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Disabled Peoples Elected Office Access Fund extended
23 March 2014 | News
... available through DCMS funding and is being supported by Disability Rights UK, Equality 2025, Action on Hearing Loss ...
Tanni: On public perceptions of disabled people
26 July 2015 | News
... Baroness Grey-Thompson, who is an ambassador for Disability Rights UK , says that although the London 2012 ... a whole. She told BBC Radio Wales' Sunday Supplement that: Disability hate crime figures are the worse they've been in ... Equality Act "We're still a long way from equality and the disability rights movement has struggled so when the ...
Making qualifications inclusive to disabled learners webinar
23 July 2017 | News
Disability and Skills Unit webinar. Date and Time: Tuesday ... This webinar, provides an overview of the work of Disability Rights UK, the Equality Act and some of the steps ... and support all learners to achieve a greater awareness of disability related issues. This is our second webinar on ...
Government continues to fail Disabled election candidates
24 March 2021 | News
... people face in seeking political office. This week, Disability Rights UK has again written to the Minister for ... We make up 21% of the population and as the pandemic has shown, we are often overlooked or ignored. “A fund which ...
Disabled survivor of Grenfell Tower speaks out
15 July 2021 | News
The All Party Parliamentary Group on Disability has heard the harrowing and powerful testimony of ... Sarah Rennie, co-founder of Claddag, the Leaseholder’s Disability Action Group. Elspeth and Sarah called for every ...
Leaving the EU: Disabled People’s Services debate
11 July 2017 | News
... services of the UK leaving the EU Central to the debate was Disability Rights UK's work in consulting disabled people ... (East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow) (SNP) thanked Disability Rights UK for the support we provided. Disability Rights UK will be pressing for an equality impact ...
Improving disability and disaster preparedness in London
29 November 2017 | News
... London by interviewing people who actively work for governmental/ NGOs with a focus on disability and disaster preparedness in London. Her findings ... to the Convention in 2017. Read her blog Improving disability and disaster preparedness in London ...
Disability employment gap campaign at Downing Street
20 December 2018 | News
... Read more Professor Hoque , along with Philip Connolly, Disability Rights UK Policy and Development Manager, has had ... of meetings with the Prime Minister’s Special Advisor for Disability, and also with senior officials in the Department ... of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Disability report, launched in December 2016, entitled Ahead ...
Food banks are lifeline for disabled people
16 December 2013 | News
... system have to rely on food banks, according to The Disability Benefits Consortium (DBC). A survey of nearly ... use food banks to feed themselves and their families. The Disability Benefits Consortium (DBC) is made up of 50 charities and other organisations, including Disability Rights UK, is warning the situation will get even ...
Millions of motorists misuse disabled parking spaces
26 March 2018 | News
... Wheels 24 and FleetNews Philip Connolly, Policy Manager of Disability Rights UK, commented: “One of the most ...