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Meet Kush Kanodia MBA: our new Ambassador
07 July 2019 | News
... I am greatly honoured to be appointed an Ambassador for Disability Rights UK (DR UK). My association with the ... I am on the public board for the new National Institute for Health Data Science in the UK, Health Data Research UK. In 2019, I joined Kaleidoscope ...
Social Model of Disability key in media representation, Sue Bott tells Reframing Disability Summit
28 October 2019 | News
... a keynote speech on the importance of the social model of disability to senior media executives from print and ... journalism and advertising yesterday at the Reframing Disability Summit hosted by Media Trust at the Google ... The difference between the medical and social models of disability. That a million disabled people in the UK want to ...
End unfair charges for shielders, supermarkets told
20 January 2021 | News
... to the CEOs of the UK’s leading grocery retailers by Disability Rights UK and twenty other charities. Shielders ... in supermarkets in the third lockdown without high risk to health. Many disabled people who are shielding live on ...
New Equality Delivery System (EDS2) guide launches
05 May 2016 | News
... by a partnership led by the Race Equality Foundation, Disability Rights UK and others. During the event Simon ... the NHS has four parts to play: as a funder and provider of health services, as a large employer, as being embedded in ... in the NHS is not only an equalities case, but also a health and economics case. Presentations of good practices ...
Disability Rights UK honours the memory of Kevin Fitzpatrick, disability rights leader and campaigner
16 February 2016 | News
... Fitzpatrick was one of the 12 founding commissioners of the Disability Rights Commission (DRC). He contributed ... to the 2006 Equality Act. View Guardian obituary Disability Rights UK honours the memory of Kevin Fitzpatrick, disability rights leader and campaigner ...
DR UK VCSE Review response
04 March 2015 | News
Joint review of health and care sector investment in Voluntary Community and Social Enterprise organisations Response from Disability Rights UK The purpose of this review was to ... demonstrable contribution of the VCSE sector to achieving health and wellbeing goals; the capacity and sustainability ...
More than 80 people a month are dying after being declared fit for work
26 August 2015 | News
... to official figures published today. DWP statistics show that 2,380 people died between December 2011 and ... group. Philip Connolly, Policy and Development Manager of Disability Rights UK said: “It is not just the charities ... that disabled people, our representative organisations and health, social care and vocational rehabilitation ...
Leadership Academy First Year Ceremony
04 June 2015 | News
... the experiences of an individual with lived experience of disability and/or a long term health condition. We were honoured to have our key note ... employees with lived experience of disability and long term health conditions, to really commit to their career ...
Green Paper failure to address inadequacy of financial support “shocking and unacceptable” says DPO Forum England
29 September 2021 | News
DPO Forum England has submitted its response to the DWP’s Health and Disability Green Paper. DPO Forum England – represents 21 ... consultation response to Shaping future support: the health and disability Green Paper is available from ...
Tottenham Hotspur: Supporting Disability History Month and leading the way in disability access and inclusion
23 November 2015 | News
Tottenham Hotspur (THFC) has announced its support for UK Disability History Month as part of its ongoing commitment ... Kick It Out . In November 2014, the Club launched a Disability Centre of Excellence, in partnership with Barnet ... in their future life. Find out more on the THFC website UK Disability History Month events UK Disability History Month ...