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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
DWP release benefit death peer reviews
15 May 2016 | News
... but many highlight flaws in the handling of people with mental illness or learning difficulty by DWP officials. Some ... check and referral to a debt management service in overpayment cases. Raising staff awareness of action required by ...
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 ...
Our response to the NAO report on sanctions
29 November 2016 | News
... found that the DWP is not doing enough to find out how sanctions affect people on benefits. View National ... their day-to-day lives, sanctions are especially punitive. Disability Rights UK wants a system that genuinely supports ... finding coercive ways to get people off benefits when their health or other critical factors clearly make this ...
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 ...