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Disabled People Still Facing Mask Discrimination – DR UK writes to Chair of Police Chiefs Council
14 January 2021 | News
Disabled people still facing mask discrimination – DR UK writes to Chair of Police ... Watch, Mencap, the Royal National Institute for Deaf People and the Survivors Trust to write to the Chair of the ... an exemption." No such requirement exists in law. West Midlands Police Force has twice had to apologise for its ...
Shielders resist new guidance on going outdoors
01 June 2020 | News
Government advice issued on Sunday, allowing people who have been shielding to go outdoors, either ... has received a mixed response from shielders in England and Wales, with many choosing to continue to follow the ...
Closing Statement From COVID Inquiry Lawyers Representing Disabled People's Organisations
13 December 2023 | News
On 13th December, lawyers representing DPOs made closing submissions for Module 2 of the COVID ... the Inquiry has been hearing from senior civil servants and political advisers, top scientists and government ministers, on what they did and didn’t do. ...
Resolution Foundation find 44% income gap for Disabled people
04 January 2023 | News
... new report by the Resolution Foundation has found a massive income gap between Disabled people and non-disabled people, resulting in many more Disabled ... not being able to afford basic necessities such as food and heating. The research published today found that ...
DR UK: PEEPs must be non-negotiable outcome of post-Grenfell consultation
11 May 2021 | News
... Emergency Evacuation Plans (PEEPs) for Disabled people living in tower blocks by inviting us to participate in a ... 72 people died, nearly half of whom were Disabled people and children and 85% of whom were from non-white ... Fire Safety Bill unfortunately addresses none of these issues. We wrote to Government before the Bill received ...
Celebrating All-party Parliamentary Group on Disability
03 June 2013 | News
... of All-party Parliamentary Group on Disability, and Marije Davidson’s contribution As Marije Davidson, ... Jane Campbell says: ‘With Disability Rights UK’s continued high calibre servicing of this All-Party Group (APPDG) ... These enable peers and MPs to become better informed on issues on which legislation/policy is going through or ...
DR UK wants true reporting on WCA
04 February 2014 | News
Following news that 32% of new claimants for Employment and ... assessment against criteria called descriptors Some of the problems identified Most people have no idea of the first ...
Local authority social care responsibilities under the spotlight
09 June 2016 | News
... ability to be able to support people with personal budgets and implement the Care Act. The first is a report from the Public Accounts Committee that has been taking evidence and considering how well local councils are ... Committee is inviting written submissions on the following issues: The impact of the 2015 Spending Review and Local ...
DR UK reflects on David Blunkett’s speech
11 March 2015 | News
... baton that we will take forward – as disabled people leading change – and we want to work with allies who share the vision." ... allies who share the vision. Mr Blunkett has raised vital issues: The need to move from the patronising ‘pat on the ...
Domestic Abuse Bill risks sending disabled people “back to the days of the Victorian asylums”
13 July 2020 | News
Disability Rights UK has written to the Rt Hon Robert Buckland QC, the Lord Chancellor, and Secretary of State for Justice, the Rt Hon Priti Patel ... its grave concerns about provision for disabled people in the Domestic Abuse Bill. The ‘carers’ defence’ ...