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Journeys can be over four times longer for disabled people
19 April 2016 | News
... for young disabled people. The report highlights how public transport plays a vital role in helping disabled ... related conditions. Muscular Dystrophy UK is a member of Disability Rights UK. Also of interest Firstgroup Plc v ...
New rail Govia Thameslink timetable an insult to disabled passengers
17 May 2018 | News
... hold the train at the platform.” Sue Bott, Deputy CEO of Disability Rights UK, said, “Oh dear we disabled people ... turning up to stations and expecting to get on a train. How unreasonable of us is that? Well not actually. “We ... be able to travel on trains and be treated with dignity." Disability Rights UK would like to hear from anyone unable ...
£30 week cut to ESA intolerable says Disability Rights UK
16 November 2016 | News
... and Support Allowance for new claimants, Sue Bott from Disability Rights UK said: "A £30 a week cut in income is ... has recently issued a consultation on halving the disability employment gap. Some of its proposals are ... the planned cut. You can find out who your MP is and how to contact them by visiting the They Work For You ...
Disability Rights UK Stands Against Far-Right, Racist Violence: Full Statement
06 August 2024 | News
Disability Rights UK condemns, in the strongest terms, the ... and brown communities across the country. The fight for Disability Rights cannot be separated from the fight against ... enough to condemn ongoing violence if we refuse to look at how we have normalised Islamophobic and racist state ...
DRUK AGM agenda and key notes
19 November 2019 | News
... fulfilling lives, breaking the link between poverty and disability, rooting people into employment and starting that ... the narrative and work with other partners to do that. And how we demonstrate our impact in all the areas of work we ... active in these partnerships. Over 2000 social care and health practitioners engaged with the programme. We want to ...
NAO report highlights improvement within Care Quality Commission
16 October 2017 | News
... locations, which provides a benchmark of the quality of health and social care services. In addition, the Commission has improved how it measures its performance, and takes action to correct ...
Get Yourself Active launch press release
30 June 2015 | News
... on 30 June. Get Yourself Active, launched in partnership by Disability Rights UK and Sport England, will find ways to ... working with a range of local organisations, including health and social care professionals and sport and leisure ... sport. This project is designed to change thinking around how disabled people can take up and play more sport. The ...
Blackpool Transport nominated for Bus Awards 2016 for work on Disability Awareness
10 October 2016 | News
Stephen Brookes, is lead on the Disability Action Alliance (DAA) Transport project and a DR ... the awards finalists video 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 ...
Caroline Waugh gets active and 'cycles back to being her'
05 June 2016 | News
Caroline Waugh talks about how she has used cycling as a way to help her to live a good ... In our first Get Yourself Active blog Caroline describes how getting active through cycling has ‘changed her life forever’ and helped with her health conditions. Read Caroline’s blog here This is the ...
Covid restrictions removed
24 February 2022 | News
... contact tracing has now ended. Self-isolation support payments, national funding for practical support and the ... remove the COVID-19 provisions within the Statutory Sick Pay and Employment and Support Allowance regulations. And ...