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DBC open letter to Government on second chance to stop ESA cuts
16 November 2016 | News
... would be given to disabled people in the WRAG to find work, however the recent Green Paper offers little detail as to ... disabled people we surveyed say this cut would cause their health to suffer and just under half said they would ... Society Niamh Papworth Trust Parkinson’s UK Rethink Mental Illness Royal British Legion Royal College of ...
How Nordic Walking keeps Nina Bergonzi physically active
23 October 2018 | News
... Mulvey, Research and Engagement Officer at: kirsty.mulvey@disabilityrights.uk.org . How Nordic Walking keeps Nina Bergonzi physically active ...
Fuel Poverty Awareness Day
27 November 2024 | News
... increased risk of developing respiratory and cardiovascular health conditions, as well as poor mental health and unintentional injury. Over £3.7 billion ... Group said: “Last week the Government’s own estimates showed that cutting the winter fuel payment for pensioners ...
National Campaign Launched Aiming For Step Change In Disability Justice
12 September 2024 | News
... unable to afford to eat or heat their home. Social security doesn’t cover the hidden or additional costs of disability – things like electricity to run vital ... heat their homes and power essential equipment needed for health and mobility. It will drive an increase in ...
DRUK responds to supported housing consultation
23 January 2018 | News
... 42% had a physical disability, and 5% had a significant mental health problem). This means that any change to the current ... rights, entitlement and choice to a discretionary system. However, the latest consultation instead proposes a very ...
No more avoidable deaths: hospitals must be safe places for disabled people
12 September 2018 | News
Today, on world sepsis day, the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman has published a case about an ... death from sepsis both demonstrate that the NHS needs to go much further in ensuring that staff have received disability equality and awareness training and that they ...
Exam Access Arrangements for GCSEs and A-levels: FAQs
06 February 2025 | Resource
... who is eligible, what type of support is available, how to apply, and when to apply. Note: When we say ‘exam ... 5. What evidence do I need for access arrangements? 6. How does my exam centre establish my normal way of working? 7. ... impairments, physical disabilities Social, emotional, and mental health needs – for example, ADHD, depression ...
See how Human Rights can increase care support
09 July 2014 | News
Everyday rights - when we need more help if we have a disability Go to YouTube page for accessible transcript ... of life. Equally Ours aims to help everyone to understand how human rights benefit all of us here in the UK, every ... voluntary organisations together to share their stories of how human rights matter to the people they support – ...
Disabled employees are an asset, not a cost' - DRUK CEO
27 November 2019 | News
... people will be an expensive burden – they see the disability rather than the ability. For employees, the fear ... practice firm Diversity Q. “There’s a lot of data that shows that employing a disabled person doesn’t cost more. There are government support schemes ...
Government abandons commitment to halve disability employment gap?
11 May 2016 | News
The Government was elected on a manifesto commitment "disability employment gap" – the difference in employment ... will publish a White Paper focusing on the roles that the health, care and welfare sectors can play in supporting ... this summer. It is bad enough that the government spends so much of its time and resources on finding ways to deny us ...