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‘Odds Stacked Against Young Disabled People’ DR UK’s Response to Lord’s Inquiry
31 October 2023 | News
... young Disabled people receive throughout this transition, how far public services demonstrate best practice on ... in life. Changes in education, welfare, student finance, health and social care are not streamlined enough and the ... and at times a dangerous impact on the young person’s mental health. We’re glad to see the Public Services ...
Making a complaint
23 September 2024 | Resource
This resource explains how to complain if you receive poor or inadequate service. ... to try to resolve complaints informally first. This will be much quicker and more straightforward than following a ... In considering issues relating to discrimination the OIA does not investigate or make legal findings in the same way ...
School absenteeism seen as a ‘national crisis’
22 February 2023 | News
... solutions to the crisis. Elliot Major said that evidence on how to reduce persistent absenteeism was weak.He told the ... autistic, have SEND and are highly anxious, and many have mental health distress which is a disability.A Special Needs Jungle ...
DWP responds to Coroner’s Prevention of Death notice following tragic death of Philippa Day
31 May 2021 | News
... an overdose of insulin as a result of stresses including mental health problems and a growing sense of failure However, the Coroner held that the “predominant factor” ...
Claimant views on ways to improve PIP and ESA questionnaires: new DWP research
25 July 2021 | News
The DWP has published research to obtain their views on how the questionnaires used as part of the PIP and work ... captures the full and complex impacts of certain health conditions and disabilities. It was clear that ... ESA and PIP claimants. More routing throughout or separate mental health and physical condition questionnaires; More ...
Winter vaccine schedule for Disabled people unclear
25 August 2021 | News
... care home residents, over-70s, frontline health and social care workers and people classified as ... considered for a third jab. The news comes as new research shows that fully vaccinated adults can harbour Delta variant ... this causes greater transmission of the virus, but it does raise concerns. The current data suggests that people ...
APPG latest: Ahead of the Arc and our international outlook
04 July 2018 | News
... an event with Hope and Homes for Children, looking at how best to combat the institutionalisation of disabled ... remain in close contact with the DWP’s Joint Work and Health Unit. This is a particularly important relationship ... until the requisite research highlighting what works/ does not work has been undertaken. With a view to hastening ...
See how DR UK celebrates National Fitness Day
25 September 2018 | News
... Instead of writing about why you should get fit we’re showing the different ways that some of our staff at Disability Rights UK keep ourselves physically active. And ... got the pictures to prove it too! Read our blog See how DR UK celebrates National Fitness Day ...
Unhidden at London Fashion Week
02 March 2022 | News
... arm training people with disabilities and chronic health conditions how to sew adaptive alterations so they can then work as and ... they choose making adaptive alterations for any one who doesn't sew. You can watch a video that Unhidden made for ...
Submit your personal independent payment appeal online
28 May 2018 | News
... which allows you to submit their personal independence payment appeal online. Find out more about the pilot To use ... want to appeal a decision about a Personal Independent Payment; and live in one of the following areas: ... for more detailed information you can order a copy of the Disability Rights Handbook from our shop Submit your ...