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Finding and choosing a wheelchair accessible vehicle (WAV)
29 January 2017 | News
Wheelchair users are faced with many mobility challenges and a specially conditioned vehicle which accommodates their wheelchair in a comfortable and easy manner can make a huge difference to their quality ...
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’ ...
Over three quarters of a million Disabled people left out of shielding help
21 April 2021 | News
... quarters of a million people who should have been shielding and offered practical support at the start of the ... We welcome the Committee shining a spotlight on these issues and drawing the same conclusions as leading ...
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 ...
DVLA criticised for delays in vehicle licence applications
29 March 2023 | News
MPs have been investigating the backlog of driving-licence applications that have been accumulating at the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA). Up to three million ... unanswered. The Public Accounts Committee also said that nearly three million customers notifying the DVLA of medical ...
Funding Further Education for Disabled Students
07 October 2022 | Resource
Contents Introduction Who funds Further Education? Do I have to pay ... support funded? Can I get funding for transport to and from college? Local authorities Social Services Free and ... decision in time for you to start your course in September. Early negotiation with your local authority on the named ...
Personal Budgets: The right social care support
15 April 2025 | Resource
The Care Act introduces new functions upon councils to focus on promoting wellbeing and prevention including offering personal budgets, ... interests of the beneficiaries of the Trust. The same issues apply about any financially assessed contributions ...
BMA Response to COVID-19 Letter
29 April 2020 | News
... British Medical Association writes response to "Covid 19 and the rights of disabled people" letter The British ... the trade union and professional association for doctors in the UK, has responded to the open letter " Covid 19 and ... is important that we, as a society, begin to discuss these issues now, in case they become necessary and resources ...