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DR UK advocates for inclusive climate change
07 November 2022 | News
... lead up to this week’s UN climate conference COP27 , Disability Rights UK has started discussions on how to achieve inclusive climate change. A round table ... Council. emergencies - from new pandemics to environmental disasters - are likely to become more frequent as the ...
Philip Connolly looks forward to 2014
07 January 2014 | News
... or routine of other members of society. The good news is Disability Rights UK is out there fighting for the status, ... of disabled people we will look to publish research on how money is currently being lost in the financing of back ... We will also be advancing arguments to Government on how disabled people can contract to obtain their own ...
Introduction to Welfare Benefits
07 October 2022 | Event
Part 1: The structure of the system and the importance of health & disability benefits - Thursday 22 September 9.45am - 12.45pm ...
Commonwealth Games put on their largest ever integrated para-sports programme
08 August 2022 | News
... Get Yourself Active said: "The Commonwealth Games 2022 has showcased what inclusivity in competitive sport can look ... we won't stop working towards our goal of achieving this. However, positive models such as the Commonwealth Games are ...
23000 unpaid carers are under 9
15 May 2013 | News
... or more unpaid care per week has the greatest impact on the health of young carers in the age group 0 to 24, with males being 2.4 times more likely to have 'not good' health compared with those providing no unpaid care and ...
Almost 20,000 people still receiving 15 minute personal care visits
12 February 2018 | News
... in their area. Read Leonard Cheshire press release See how many get 15 minute visits in your area The figure is ... of information requests by Leonard Cheshire, a leading disability charity. Leonard Cheshire says: “Flying ... for more detailed information you can order a copy of the Disability Rights Handbook from our shop Almost 20,000 ...
PIP and ESA reviews and reassessments suspended for the next three months
24 March 2020 | News
... for three months. It is also automatically extending all disability benefit awards at the current rate to provide ... will be contacted by the assessment provider to discuss how this will be taken forward. ESA and UC claimants whose ... sent renewal claim forms still be expected to return them? However, hopefully this will become clear in the next few ...
Minister says DWP practice of offering ‘take it or leave it’ decisions “is not something that should be happening”
15 March 2020 | News
... to recommend that: Guidance is issued to Decision Makers on how telephone contact with claimants regarding a mandatory ... and adds to that lack of trust. "The DWP needs to show it will quickly end this problem and make public how expects its Decision Makers to behave." For more ...
EHRC Launches Human Rights Treaty Tracker
08 October 2019 | News
... the status of treaty rights in the UK, and information on how to engage with international human rights mechanisms. ... Rights of Persons with Disabilities has information on how the convention is monitored, the current status of the ...
DR UK responds to SEND Crisis Inquiry
28 February 2025 | News
Disability Rights UK (DR UK) has responded to the Education ... The committee's aim of this inquiry was to "focus on how to achieve both short term stability and long-term ... unlawful practice. Many recommendations were given on how to resolve these issues, and a consistent message ...