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Calls grow for changes to the Energy bill on Prepayment meters
10 May 2023 | News
Campaigners are asking that the Governments Energy Bill , which has its second ... rules that PPMs should not be installed for those aged 85 and over, those who are terminally ill, those with certain illnesses such as chronic bronchitis, emphysema and sickle cell disease, and others who rely on powered ...
Assessing disability awareness training provided to bus drivers
12 May 2016 | News
The Department for Transport (DfT) is looking to assess the impact and quality of the disability awareness training provided to ... their experiences of using buses or coaches, any particular problems they face or barriers to using this mode of ...
Support for Disabled councillors and candidates
10 May 2023 | News
Councillors play a vital role in shaping the future of their communities and improving the quality of life of local people. We need people from all backgrounds and experiences who reflect the communities that they serve. ...
Could Care Act fail from poor funding?
06 August 2014 | News
... press release states that 9 out of 10 councils are warning that a lack of adequate Government funding could ... of the adult social care system under the new Care Act Problems with funding could place care services out of reach for thousands of people, their families and their carers. The LGA has ...
Summer festival accessibility
15 June 2015 | News
Blue Badge Style have gathered some information about the headliners at the biggest festivals and also looked into their disabled access ... Access All Areas campaign seeks to highlight the problems disabled people face when seeing live music, as ...
Unison homecare study shows effect of cuts on care provision
28 January 2016 | News
An online survey of just over 1000 homecare workers finds them inadequately trained and with less time to allowed to provide care. They are ... they are being denied access to vital knowledge, new skills and career opportunities, the survey finds. Inadequate ...
The transition from being a Disabled child to becoming a Disabled adult by Emily Nicole Roberts
17 November 2023 | News
We have been re-publishing some of our older blog posts onto this new website. Enjoy the thoughts and reviews of our DR UK team and contributors! If you have ... Being a disabled child began for me with naivety. In my early years, I was simply just a child, then, I began ...
Channel 4 subtitles won’t run until November
21 October 2021 | News
... won’t run until November Channel 4 subtitles, signing and audio description are unlikely to return to TV until ... to the new system we are building,” Channel 4 said. “Clearly, if we can do anything to speed up this process, we ...
Atos withdraws most DLA medical support
17 November 2013 | News
An internal bulletin to DWP staff says that Atos Healthcare ... which has been providing medical services for DLA and AA claims will now only be doing this on a “a revised ... decision makers. Decision makers have no medical training and depend on opinions from medical experts to help them ...
Report Into Public Attitudes to Inequalities Launched
31 January 2024 | News
... Foundation have released their report entitled 'Unequal Kingdom 2024: Public Attitudes to Inequalities and their Impacts.' The poll looks into the different forms ... of inequality people in Britain are most worried about and the impact they believe inequalities have on different ...