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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 ...
Fight the DSA cut briefing
10 November 2014 | News
Countdown to reversing the Disabled Students Allowance cut Regulations have ... an allowance following an assessment confirming eligibility and need to an expectation that the higher education ... attached briefing illustrates why we want disabled people and those who share their aspirations to contact their MPs ...
New DWP guidance on regulations excluding disabled students from Universal Credit
10 August 2020 | News
... - on recent regulations issued to “restore the policy intent” that “the limited capability for work ... is satisfied if the person is entitled to AA, DLA or PIP and it has been determined - that the person has a limited ... to determine if they have a LCW. Even though they may clearly meet the Universal Credit means test if found to have ...
Coroners call for lessons to be learned over avoidable pandemic deaths
08 December 2021 | News
Coroners in England have taken the unusual step of calling for lessons to be learned from failings made by overstretched services during the pandemic. Details from inquests about avoidable deaths during ...
Disabled Students Allowance isn’t working – House of Lords report
07 April 2022 | News
Since raising the issue in Parliament last December, Lord Holmes has published a report on the current issues with Disabled Students Allowance (DSA). The report ... to delivery, the inaccessibility of the application itself and the lack of awareness around what support is available ...
Leadership Academy Programme Year 2 Graduation
01 June 2016 | News
... for employees who have lived experience of disability and/or long term health conditions, who want to develop their careers. In addition to undertaking 4 non-consecutive days of ... rewarding. It raised my awareness of disabled-related issues in the work-place and as a senior manager, encouraged ...
SPECTRUM provides support to Remploy workers
15 May 2013 | News
SPECTRUM has received some limited and short term funding from the Community Support Fund, which will enable them ... Disabled People. Its guiding principle is that disability issues are human rights issues. It works to a Social Model ...
Disabled People’s Organisations Hold a Demo Outside The COVID-19 Inquiry
09 October 2023 | News
This morning, Disabled People’s Organisations and activists ... holding the COVID-19 Inquiry to protest the Government’s handling of the pandemic and impact on older and Disabled ...
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 ...
Sharing Information on Disability: Report Launched by DR UK
17 April 2024 | News
Today, April 17th 2024, we are launching our Sharing Information on Disability report, brought ... report presents findings from a survey conducted in March and April 2023, designed to better understand the experiences of Disabled students, trainees and ...