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Grenfell – high rise residents must have personal evacuation plans
05 October 2020 | News
A disabled woman who died in the Grenfell Tower fire would still be alive today if high-rise owners had made evacuation plans for disabled residents, claims her family.
Sakina Afrasehabi had severe arthritis and lived on the 18th floor of the tower. Her family is seeking a judicial review of government proposals which are currently only considering personal evacuation plans for people in buildings considered to be at immediate risk from fire.
Specialist legal guidance on return to work
18 May 2020 | News
Return to work guidance from Cloisters Chambers
London Marathon 2018
22 April 2018 | News
... who ran in the Virgin London Marathon on 22 April 2018 for Disability Rights UK. John Forward ... "I am running the 2018 London Marathon for Disability Rights UK because they make a positive impact on ... "We are running the London Marathon in April 2018 for Disability Rights UK because it strives for equal rights for ...
The Superhumans return to Channel 4
15 July 2015 | News
... Day 2015; Para Tri, the UK’s first mass-participation disability sport event; and the IPC Athletics World ... commentary from Giles Long, there will be two highlights shows on Channel 4 and daily live streaming of all sessions. ... Prix Final This will be followed by a one-hour highlights show on 2 nd August marking National Paralympic Day ...
RMT demands Government put accessible and safe railways first and stop colluding with the rail industry
28 July 2019 | News
... by the Association of British Commuters (ABC). These show that Ministers have been colluding with the railway ... Sue Bott DR UK’s Head of Policy and Research said: “Disability Rights UK fully supports the call to the new ...
DR UK criticises COP26 access ‘confusion’
01 November 2021 | News
... and everything to do with a lack of the social model of disability being at the heart of government strategy to ... this most basic of human rights. 25 years after the Disability Discrimination Act and ten years after the ... when it comes to accessibility.” Read Kamran’s blog on disability and climate change here . DR UK criticises COP26 ...
Three quarters of shielders won’t stop shielding
30 March 2021 | News
Research by disability charity Scope has found that 75% of Disabled ...
U-turn over human rights protection for home care
24 April 2014 | News
... people’s charities and pressure groups. Sue Bott from Disability Rights UK said: "We are delighted that the ...
I Can Make It Presents: Rahul Tooray, Champion for I Can Make It in Birmingham
28 February 2018 | News
... do so. On Thursday 22 nd February a backbench debate that Disability Rights UK helped secure was held on the subject of disability and the economy. With this debate in mind we’d ... we’d introduce you to one of our young champions with a disability: Rahul Tooray who is our Champion for Birmingham. ...
DR UK at the Getting Things Changed event
27 September 2017 | News
... Things Changed” research and development project. Disability Rights UK is working on this in partnership with the Norah Fry Centre for Disability Studies at the university, and leads on one of ... commissioner, please see contact Bernd Sass: bernd.sass@disabilityrightsuk.org Read Bernd Sass’s blog on peer ...