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Get Yourself Active goes to make some sporting sense and says thank you to Iyiola
31 May 2018 | News
... Officer for Get Yourself Active went to the Sporting Sense Summit at the Lee Valley Velodrome. After it he ... this report on the event, which included trying out a hand cycle. So do read it and share it with anyone who might be interested. And as ...
Disabled people asked to help to design a social security system of dignity, respect and trust
19 June 2019 | News
Disabled people and others with personal experience of claiming benefits are leading a ground-breaking project to devise ... in which claimants would be treated with dignity, trust and respect. The Commission on Social Security, led by ...
Half of people with a learning disability and autistic people reluctant to provide feedback on care
18 March 2021 | News
... research from the CQC has revealed that people with a learning disability or autism are more reluctant to give ... the lived experience of people with a learning disability and/or autistic people has to be at the centre of how we decide to regulate and improve care. It is so important to hear their voices ...
Think Local Act Personal launches a report on lived experience of access to care and support
22 October 2020 | News
The TLAP Insight group (TIG) which makes up a group of organisations with key insight and expertise within the social care sector have reported that the lived experience of people accessing care and support during the pandemic can be greatly improved ...
DWP told to pay £50,000 to Deaf job-seeker after repeated failure to provide BSL interpreter
28 May 2024 | News
A tribunal has told the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to pay nearly £50,000 in damages to a Deaf man after repeatedly failing to provide ...
Right to be active and well is a human right for disabled people; a call for action!
12 April 2017 | News
... shares his thoughts on the importance of recognising the staggering inequalities faced by disabled people today when developing wellbeing and physical activity opportunities. Read article In this ... he also discusses how this connects to the latest Equality and Human Rights Commission report. Right to be active ...
NHS offer greater choice of care and more control for wheelchair users over their provision
17 May 2016 | News
NHS England today sets out action to help people manage their own health by giving them more choice and control about the personal care they receive. Three key ...
Non-Residential Charges: Paying towards the cost of your care and support at home
07 October 2022 | Resource
Non-Residential Charges: Paying towards the cost of your care and support at home ...
Disability Rights UK honours the memory of Kevin Fitzpatrick, disability rights leader and campaigner
16 February 2016 | News
Kevin Fitzpatrick was one of the 12 founding commissioners of the Disability Rights Commission (DRC). ... obituary Disability Rights UK honours the memory of Kevin Fitzpatrick, disability rights leader and campaigner ...
Secret reviews into DWP deaths have more than doubled in three years
20 July 2022 | News
New figures show how the number of secret reviews into deaths of benefit claimants that have been linked to the failings of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has more than doubled over the last three ... process reviews (IPRs) into deaths between July 2019 and June 2020, 59 from July 2020 to June 2021, and 38 in the ...