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Our response to the Blue Badge scheme consultation on eligibility
15 March 2018 | News
This Department for Transport consultation examines the Blue Badge Scheme with a view to making regulations and guidance clearer for people with non-physical ... of Personal Independence Payment, for non-physical mobility issues Disability Rights UK response summary DR UK strongly ...
Deaf jurors supported by BSL interpreter for first time
06 October 2022 | News
For the first time in England and Wales, deaf people have been able to fulfil their civic ... serve on a jury, supported by British Sign Language (BSL) interpreters. This summer, Karen – a volunteer at charity ...
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 ...
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. ...
Challenging PIP decisions with Disability Rights UK and CPAG
04 July 2023 | Event
... Poverty Action Group (CPAG), we're delighted to be offering this course on Personal Independence Payment (PIP) for ... introduced on the same day as universal credit back in 2013 and PIP is now the main disability benefit for working age ... possibly the worst of all social security benefits, with nearly 70% of appealed decisions reversed by tribunal judges ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...