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Disabled entrepreneurs and new technology
20 July 2015 | News
... University of Salford academics, Disability Rights UK and University of Dundee is set to launch a series of events ... people enter the world of entrepreneurship. The ‘In the making’ project will focus on digital business and the ways in which disabled people can harness the power ...
Celebrating Disability History Month!
16 November 2023 | News
We wanted to take this opportunity during Disability History Month to look back on some of our ... call us wheelchair warriors, we’re kicking up some fuss And we will keep on marching ‘til you let us on the ... ‘We contributed by reviewing some of the proofs. The early one went back for an extensive re-write and they ...
Monitoring poverty and social exclusion
23 November 2014 | News
This annual report, written by the New Policy Institute (NPI) for the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, assesses the progress in tackling poverty and disadvantage across the UK The report focuses on money, housing, work, benefits and services, among other indicators. Key findings Poverty ...
Substance Abuse & Obesity – Carrot or Stick?
25 August 2015 | News
Government's reivew raises important issues Dame Carol Black is to examine the support given to addicts - and obese people - on sickness benefits to "better support ...
Advocacy and social care report
05 February 2014 | News
... impact of advocacy, by the National Development Team for Inclusion (NDTi) has found that a lack of robust evidence ... School of Social Care Research (SSCR), the NDTi gathered and reviewed the evidence available on the impact of ... who need support. Alison Macadam, NDTi Project Manager and co-author of the Scoping Review said: “Our review ...
Survey: Accessing Cervical Screening (Smear Test) with a Physical Disability
20 March 2019 | News
This survey is for women and people with a cervix with a physical disability or physically debilitating symptoms as a result of a long-term health condition. Go ... with a physical disability there can be additional barriers and inequalities to accessing the test. Sharing your ...
Fuel poverty and disabled people
09 February 2015 | News
Two new research reports have been published looking at fuel poverty and disabled people One from Leicester university’s Centre for Consumers and Essential Services considers the difficulties many ...
Disabled entrepreneurs and new technology
16 November 2015 | News
In this article our Policy and Development Officer Philip Connelly talks about our In the Making Project He notes that if young unemployed ... the economy.” Read the full article in the Engineering and Technology Magazine Disabled entrepreneurs and new ...
Universal credit and health benefits
28 May 2013 | News
Patients in receipt of Universal Credit in North-West England will qualify for NHS sight tests and optical vouchers anywhere in the UK, confirmed the ...
Media and culture round-up
09 February 2022 | News
... has cast its first ever Disabled Richard III. The medieval king, who is believed to have had scoliosis, will be played ... centre stage," he said. "Richard is the most murderous and charismatic character in Shakespeare's plays, and…he’s disabled! "It’s sadly rare in many plays to ...