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TUC demands practical action to implement disabiilty equality
10 January 2016 | News
With nearly half of disabled people not in work, the TUC has published a manifesto to promote equality for disabled people and challenge discrimination against them.
The TUC’s manifesto finds that progress in reducing the employment gap between disabled and non-disabled people has ground to a halt. It also highlights reluctance from some employers to make ‘reasonable adjustments’, as well as the government’s failure to extend effective schemes such as “Access to Work”, as being part of the problem.
Covid 19 - reply to NHS England
05 April 2020 | News
... are welcome at a time of great anxiety felt within the disability community. We will endeavour to keep NHS England ... group. We will post your response to the statement and the Disability Rights UK website which I am sure will bring ...
The Sun most negative welfare benefits reporting
16 June 2013 | News
... Disability Rights UK published a report in August 2012 on ... named a positive story; 94% suggested press portrayal of disability equality issues was ‘unfair’ and 76% said the ...
Tell DEFRA if COVID-19 has impacted upon your food supply
23 April 2020 | News
... ability to get food? DEFRA would like to hear from you. Disability Rights UK continues to campaign for safe access ... as “clinically” at risk of COVID 19. Prior to this, Disability Rights UK wrote to the CEOs of nine major ... have not replied and insist that they will only talk to disability organisations through government. We find this ...
Autistic graduates more likely to be unemployed - ACGAS report
22 February 2021 | News
... graduates and provides real evidence of the effect of a Disability on a graduate’s employment prospects. The ...
Sue Bott discusses the Paralympics legacy
02 September 2013 | News
Sue Bott, director of policy and development at Disability Rights UK took part in a Voice of Russia UK radio ... Paralympics legacy has led to a change in attitudes towards disability and disabled people. The panel also consisted of: Lisa Egan, a disability rights activist Roger Lewis, a member of the ...
Young people – have your say on education
19 May 2021 | News
... project. Its aim is to explore the factors that lead to disability inequalities in educational and occupational ... to hear young people’s views about their experiences of disability and schooling, and their plans and aspirations ...
A reminder of our I Can Make It Presents videos
22 June 2017 | News
... to remind everyone of the videos that I Can Make It and Disability Rights UK have made on employment. We have our two I Can Make It Presents videos, showing two young people with disabilities at work. In April 2016, Disability Rights UK and National Star College co-produced a ...
STUC attacks fall in DEA and Jobcentre numbers
20 August 2015 | News
... Congress (STUC) has revealed a sharp fall in the number of Disability Employment Advisers (DEAs) and Jobcentres. STUC ... help them into work. The information supplied by the DWP shows that in May 2015 the number of DEAs had fallen to 297, ...
Wetherspoons apologise for toilet inconvenience
13 March 2014 | News
... Mercury concerning an inaccessible disabled toilet Disability Rights UK wrote to J.D. Wetherspoon. We have now ... be inaccessible because beer kegs were being stored in it . Disability Rights UK wrote to J.D. Wetherspoon last week ... the situation known through social media. It just goes to show what can be done when disabled people act together to ...