabled Magistrates
21 June 2023 | News
... shocking reading. It lays bare the low priority given to disability equality by the Ministry of Justice and His ... by disabled magistrates. Twenty eight years after the Disability Discrimination Act, this level of disregard for ... people who visit the courts, this is not its focus. However, it’s apparent that disabled defendants, witnesses ...
"Failure to Take into Account Vulnerabilities and Inequalities in Pre-Pandemic Planning” – First COVID-19 Inquiry Report Revealed
30 July 2024 | News
... government recommendations for any future pandemics. Disability Rights UK (DR UK), Disability Action Northern ... and prevent risks, as well as respond to them. Existing health and social inequalities were not sufficiently ... the Module 1 report recommends a major overhaul of how the UK Government and devolved administration's in ...
Digitisation of justice system risks forcing out disabled people
17 June 2020 | News
... throughout trials. We know that under the social model of disability, if changes are made which put the needs of ... to recognise impairments and their impact, or to understand how adjustments can be made. Read the full report (PDF): ...
'Memories' storms the indie charts and supports Disability Rights UK
24 April 2023 | News
Disability Rights UK is honoured to have been chosen by ... as a high quality download with all the proceeds going to Disability Rights UK. If you'd like to know more about ... If you'd like to know more about Disability Rights UK and how you can support us, please email ...
Everyone Can survey on leisure sector provision for disabled people
04 December 2018 | News
... campaign led by Sport England, ukactive and several leading disability organisations. Everyone Can would like to change ... CEO’s etc. The aim of the survey is to learn more about how the Leisure Sector currently provide for disabled ...
Charities demand restoration of benefits value
16 March 2015 | News
Disability Rights UK is a signatory to this letter, ... and pensioners, disabled people and those with long-term health conditions, in- and out-of-work families, and those ... Geraldine Blake Chief executive, Community Links Howard Sinclair Chief executive, St Mungos Broadway Sir ...