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Disability Rights Movement archive and exhibitions awarded Lottery funding
14 December 2022 | News
... of the Disability Rights Movement. The Movement was integral to achieving the Disability Discrimination Act in 1995, and the four-year project will record and digitise these unique social history and heritage ...
Postpone tax credit cuts says Work and Pensions Committee
10 November 2015 | News
... for a year to enable debate about the future of working-age benefits, a group of MPs said today. The Chancellor ... rejected by the House of Lords. In its report, the Work and Pensions Committees also accuse the Treasury of being ... with the increase in the income tax personal allowance and the National Living Wage, the tax credits cuts would ...
Disabled user experience on England's motorways and major roads
05 December 2018 | News
An accessible road network? Disabled user experience on England's motorways and major 'A' roads. Read report A new transportfocus report ... uncovers the barriers disabled people encounter when travelling on roads managed by Highways England. The research ...
DR UK and Unison hold joint event on Brexit
15 September 2019 | News
Disability Rights UK and UNISON joint event at Parliament to discuss disability rights after Brexit On Tuesday September 10th UNISON and Disability Rights UK held a joint roundtable discussion ...
Disabled people five times more likely to experience food poverty, says Food Foundation
16 February 2022 | News
The Food Foundation has published new research highlighting a sharp increase in the number of people experiencing ... the UK. Food insecurity means being unable to afford food and as a result having smaller meals than usual, or skipping ... Disabled people facing the biggest barriers to independence and inclusion that are in the worst situation, how can this ...
New cheap and accessible, holiday opportunity for disabled people
07 February 2018 | News
Matchinghouses.com was created in 2004 to allow disabled people, ... for holidays, rather than rely on unreliable, expensive, and often inaccessible hotel accommodation. Matchinghouses.com have now expanded the concept to include families with disabled ...
Government responds on Apprenticeships and notes DR UK evidence
23 September 2015 | News
... to the Education Committee report on apprenticeships and traineeships for 16 to 19 year olds You can read the report and the Government's response here You can view our evidence ...
Combining WCA and PIP assessments: What does it mean?
17 March 2019 | News
Amber Rudd recently made a statement about moving the Work Capability Assessment (WCA) for Employment and Support Allowance and Universal Credit (UC), and the PIP assessment services ...
Why people commit hate crime
22 July 2015 | News
... why people commit hate crime Read a summary of the findings of the report The report pinpoints among other ... get away with them Disability Rights UK calls on the police and courts to treat disability hate crime as a serious ... needs to be an increase in the reporting of hate crimes, and incidents. Until, the majority of these crimes are ...
DR UK CEO included in BAME 100 Business Leaders index
19 September 2019 | News
Kamran Mallick is listed on Green Park's 2019 BAME 100 Business Leaders Index Kamran has been listed on Green Park’s ... Leaders index, celebrating Britain’s black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) board-ready talent. Published by ... BAME individuals. But as this year’s BAME 100 list clearly demonstrates, the talent is out there – and in ...