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A fifth of a million waiting for doctor assessments to drive
25 August 2021 | News
Over 200,000 people are waiting for a doctor’s assessment to renew their driving licences.
Disabled people who need transport to remain mobile are caught up in the backlog which is months behind schedule.
The British Medical Association fears public safety could be put at risk if drivers go to private services offering fast fit-to-drive assessments without access to full medical histories.
Channel 4 unveils Tokyo Paralympics line up
08 July 2021 | News
... player Ade Adepitan, who will host the highlights show Today in Tokyo from Japan, as well as TV presenter ...
ELIEZ launches at DR UK HQ, Plexal, London
15 September 2020 | News
... including DR UK, UCL, Plexal, Here East, and Global Disability Innovation Hub . DR UK Chief Executive Kamran ...
Southampton City Council withdraw care cap threat
12 January 2016 | News
... Essex CCG, to rescind them.” Spectrum CIL are a member of Disability Rights UK. Why not add your voice on disability issues by joining DR UK Southampton City Council ...
Bus Conduct regulations: No change on wheelchair access rules
08 March 2016 | News
Disability Rights UK made suggestions for changing the law ... wheelchair user to move from a designated wheelchair area. Disability Rights UK responded to the consultation ... no relevant changes concerning wheelchair access on buses. Disability Rights UK now awaits the outcome of the Supreme ...
Workplace Pension Events
20 February 2017 | News
The Pensions Regulator & Disability Rights UK - Seminars on the Workplace Pension in ... and you have certain legal duties." Pensions Regulator Disability Rights UK (DR UK), in partnership with the ... and workplace pension schemes for personal assistants - Disability Rights UK factsheet Auto enrolment - Low Incomes ...
Lib Dems want Bedroom tax axed
16 July 2014 | News
... of Removal of the Spare Room Subsidy: Interim report showed that, of those affected by the bedroom tax, only 4.5 ...
Government to scrap unconscious bias training
15 December 2020 | News
... in the Cabinet Office’s Equalities Hub which includes the Disability Unit, has released a written statement on why the ... of one scheme without the introduction of a new one shows a lack of commitment to Disability equality. It would ... actions towards Disabled people this year have shown that it has a very long way to go in embedding a ...
Increase diversity or lose funds warns Arts Council England
17 February 2020 | News
Only six per cent of people working in the arts identify as disabled, compared with just over 20% in the wider population, according to a new report from Arts Council England (ACE).
ACE Chairman Sir Nicholas Serota said the report paints “a disappointing picture” of diversity and accused organisations of “treading water”.
ACE has recorded and published diversity data for the past five years. Abid Hussein, ACE’s Diversity Manager said that diversity targets need to be stretched, or recipients of funding would risk losing it.
Lumina Learning Neurodiversity Research - Invite
11 August 2022 | News
Disability Rights UK is delighted to promote research being ...