Search results
291-300 of 3846 results
The transition from being a Disabled child to becoming a Disabled adult by Emily Nicole Roberts
17 November 2023 | News
... peak. After all, disabled people didn ’ t usually achieve much at school did they? “ People like me” didn ’ t ... do, not what you can ’ t. Achieving things differently doesn ’ t diminish the achievement itself does it? You ... ITV National Diversity Awards and runs a YouTube channel, How Emily , to destigmatise disability. Originally posted ...
People with mental health problems more at risk of losing benefits, says new study
21 January 2019 | News
Disabled people with mental health problems such as attention deficit hyperactivity ... stopped than those with physical ailments, a new study shows. Those who have a psychiatric condition are 2.4 times ...
End Disability Hate Speech
02 June 2023 | News
... June 1st The Telegraph has promoted a calculator to access how much of our personal taxes goes towards benefits for ... When we can’t work it’s due to our impairments or health conditions, anyone can become Disabled and it can ...
MPs launch public survey and new inquiry asking “How effective have cost of living support payments been?”
05 April 2023 | News
As part of its new inquiry – “Are cost of living support payments reaching everyone in need of help?” – the Work ... Which types of payments you have received, if any, and how these impacted on your situation Whether or not the ... grants for pensioners, and those already in receipt of disability or means tested benefits. While initial support ...
Conservative party manifesto fails to address disability inequality
12 June 2024 | News
... Manifesto. Unlike the Liberal Democrat manifesto launch however, there was no BSL interpreter present to relay ... cuts and working families, with a scattering of actions on health and disability; These included: An Increase in NHS ... provide better treatment and support for those with severe mental health needs in the first session of the next ...
Energy companies let down Disabled people
24 November 2022 | News
... plan, agreed between the supplier and the customer. However, Citizens Advice found that some suppliers were ... in parts of the industry, we can see there is still much more to be done." Policy and Campaigns officer at DR ... enable Disabled customers to be fully supported or their health and wellbeing to be sufficiently safeguarded. Energy ...
Legal Challenge To DWP Over Winter Fuel Payment Cut
27 September 2024 | News
... relationship status and disability. GLC stress however that the EA is not an EQIA: “It does not comply with the requirements of section 149 of the ... on those who will lose the WFP and what it means for their health and wellbeing this winter. “There is no proper ...
Driver Only trains 'toxic' for disabled passengers
31 July 2018 | News
Freedom of information request shows Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee (DPTAC) ... and particularly those who suffer from acute anxiety and mental health issues, can travel when there are effectively ... staff to allow them more time to help passengers' so this does mean a real clarity is now required to ensure on board ...
Benefit changes and loneliness behind the growing deficit of mental health care
12 March 2019 | News
NHS Ptoviders report - Mental health services: Addressing the care deficit Read news item ... and conclusions of report Over half (59 per cent) of NHS mental health trusts took part in the survey featured in the ...
Good progress made by the APPG for Disability and more to come
27 February 2018 | News
... Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and how it could be used to strengthen the rights and ... for decreasing national productivity. This statement does not reflect evidence, but does reflect outmoded ... The disability employment gap is large and enduring, and much work is needed to achieve an inclusive economy that ...