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  • Want to get into print? Sign up for the WriteNow mentoring programme

    13 June 2017 | News

    Penguin Random House UK has launched a nationwide campaign to find and develop talented new writers from under-represented ...

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  • Three in five win PIP appeals but the process is off putting

    06 April 2016 | News

    61% of rejected claims for the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) are overturned on appeal - inflicting unnecessary stress and extra expense on people, say campaigners. Read Mirror ... Tanni Grey-Thompson, a campaigner for disabled people and DR UK ambassador, said the rate of successful appeals ...

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  • Abandonment of disabled asylum seekers in the UK ruled as ‘systematic discrimination’

    20 December 2020 | News

    In a ruling by the High Court, the Home Office’s claim ... claimed that it was in the interests of immigration control and that they had no legal duty to provide adequate and accessible accommodation for disabled asylum-seekers. ...

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  • Photograph any locked RADAR toilet for a chance to win £100 in vouchers

    19 August 2018 | News

    ... RADAR lock? See full news item N&C Phlexicare are giving you the chance to win £100 worth of Love2Shop vouchers. ... of any RADAR locked public facilities you come across and share the picture with us either on social media or by ... your image in by email, please send them to  info@nichollsandclarke.com You will automatically be entered into the ...

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  • DR UK meets with Disabilities Minister about our In the Making project

    26 January 2016 | News

    Disability Rights UK had the opportunity to tell Minister for Disabled People Justin Tomlinson MP  about our “In the Making” project and the ambition of working with disabled people to equip ... a second stage of the project which would work in a deeper and more prolonged way with participants and to speak at our ...

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  • Lack of tactile paving ‘a factor’ in death of visually impaired man

    22 February 2021 | News

    A lack of tactile paving was a contributing factor to the death of Cleveland Gervais, a partially sighted man who died after falling ... people that they are close to a platform edge or kerb, and up to 15% of accidents where people fall on to the track ...

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  • Department for Education - Thousands of Places Created in New Special Free Schools

    19 July 2020 | News

    Thirty Five Special Schools to Open in 2021 The government has today announced 3,000 school ... places, at 35 new special schools, will have trained staff and appropriate equipment. Views amongst families with disabled children and the organisations that represent them will be mixed, ...

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  • Our priority is to live independently - not produce Paralympians - says DR UK

    13 July 2017 | News

    Our new CEO Kamran Mallick was recently quoted in the Independent on the legacy of the Paralympics. View ... he continued, “our priority is to live independently and be part of our communities – ideals that are getting harder and harder to realise as cuts are biting in benefits, social ...

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  • We call for more inclusion as banned wheelchair dancer sues Jive Addiction

    28 November 2016 | News

    ... Sayce says: “Disabled people rightly expect to take part in dancing, sport and any other activity that people enjoy. It's in the interests of companies to welcome everyone and be inclusive. If companies have any blanket policies - ...

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  • Skills for Care want case studies on disabled workers in social care

    06 February 2017 | News

    They are looking for your experiences in 'getting into, staying on and getting on' Interested? Contact ... Disability Rights UK are working with Skills for Care and others on a series of leaflets to promote disabled ...

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