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Students unable to access online exams
24 March 2021 | News
The Thomas Pocklington Trust (TPT) is urging universities to review their exam practices, amidst fears that blind and partially sighted students will be unable to complete ... online. Many new exam platforms block assistive technology and screen adjustments which blind and partially sighted ...
Reform NHS prescription charges campaign
05 February 2015 | News
... been a contentious issue This charge has been abolished in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, leaving patients in England alone in ...
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 ...
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 ...
Understanding Welfare Support and Sanctions
23 September 2014 | News
Welfare Conditionality would like to invite your organisation to support a major national ... project What is the research about? Welfare support and benefits increasingly require people to meet particular conditions and behave in certain ways. This study aims to understand ...
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 ...
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 ...
Passenger Assistance and Lift Failures
22 July 2025 | News
Approaches to DR UK show that there are many instances of passengers not receiving the Passenger ... survey had not received assistance at all when requested, and a large proportion of this is due to station infrastructure. The Office for Rail and Road have noted a 9% increase in lifts failures in the ...
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 ...
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 ...