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DR UK finds peer support alive and well at Carneys gym in Wandsworth
08 February 2017 | News
... Read blog In her search for peer support mentors, she heard how Marcus, a wheelchair-user boxer, inspires others to get ... people to enjoy being active together. FIND OUT HOW YOU CAN GET INVOLVED! DR UK finds peer support alive and ...
DR UK statement on ILF closure
05 March 2014 | News
... their local authority’s exacting eligibility criteria. However the assessment goes on to claim that this may be ... claim:- “It is simply not possible to quantify accurately how the closure of the ILF would impact on individual care ... closure Sue Bott, Director of Policy and Development for Disability Rights UK said: - “I know many of our members ...
We are looking for our next Chair of Trustees
08 June 2021 | News
... change. Our organisation is rooted in the Social Model of Disability and takes a rights-based approach. It is made up ... faced by all Disabled People in the UK. The pandemic has shown how our hard-won rights can be easily swept away by new ...
Tell us your stories about getting or keeping yourself physically active
03 October 2018 | News
... or walking amongst other activities . It was nice to show such a variety of stories , including ones from staff at Disability Rights UK. However we’d like to show even more ones on our website, ...
We have two new appeal factsheets
27 July 2014 | News
Disability Rights UK has produced two new factsheets aimed ... for and win an appeal These factsheets are: Factsheet F28 - how to write an appeal submission Factsheet F34 - getting ...
Prospective MPs pledge to end fuel poverty
18 November 2019 | News
As members of the End Fuel Poverty Coalition, Disability Rights UK is urging members to ask their General ... McKenzie Jeanette Sunderland James Baker Paul Gray Stephen Howse Beatrice Bass Ashburn Holder Paul Ray Richard Kemp ... Stephen Hammond Martin Byfield Lisa Claire Scott John Howson Daniel Norton Ron Tindall Ben Jonathan Martin ...
ILF transfers: Check your area
23 April 2015 | News
Disability Rights UK has carried out two freedom of ... requests (FOI) asking English local authorities (LAs) how they would manage the transition for people formerly in ... 3 tables. Table 1 - FOI reference number, ringfencing, how many users. Table 2 - No's with pc transfer review, no's ...
‘It’s everyone’s journey’ – transport campaign and funding launched
28 October 2019 | News
... – ‘It’s everyone’s journey’ – to highlight how charities, transport firms and commercial organisations ... disabled people’s experiences on public transport. Disability Rights UK Ambassador and Rail Sector Champion ... confidently on local bus services throughout Great Britain. However, we know there is more to do which is why I’m ...
Two-thirds of workers with long covid treated unfairly by employers
28 March 2023 | News
... being continually failed by their employer, from a lack of health and safety measures, including ventilation, to poor ...
Our independent living conference: looking forward
21 July 2014 | News
... a single pot of money for support – across social and health care, education, employment etc There was strong ... education, transport and more Within a social model of disability, enabling people whatever their impairment to ... in, that could be spread – please do contact Sue.Bott@disabilityrightsuk.org by the middle of August Our ...