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Disabled boy becomes youngest ever recipient in New Year Honours
16 January 2022 | News
A Disabled boy who has cerebral palsy and autism is to become the youngest person to receive the British Empire Medal (BEM).
Tobias Weller has been given the award in recognition of his fundraising efforts during lockdown. He has raised more than £157,000 for Paces School, where he is a student, and The Children's Hospital Charity, in Sheffield.
Tobias said: "My mum told me about the honour on Christmas day and I thought 'wow, I'm actually going to get an honour from Her Majesty the Queen'.
MPs consider changes to funding of support for disabled people
26 January 2016 | News
Neil Coyle MP moves a motion that the House considers changes to funding of support for disabled people.
Law Commission recommends adding disability to list of hate crimes
08 December 2021 | News
... of the report here . Law Commission recommends adding disability to list of hate crimes ...
Our work in National Apprenticeship Week
16 March 2015 | News
... for creating inclusive apprenticeships. Tony presented Disability Rights UK's Into Apprenticeships guide which deals with common questions such as how to find an apprenticeship, whether the training will be ... Into Apprenticeships deals with common questions such as how to find an apprenticeship, whether the training will be ...
I Can Make It is thrilled by news from Andy Street, and on the road to ‘I Can Make a Pledge’
16 November 2017 | News
... in taking this, in our view essential, step to reducing the disability employment gap. We are also excited to announce ... job opportunities for young people with disabilities and health conditions, make it a requirement for any contractors ... November), as well as on both Mary Anne Hobbs’ weekend shows . Congratulations Hannah on making such a brilliant ...
Accessibility and planned refurbishment of parliament
07 September 2016 | News
... 1st members of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Disability gave evidence to a group of MPs chaired by the Leader of the House, Chris Grayling MP, on how the planned refurbishment of parliament should take cognisance of the needs of disabled people but also how any temporary building that houses the work of the ...
EASS to run London Marathon for DRUK
06 August 2015 | News
... will be running the London Marathon to raise money for Disability Rights UK Stephen, Adam and Marie work on our ... 9 months of training in all-weather to raise money for Disability Rights UK because of the vital work they do ... your support and please check back for regular updates on how our training goes. EASS to run London Marathon for ...
Successful PIP appeals double in a decade
23 September 2019 | News
Disabled people are almost twice as likely to win their disability benefit appeal than they were 10 years ago, ... (DNS) analysis of Ministry of Justice (MoJ) data has shown. DNS says that the MoJ figures raise concerns about the ... of PIP appeals is the low standard of Atos and Capita Health Care Professional assessments and the lack of proper ...
Access to the built environment needs urgent improvement
24 April 2017 | News
... access and safety for disabled people. Sue Bott, Deputy CEO Disability Rights UK comments: ‘I was pleased to have the ... on 8 th June we will be watching with interest to see how the political parties plan to guarantee our rights as disabled people and how they intend to ensure we are included in planning and ...
Government Fails to Commit to Accessible Homes
02 August 2020 | News
... of beautifully designed houses and tree- lined streets, however, there is no mention of homes being built to ... build homes which we can all live in, whatever our age or disability. Currently millions of disabled people live in ... “At a time when the government are developing a National Disability Strategy, the lack of commitment to accessible ...