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Strategic partner updates for April 2014
02 April 2014 | News
Health and Social Care update from our work as Strategic Partner ... England and Public Health England. This month’s update includes reflections on Disability Rights UK’s events and ... first 10 trusts will be inspected at the end of April and early May so any feedback about these trusts would be very ...
DWP in Breach of Equality Law
01 August 2023 | News
... a declaration that the failure by the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) to provide blind and sight impaired people with accessible communications ...
Moving Social Work: Ensuring Physical Activity for Disabled People as a Human Right
29 October 2024 | News
We are delighted to be publishing the reflections of Isaac Samuels, a lived experience and co-production adviser who spoke at our recent Get ... While social workers are often focused on important issues like access to care, housing and financial support, ...
Information for Mass Lobby Attendees!
16 May 2025 | News
... up to our Mass Lobby on Wednesday 21st May, please read the information below to know more about what will happen on the day and accessibility information you might need to be aware of. ... on Tuesday May 20th with more information, so do read on and sign up to the meeting below! If you are only just ...
DWP Plans for Bank Account Surveillance Likely to Breach Privacy Law and Could Amount to "Unlawful Discrimination”
07 May 2024 | News
The Data Protection and Information Bill, currently moving through the House of ... in underpayments of PIP caused by DWP error in 2022-23. Nearly £19 billion in income-related benefits remains ...
Disability Confidence Training for Managers
23 February 2019 | News
The course is designed for line managers, HR professionals and other interested ... disabled staff be confident in identifying access issues, interacting with disabled employees and supporting ...
DHCN Statement on Bijan Ebrahimi Case
28 November 2013 | News
The Disability Hate Crime Network responds to the totally inappropriate sentences handed to Lee James and Steven Norley for the murder of Bijan Ebrahimi. Dear ...
Capita takes legal action to stop compensation payment ordered after PIP claimant's tragic death
06 August 2019 | News
... health assessments for PIP on behalf of the DWP, is going to court to try to reverse the "reputational damage" it ... Capita was ordered to pay £10,000 in damages over its handling of her disability claim. It was found to have made ... argue it never had a chance to defend the case because of problems in its own internal mail system. In court papers, ...
A Better Work Capability Assessment is Possible says Demos report
19 February 2018 | News
... View full report “This is not a report about the failings of the Work Capability Assessment (WCA) – not because ... welfare-to-work providers, disability charity workers and disability activists The report focuses on three issues how the WCA decides if a claimant’s impairments are ...
Wheelchair users bus travel survey results
29 June 2016 | News
Helen Dolphin MBE created a survey designed to find out the opinions and views of wheelchair users using the bus. Here are the ... round the bend whereas others have never experienced any issues. I therefore wanted to find out if this is an issue ...