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New Scottish Independent Living Fund Working Group Report and Recommendations
11 July 2017 | News
... this. On Thursday the 29 June 2017, the Minister for Public Health and Sport, Aileen Campbell MSP, announced details of ...
Atos withdraws most DLA medical support
17 November 2013 | News
An internal bulletin to DWP staff says that Atos Healthcare which has been providing medical services for DLA ...
Rail replacement services shunted back for disabled passengers
02 February 2020 | News
The Minister of State for Transport Chris Heaton-Harris has written to the Rail Delivery Group extending the period of non-accessibility compliance for buses and coaches performing rail replacement duties.
Train companies have been granted an extension until the end of April, providing that they:
- Source and use compliant vehicles wherever possible in the first instance
- Only use non-complaint vehicles that have been granted a special authorisation when other options have been exhausted.
Assessing disability awareness training provided to bus drivers
12 May 2016 | News
... (DfT) is looking to assess the impact and quality of the disability awareness training provided to bus and coach ... good practice guidance around the content and delivery of disability awareness training in the run up to it becoming ... questions or wish to participate contact Philip.Connolly@disabilityrightsuk.org Assessing disability awareness ...
Disabled people should decide priorities on getting active
09 June 2016 | News
Sue Bott’s latest blog ‘It’s a walk in the park’ highlights the obstacles disabled people face in getting active.
She says personal budgets give people an opportunity to decide what works best for them within the resources available and that bureaucratic obstacles can hamper wellbeing.
Funding available from EHRC for disability discrimination cases
22 January 2017 | News
... funding for front line advice and representation for disability discrimination claims. Find out more The work ... than 3rd February 2017. Funding available from EHRC for disability discrimination cases ...
Our Human Rights Resource page
20 January 2014 | News
Disability Rights UK has set up a Human Rights page as part ... resource. Equally Ours aims to help everyone understand how human rights benefit all of us in the UK. Equally Ours ... Trust. Equally Ours aims to help everyone to understand how human rights benefit all of us here in the UK, every ...
Self-driving cars pose threat for Disabled people
21 April 2021 | News
A new generation of self-driving cars which is supposed to eliminate human error can actually increase mistakes as it fails to recognise the behaviours of Disabled people.
The Law Commission is drawing up a legal framework for self-driving vehicles, and has said that: “Systems may not have been trained to deal with the full variety of wheelchairs and mobility scooters.”
Three key meetings in the space of four days for I Can Make It!
31 July 2017 | News
... Project Co-Ordinator for I Can Make It and Philip Connolly, Disability Rights UK’s Policy and Development Manager, met ... for people with disabilities. So if you are 18-29, have a disability or health condition, live in or around Cambridgeshire and ...
Disability Law Service vacancy for welfare benefits advisor
24 February 2023 | Opportunity
Disability Law Service is seeking a welfare benefits advisor ... See www.dls.org.uk/news for more information Disability Law Service vacancy for welfare benefits advisor ...