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Sense report shows devastating impact of reductions in social care
03 September 2020 | News
A new report from deafblind support charity Sense shows the full extent of the reduction of social care ... disabled adults living with their families. The report shows that overnight, families had support removed and had ... disabled adults living with their families. The research showed that 75% of those surveyed had their care and support ...
Spirit of 2012 award winners
15 July 2015 | News
... London 2012 Paralympic Games in challenging perceptions of disability (including self-perceptions) and empowering ...
Calls for flexible non-academic routes into civil service
23 June 2021 | News
Labour has called on government to end the need for academic qualifications for civil service jobs in most cases.
The Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, Angela Rayner, said that degrees and A-levels should only be considered where there was a genuine need for that level of knowledge, such as in scientific positions.
Michael Gove, Minister for the Cabinet Office, has promised to open up the civil service with more flexible entry routes including apprenticeships.
Philip Connolly looks back on five years at DR UK and says goodbye
28 March 2019 | News
In this, his final blog for Disability Rights UK, our policy manager Philip Connolly ...
DR UK voices railway ticket office closure fears to Minister
12 July 2022 | News
DR UK CEO Kamran Mallick has written to the Rail Minister Wendy Morton to state deep concerns over plans which could lead to every train ticket office in England being shut down. It would leave passengers needing to buy their tickets online, while it is known that one in every eight tickets is still bought over the counter, in the main by Disabled people and those over the age of 65 who do not have internet access.
MPs call for action on unacceptable level of UK financial exclusion
30 March 2017 | News
... persists, over twenty years after the introduction of the Disability Discrimination Act." A total of 22 recommendations were made by the Committee. Disability Rights UK Policy and Communications Manager, ...
My Claim Solved makes donation to support our advice and information resources
27 February 2017 | News
Disability Rights UK has become the recipient of a generous ... members of staff at My Claim Solved elected to support Disability Rights UK to the tune of £1000. The funding will be used to support and update Disability Rights UK advice and information resources, such ...
New Zero Project report recognises DR UK helpline
23 February 2015 | News
The new Zero Project report 2015 recognises Disability Rights UK's innovative practices in relation to ...
Raise the rates of legacy benefits not just Universal Credit, say MPs
21 June 2020 | News
... For example, a survey of 224 disabled people in April, the Disability Benefits Consortium reported that 95% of people ...
TransPennine Express climbs down over inaccessible trains
10 June 2018 | News
Following very deep concerns raised by disability groups and organisations, and even a meeting with ... the model which I am promoting in my role as the Ministers Disability Rail sector champion and is the successful and ...