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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 ...
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): ...
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 ...
'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 ...
Disability Unit fails to provide adequate offline consultation help
26 January 2021 | News
Disability Rights UK is seeking urgent clarification from the government’s Disability Unit about how Disabled people who are offline can respond to its ...
Dr Lisa Cameron MP leads debate on United Nations Day of Persons with Disabilities in the House of Commons
13 December 2021 | News
... The MP, who chairs the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Disability , led a debate last week marking United Nations ... the peak of the pandemic and recent research by Sense shows that almost three quarters of disabled people surveyed ... issues of ongoing inequality in education, employment, health and care. Parliament and MPs must lead the way in ...
Campaign to Save Tax Credits
02 July 2015 | News
... children If tax credits are simply cut, without employers paying the living wage, then disabled people are likely to ... in society. Just cutting tax credits when employers are not paying a living wage fails that test. Child Poverty Action ...
Guide to recruiting and supporting disabled people in the workplace
06 February 2018 | News
Disability Rights UK, in conjunction with Disability@Work , have written a guide on disability related disadvantage in the workplace. Building ...