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Lords debate highlights unfairness of care cap
16 February 2022 | News
... avoidable and costly dependency." Critics have pointed out how the cap would be of most benefit to the wealthiest older people but there has been little discussion on how the cap affects Disabled people of working age. Disability Rights UK and Inclusion London are supporting ...
UNCRPD engagement events
11 October 2016 | News
... on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD). How people contributed People contributed via: an online ... to be priorities and what evidence can you provide to show that there is or could be an adverse impact on the ... could also submit additional evidence please email crpd@disabilityrightsuk.org DR UK events Disability Rights UK ...
International disability rights leading light Judy Heumann dies
07 March 2023 | News
One of the founding mothers of the international disability rights movement, Judy Heumann, has died aged 75. ... work played a major part in the implementation of disability rights legislation in the United States. Judy ... Heumann was an internationally recognised leader of the disability rights movement whose activism led to the ...
Court Overturns Unlawful Ruling of National Disability Strategy
11 July 2023 | News
The Court of Appeal has ruled the National Disability Strategy as lawful, overturning a previous ruling ... have recieved news from the government that their National Disability Strategy has now been deemed lawful - this, ... Disabled people disproportionately. Kamran Mallick, CEO of Disability Rights UK said, “Whilst the court ruling is ...
DR UK and Unison hold joint event on Brexit
15 September 2019 | News
Disability Rights UK and UNISON joint event at Parliament to discuss disability rights after Brexit On Tuesday September 10th ... to the UNCRPD and the human rights of disabled people. Healthcare: UNISON and Disability Rights UK are concerned ...
Our comment on benefits spending cap breach
19 June 2014 | News
... failing disabled people: latest DWP statistics (June 19) show one year job outcomes of people on Employment and ... problems of implementation of the new benefit regimes. At Disability Rights UK we hear every day from people who are ... months for a PIP decision after an accident or a new health condition, putting their lives on hold – when the ...
Thanks to those logging in to todays webinar
17 February 2014 | News
... January, which was based on our workshop on 13 December at Disability Rights UK when Martin Williams and Mike Spencer ... was very positive: “Excellent training as always by Disability Rights UK. Very clear and easy to follow. The ... was an incredibly positive experience. I have serious health issues that make getting out problematic, being able ...
Should we adopt Australian policy ideas?
08 June 2015 | News
... US, to inform our own policies. Should we? If so why and how? She found that disability policy and conversations about it are decidedly mixed. On the one hand she finds their National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and job access schemes ...
Parliamentary review on proposed £30 week cut to ESA
12 November 2015 | News
A review is to take place in Parliament on 8 December about how the Government’s proposed reduction in ESA for those ... independent Peers in the House of Lords. It will look at how losing £30 a week will affect the day-to-day lives of ... the sector and of course disabled people themselves." Disability Rights UK’s CEO Liz Sayce will give oral ...
Doctor brings landmark Covid care home legal action against Government
21 October 2021 | News
... a landmark legal action against the government, Public Health England and NHS England over their handling of Covid ...