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Race report criticism continues to grow as UN joins the condemnation
21 April 2021 | News
... people continue to experience “poor economic, social, and health outcomes at vastly disproportionate rates in the ... whitewash” and pointed out the total lack of reference to disability, despite the strong impacts of intersectional ... on robust evidence and data” and was focused on “how to promote racial equality” and said that the Group ...
Want to be part of disability reference group for South East trains?
26 September 2017 | News
Disability Rights UK Ambassador involved in setting up rail disability reference group. Disability Rights UK Ambassador Stephen Brookes is ...
Universal credit system faces landmark legal challenge over lost disability premiums
04 February 2018 | News
... TP, became terminally ill in 2016 and received the severe disability premium (SDP) and enhanced disability premium (EDP), which were set up to meet the ... had their benefits restricted under universal credit. Disability Rights UK believes the abolition of SDP costs ...
MPs debate audio recording of WCA
12 June 2013 | News
... and acknowledged an increasing demand for audio recording. However this demand needed to be balanced against potential ... offered by the Department for Work and Pensions and Atos Healthcare or through the use of their own recording ... centre during spring 2011 and the results of that pilot showed that less than half of the 500 people who were offered ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...