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Dis Life: Insisting on helping a disabled person who doesn't ask for help is ableism
06 January 2023 | News
... the moment a lady repeatedly asked her if she was ok and if she needed help after seeing her with her crutches. It was a cold and frosty evening. The wind whipping through my jumper, I ...
Train companies team up to improve accessibility for disabled customers
17 October 2016 | News
Train operators TransPennine Express (TPE) and Northern have ... Disability Action Alliance and the Office for Disability Issues commented: “I am very pleased to have been part ...
DR UK joins BT in new football initiative
03 February 2020 | News
BT has today launched the 4-3-3 strategy, bringing together the four Home Nations in partnership with ... Associations, three communities - grassroots, women and disability and para communities, and three goals: Develop new ...
The Accessible Information Standard is now in force
01 August 2016 | News
The Accessible Information Standard aims to make sure that people who have ... and find out how to meet their needs. Record those needs clearly and in a set way. Highlight or ‘flag’ the ...
Vital COVID information is inaccessible to BSL users
20 December 2020 | News
Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, the majority of important health information provided by the UK government has not been in ... interpreter, at key briefings throughout the course of the pandemic. The UK Government claimed that it met its duties, ...
BBC commits to improving inclusion in the workplace
06 November 2018 | News
... Group for Disability is thrilled that, following an internal review , the BBC board of executives has ... of recommendations aimed at making the BBC a more inclusive and supportive workplace. The changes are geared at improving both recruitment and career progression for existing employees. The ...
New report says sanctioning disabled people does not work and makes them ill
21 May 2018 | News
This report summarises the final findings of the Welfare Conditionality project (2013-2018) on the effectiveness, impacts and ethics of welfare conditionality, and the sanctions and mandatory support that underpin this ...
Charities call for delivery charges and minimum spends to be scrapped for shielders
15 December 2020 | News
DR UK is supporting calls for supermarkets to scrap delivery charges for ... which leads a consortium on food access during the pandemic including DR UK, is appealing for action as people ... who cannot shop in supermarkets due to health risks – and at the advice of the Government – are being unfairly ...
Challenging PIP Decisions training course - Monday 16th and Tuesday 17th September
09 September 2024 | News
Challenging PIP Decisions Cost £152 (10% discount for DR UK ... 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 ...
NHS Test and Trace system risks failure without adequate sick pay, says TUC
09 September 2020 | News
... (TUC) has today warned the government that the NHS Test and Trace system risks failure unless ministers boost Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) and ensure everyone ... to survive on £96 a week – the current rate of SSP. Nearly a quarter (23%) of those surveyed said they receive ...