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Five disabled children die by suicide in one county in lockdown
13 July 2020 | News
Five disabled children have died by suicide in the last three months in Kent according to a report in The Guardian.
Sarah Hammond, the Children’s Social Work lead for Kent said that normally ‘two or three' child suicides would be ‘expected’ within a year.
The children had special needs, including autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder which may have made it difficult for them to cope without school routines.
DR UK speaks at APPG on Universal Credit and Disability Agenda
05 February 2018 | News
The APPG on Universal Credit and Disability took place in the Grimond Room in Portcullis ... Contact a Family. Ken Butler, Welfare Benefits Adviser at Disability Rights UK. James Taylor, Head of Policy, ... presentation DR UK speaks at APPG on Universal Credit and Disability Agenda ...
Electoral Commission data reveals impacts of Voter ID on Disabled people
28 June 2023 | News
... for the first time in elections this Spring. The data shows that those who had no such ID had less awareness of the ... terms of the population. But as a democracy, it is a fundamental right that all people of voting age, with the right ... rate. “For those who struggled to obtain ID, a fundamental right afforded to all other eligible citizens was ...
Locating funding: An online resource to support Disabled People’s Organisations (DPOs)
29 January 2024 | Resource
These guidance notes are aimed at Disabled People's Organisations (DPOs) and are divided into different sections for ease of use. They provide an explanation of the key principles with additional hyperlinks for those people wanting in-depth information and real-life examples.
Disability Rights UK submission to the Children and Famillies Bill Committee
20 March 2013 | News
Disability Rights UK is concerned that proposals will reduce ... You can download our submission here . Disability Rights UK submission to the Children and ...
Calling all organisations who support disabled people to employ personal assistants
04 February 2019 | News
Opportunity for charities to become authorised advisors to EU citizens applying to settle in the UK.
Justice for Connor Sparrowhawk: Another step closer
10 May 2017 | News
DR UK welcomes the decision to prosecute Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust over the Connor Sparrowhawk ... It has taken far too long to get justice and Southern Healthcare NHS Trust should never have been allowed to evade ...
Act now: Westminster Hall debate 15 October
05 October 2020 | News
Westminster Hall is hosting a debate on a disability-inclusive response to Coronavirus at 1.30pm on 15 ... We would encourage DPOs to write to the Minister for Disability, Justin Tomlinson, requesting the same thing. You ... time, captioning on the live stream is not available. However, the proceedings will appear in Hansard shortly ...
DR UK seeks assurances on Access to Work spending
24 April 2014 | News
... according to the DWP. The Department says that new figures show that nearly 10,000 new disabled people claimed support ... or need more support to stay in their job, to find out how this scheme can help them.” Responding to new ... figures on numbers of people using Access to Work Disability Rights UK’s CEO Liz Sayce said: “Disability ...
CAA to review the accessibility of the top 20 airlines
04 May 2023 | News
A review by the Civil Aviation Authority has shown the depth of contempt within the airline industry for ... looked at the accessibility of airlines’ websites, and how they operate at UK airports. Many airlines sent ... accessibility framework which will rank airlines on how they deal with requests for assistance, website ...