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Access All Areas Guide Dogs: Write to your MP
18 March 2019 | News
... said they want all taxi and minicab drivers to have disability equality training but haven’t committed to when ...
You can now apply for or renew your Blue Badge online
13 January 2019 | News
You can now apply for a Blue Badge, or renew your old one, within half an hour thanks to a new online service launched by the Department for Transport.
Apply for or renew your Blue Badge online
The Blue Badge scheme allows disabled people to park closer to their destination than other drivers, as they are less able to take public transport or walk long distances.
DR UK welcomes the new World Independent Living Network
01 October 2017 | News
... the world, and to promoting Independent Living globally. Disability Rights UK welcomes the formation of WIN. It ...
Why horses are my therapy
09 May 2017 | News
This week’s Get Yourself Active Personal Experience Blog comes from Britta Francis.
Employment protection for the terminally ill
04 June 2014 | News
... that terminal conditions are currently covered by current disability legislation, therefore terminally ill employees ...
Big Benefits Row: last nights show
03 February 2014 | News
... are not sick or disabled but pensioners. To view the show go to ... Big Benefits Row: last nights show ...
No support for blind within 10 years
09 September 2013 | News
... to remain independent. The research, commissioned by RNIB, shows that although care and support has declined for all adults with a physical disability (30%), people with sight loss have been the worse ...
Benefits cap hurts children and lone parents
06 August 2013 | News
The DWP has produced statistics showing the number of households capped to June 2013 By the ... are no figures for affected households where someone has a disability. To view the full breakdown go to ...
New countryside guidance calls for more access
09 February 2022 | News
New Countryside Code guidance has been released for farmers and land managers. The guidance says that they must ensure their land can be easily reached by 'visitors with different abilities and needs' – effectively, asking them to replace stiles and kissing gates with accessible access points, and to use more accessible signage.
Dartmoor accessibility threatened
05 October 2021 | News
Dartmoor National Park Authority (DNPA) has launched a consultation on new bylaws that would reduce wild camping areas and fine trespassers £500.
Dartmoor campaigner John Bainbridge told The Guardian: “Our national parks were created for the benefit of the public after the Kinder Scout mass trespass in the 1930s. They were not intended to be ruled over by control-freak park authorities,” he said. “At a time when more and more people are seeking to explore the outdoors, Dartmoor’s Park authorities are actually making it more difficult.”