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Scope report highlights negative public attitudes towards disabled people
22 May 2018 | News
The disability perception gap , a new Scope report, examines ... that the Government should: launch a new cross-departmental disability strategy, focused on improving attitudes and ...
Disabled graduates’ job prospects dented by COVID – AGCAS report
27 July 2021 | News
... of recent graduates, based on whether they have a disability. Graduates without disabilities are more likely ...
UN Committee Calls for UK Wide Strategy on Disability
24 August 2017 | News
... with Disabilities has called for a UK wide strategy on disability to implement the UN Convention on the Rights of ... government still considers itself to be a world leader in disability rights, despite its failure to implement the CRPD ... within the UK. He said the UK is seen as a leader on disability rights by many other countries around the world, ...
World's first master’s in disability, design and innovation announced
06 June 2019 | News
World's first master’s in disability, design and innovation at the Global Disability Innovation Hub A new course has been developed by the Global Disability Innovation Hub (GDI Hub) to encourage innovation ...
Disability Rights UK regrets the passing of John Stanford
14 December 2015 | News
Disability Rights UK are sad to announce the recent passing ... that there was an accessible toilet they could use. At Disability Rights UK (the successor organisation to Radar) ... our deepest condolences to the family." Liz Sayce, CEO of Disability Rights UK “John was one of the pillars of ...
DR UK CEO in the Disability Power 100 list
17 October 2018 | News
Disability Rights UK wants to congratulate everyone on this year's Shaw Trust Disability Power 100 list, for their achievements. We are ... for all disabled people to have equal rights.” At Disability Rights UK, Kamran is building links with ...
Government industrial strategy in danger of excluding disabled people
06 November 2017 | News
Despite disabled people being the largest demographic group not economically active, there is no reference to them or the steps that will specifically address their economic exclusion, in the government’s industrial strategy.
Read our response to the industrial strategy
New cheap and accessible, holiday opportunity for disabled people
07 February 2018 | News
Matchinghouses.com was created in 2004 to allow disabled people, who have the same access needs, to swap houses for holidays, rather than rely on unreliable, expensive, and often inaccessible hotel accommodation.
Matchinghouses.com have now expanded the concept to include families with disabled children. This is a group of people who often find it really difficult to go on holiday.
Opening up opportunities for independent living for disabled people
03 November 2015 | News
New Big Lottery-funded research initiative, Drill, will rely on partnerships between disabled people and academics to uncover and pilot good ideas
Underlying Drill will be partnerships between disabled people’s organisations and researchers, with disabled people involved at every stage.
Drill is consulting on the themes that have initially been drawn up for the research programme. There are three cross-cutting themes: autonomy, peer support, and resilience; and a cluster around social citizenship, economic participation and civic participation.
Disabled Students Allowance isn’t working – House of Lords report
07 April 2022 | News
Since raising the issue in Parliament last December, Lord Holmes has published a report on the current issues with Disabled Students Allowance (DSA). The report highlights several key areas, including the delay from application to delivery, the inaccessibility of the application itself and the lack of awareness around what support is available for students.
The report also highlights that only 29% of Disabled students in Higher Education (HE) are receiving DSA, but Student Loans Company (SLC) has no data on why students are falling through the gaps.