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Our Reframing disability rights event
13 March 2014 | News
... thank all those who attended yesterday’s event on Reframing disability rights – communicating our values and winning the argument. The event discussed, with ... campaigners can better communicate messages on disability issues by reframing them to appeal to particular values. In ...
Report on year one of the Social Value Act
30 March 2014 | News
... Value Act requires public sector agencies, when commissioning a public service, to consider how the service they are procuring could bring added economic, environmental and social benefits. Commissioners also have to consider whether they should consult on these issues (for instance with potential users or suppliers of ...
Gagging legislation becomes law
30 January 2014 | News
... has been extremely concerned about the legislation on lobbying that has been going through Parliament. In particular we ... decide whether to face down the Commons or let the clause stand. The Lords voted 245 for the clause and 245 against. ... charities, even small charities, from having a say on the issues that concern them and their members. What do ...
Papworth Trust EU referendum report
15 June 2016 | News
Papworth Trust report looks to inform debate for disabled people ahead of EU referendum. ... hopes their report, entitled The EU Referendum: Disability and the European Union , will inform debate and elevate the issues for disabled people to consider ahead of June’s ...
DR UK visits London Hackspace
27 November 2014 | News
... UK organised a visit to the London Hackspace. The visitors included members of the No10 policy unit, the Office of Disability Issues and advisors to Government ministers. The visitors were able ...
Two-thirds of NHS Trusts failing to support equal access to care for Disabled patients
24 February 2022 | News
People who are blind, d/Deaf or have a learning disability are increasingly ... their communication needs, new research by Healthwatch England shows. The failure puts services in breach of their duty under the Accessible Information Standard, a legal requirement created by NHS England in ...
Campaigners ask for fire safety plans for all disabled residents unable to self-evacuate
17 June 2021 | News
... marked the fourth anniversary of the Grenfell Tower fire in which 72 people died, half of whom were Disabled People ... self-evacuate, it didn’t matter how high the building was and all disabled residents should be entitled to Personal ... the need for building owners and managing agents to clearly communicate that people had a right to Personal ...
Leonard Cheshire launches campaign for better use of language around disability
27 April 2021 | News
... has launched a new campaign around the use of language relating to Disabled people. A list of appropriate and inappropriate terms for Disabled people suggests saying ... talking to people with disabilities is rife in the UK… Nearly three quarters of disabled people - of which there are ...
More Than a Quarter of PIP 2026/2030 Award Reviews to Result in Daily Living Award Loss Under New 4-Point Rule
20 June 2025 | News
... (OBR) has estimated that more than a quarter of personal independence payment (PIP) reviews undertaken between November 2026 and March 2030 under the proposed 4-point rule will result ... a single daily living activity, to get an award of the standard rate of the daily living component ; at least 12 ...
ODI looking for new people for Regional Stakeholder Network
08 April 2019 | News
The Office for Disability Issues is seeking people to join the new Regional Stakeholder Network in 9 regional groups across England. Find out more Following requests from disabled ...