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DR UKs new training contract
25 January 2015 | News
Disability Rights UK provides training to improve accessibility of assessments Disability ... has no validity (there is no link between the points system and whether someone can or cannot work) – and the way it ... over a million disabled people accessed our information on issues from PIP to Access to Work. See also Why ...
Tribute to Lorraine Gradwell
03 September 2017 | News
Lorraine Gradwell, founder of Breakthrough UK and former ... I had the opportunity to ask the Office for Disability Issues to invite Lorraine to be part of the project group ...
Government Fails to Implement Emergency Evacuation Plans
03 December 2024 | News
In September 2024, on publication of the final Grenfell Tower Report, Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner strongly committed to implementing the ... issued a statement alongside a coalition of organisations and specialists, stating that "the way that the rights and ...
MPs debate PIP processing progress
25 November 2014 | News
Commons MPs debated the processing of Personal Independence Payment PIP decisions on ... contained the following: On PIP backlogs Between them, Atos and Capita have: doubled the number of health professionals ... as part of PIP evidence [usually in relation to mobility issues – though no mention was made of cases where the ...
DR UK statement on ILF closure
05 March 2014 | News
... anyway. Despite the heroic efforts of some users of the Independent Living Fund (ILF) in successfully challenging ... that ILF users will face a reduction in their care and support packages with some disabled people losing all ... how the closure of the ILF would impact on individual care and support packages or how any funding cuts would translate ...
Council wrong to say elderly couple got rid of capital to avoid care costs
24 September 2018 | News
... has been asked to apologise to an elderly couple after deciding they deliberately deprived themselves of capital in order to reduce the husband’s care costs. View summary The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has found the council did not take ...
Family of disabled boy evicted due to Coronavirus fears
29 March 2020 | News
The family of a disabled boy who has been unnecessarily kept in hospital for a year has been evicted from temporary ... children while they are in hospital. Ahmed, who is ten, and has developmental disabilities including cerebral palsy ... to the house and are working on them with universal credit issues too." Ahmed’s mother begged the charity to let the ...
40% fear challenge without face masks - DR UK survey
17 June 2020 | News
Disabled people are frightened about travelling as lockdown eases due to a lack of public awareness and clarity about exemptions to the mandatory need to wear ... them from wearing a mask, with a fifth citing sensory issues and needing to intake medication and/or food and ...
TFL updates wheelchair access guidance for its bus drivers
23 October 2017 | News
... for London have revised their guidance for drivers in relation to wheelchair users. You can download the full ... to the customers in the wheelchair space. A wheelchair user and an unfolded buggy can often share the priority area • ... at risk, so only get out of your cab if you feel safe and company policy allows you to • If you choose to leave ...
CLA Mandatory Gateway Review
08 December 2014 | News
... its response to research on the Civil Legal Advice Mandatory Gateway. The Gateway is delivered by the Civil Legal Advice (CLA) advice helpline for England and Wales, paid for by legal aid. It ... Special Educational Needs 1 , housing, and family issues for people who qualify for civil legal aid. It is ...