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New Scottish Independent Living Fund from 2015
13 April 2014 | News
Scotland announces multi-million pound fund to help disabled people to stay in their own homes.
The proposed new Scottish Independent Living Fund (SILF) is intended to safe-guard the support given to more than 3,000 disabled people across Scotland who are currently receiving help under the Independent Living Fund (ILF) Scheme. In addition the new scheme will also be open to new applicants.
The current ILF is due to close in June 2015 and has been closed to new users since 2010.
Potential Threat to Judicial Review Process
02 August 2020 | News
... government regulations and decisions, which have had a detrimental impact on disabled people. Fazilet Hadi, DR UK’s ...
Sign up for Scope's free campaign training programme
19 April 2018 | News
Are you a disabled person aged 18-25 and passionate about campaigning for change?
Scope are looking for future campaigners to apply for their free campaign training programme!
For 6 months, Scope will support a group of 15 young disabled people to plan, launch and run their own campaigns, including a 3-day residential weekend where you’ll learn all the skills you need and meet like-minded campaigners. No previous experience is needed.
DR UK CEO speaks at Naidex
24 April 2018 | News
... NEC, 25-26 April 2018. Naidex is Europe’s largest free disability, rehabilitation and independent living event, ...
DR UK Trustee Sophie Maziere at the National Para Swimming Championships
11 January 2017 | News
... more The event was partnered by the English Federation of Disability Sport. The event was a fantastic example of ...
Taking Charge now available from SIL
04 August 2015 | News
... (SIL) is promoting Taking Charge this month on behalf of Disability Rights UK. Taking Charge is the only existing ... and employment. It’s an excellent companion to our Disability Rights Handbook, with the focus on personal ...
Capita Equality Act challenge
20 October 2014 | News
... centres The challenge concerns cases where someone’s disability might suggest that they are unable to make the ... to a particular centre. In one case someone with developmental and learning difficulties, first onset psychosis and ... forced to travel long distances for assessment where their disability that might suggest a home visit was more ...
Nine Remploy factories to close
03 July 2013 | News
Five Remploy factories in Scotland and four factories in England to close
Remploy has announced that Frontline and Marine Textiles factories, based at Dundee, Stirling, Clydebank, Leven and Cowdenbeath had no viable business bids and so are to close.
Packaging factories, based at Norwich, Portsmouth, Burnley and Sunderland will also now close.
‘Blanket’ approaches to DNARs criticised in CQC report
18 March 2021 | News
The Government has announced the publication of the Care Quality Commission’s CQC report into the use of Do Not Attempt Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (DNACPR) decisions taken during the COVID-19 pandemic.
DR UK response to SDG Voluntary National Review
28 April 2019 | News
Disability Rights UK submission to the Environmental Audit ... against the Sustainable Development Goals The Environmental Audit Committee is holding an inquiry into the ...