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Invitation to March APPG meeting
26 February 2019 | News
The meeting will explore how the sport and physical activity sector ... part in physical activity can positively impact the health and wellbeing of disabled people, as well as a review of ...
Disability inclusion success stories wanted
03 February 2014 | News
Disabled people leading inclusive communities Are you making your local ... equal opportunities to be involved in their local community and that disabled people’s voices are really heard in ... – so together we can influence change in commissioners and spread good practice. This is an opportunity to give ...
APPG on Disability holds Inquiry
15 August 2016 | News
On Friday August 12, Disability Rights UK acting in partnership with students from Kings College London and in its role as secretariat to the All Party ... the disability employment gap. Philip Connolly: the Policy and Development Manager of Disability Rights UK said, “The ...
Sport England helps disabled people access sport
03 December 2014 | News
To mark International Persons with Disabilities Day yesterday, Sport England has today announced a new partnership with Disability ... and needs of disabled people and has the scope to tackle issues of latent demand for people who would like to use ...
Personalisation now independent living lite
05 November 2013 | News
... Policy Advisor at Spectrum, has written a thought provoking piece on the relationship between independent living and personalisation. He argues that personalisation is ‘independent living lite’ and, particularly since the last General Election the two ...
I Can Make It in Norwich
17 May 2016 | News
... May Leo Capella, the I Can Make It Campaign Project Co-Ordinator, attended a meeting in our newest target city, ... from Norwich City Council, the Norfolk Chamber of Commerce and Norfolk Job Centre Plus. Our aim was to persuade them to ... campaign to influence existing spending in local government and large businesses, by engaging with their procurement ...
Co-production: what's in a word?
04 July 2017 | News
... #coproweek Sue’s blog explores the word co-production and directly addresses the sport sector to start thinking about changing approaches to working with disabled people to improve access to physical activity and sport opportunities. This is part of the work that ...
New DR UK updated benefit sanctions factsheet free to download
20 July 2020 | News
On 30 June, Work and Pensions Secretary Thérèse Coffey announced ... and benefit sanctions, suspended from March, had been reintroduced as jobcentres in England start to reopen after ... (ESA) and 'new style' jobseeker's allowance (JSA). Issues covered in our new factsheet include: what a benefit ...
Self-Directed Support in Scotland
20 August 2014 | News
... Practitioner’s Guidance published by Scottish Government In force from 1 April 2014, the Self-Directed Support (Scotland) Act 2013 aims “to make legislative provisions relating to the arranging of care and support in order to provide a range of choices to ...
Risk of major disability poverty rise
12 June 2013 | News
... disability poverty rise Today’s poverty figures from DWP and the National Statistics Office (NSO) reveal that absolute poverty is rising for children and some working age adults. An additional 300,000 children ...