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Thanks to those who attended the Inclusive Apprenticeships event
27 October 2016 | News
... thank everyone who attended the Inclusive Apprenticeships and Skills Development on October 18 th 2016. ... apprentices Rundip Thind from DR UK on apprenticeship issues raised by disabled people Dr Nasser Siabi Chief ... into the workplace, the employment journey, what the problems are and how young people could be helped better, ...
107 organisations stand firm on Human Rights Act
09 December 2013 | News
This letter has been published in the Telegraph today. It asks political leaders to ... the continued relevance of human rights globally and here at home. SIR – Sixty-five years since the ... of Justice) Carolina Gottardo - Director, Latin American Women's Rights Services Professor Martin Green - ...
Improving disability and disaster preparedness in London
29 November 2017 | News
Inclusion of persons with disabilities in disaster risk ... more pertinent time for the issue of disaster preparedness and the inclusion of disabled people in plans to be taken ... is at risk of terrorist attacks, weather related disasters and epidemics all of which could differentially affect ...
Health and Disability White Paper: support not sanctions needed, says DR UK
15 March 2023 | News
The Government has published its Health and Disability White Paper - “Transforming Future Support”- that it says “sets out our ambitious reforms to help more disabled people and people with health conditions to start, stay and succeed ...
“Under strain” – the real causes of the rise in working-age disability and incapacity benefits spending
26 June 2024 | News
In one of a series of "Need to Know Election Briefings", the ... Resolution Foundation has examined the rise in incapacity and disability benefit spending. In doing so, it highlights ... seek to design a benefits system that does not create more problems than it solves. In recent years, policy makers have ...
Video and telephone welfare benefit appeal hearings and Disabled people: new research
05 December 2021 | News
Over the summer of 2021, Islington Peoples Rights (IPR) carried out research with ... Disabled people at tribunals held by phone or video, and a small number of Disabled people who had challenged ... choice of format, including a face-to-face hearing. Among problems identified with remote hearings include: Problems ...
Safeguarding vulnerable claimants: Work and Pensions Committee launches new inquiry
26 July 2023 | News
The Work and Pensions Committee of MPs is to examine how the DWP supports vulnerable benefit claimants and ... looking to hear from people with lived experiences of these issues and will also hold an event with claimants with ...
New Report Finds People Struggle To Share Experiences of Health and Social Care
13 March 2024 | News
People are more likely to feedback about commercial services and products than their experiences of health and social care, according to new research by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and ... social care staff identify and tackle safety and quality issues. But these findings make clear that some people do ...
Locked Down and Abandoned: Disabled People’s Experiences of Covid-19: new Inclusion London research report
11 February 2021 | News
Inclusion London has published its second report based on research gathered about the first, second and third lockdowns. The report describes how Disabled ... poverty, financial difficulties, workplace discrimination, problems accessing healthcare, and unequal access to ...
A short guide on brokerage and the role of brokers in relation to social care
15 April 2025 | Resource
Contents Introduction What does a broker do? Broker Checklist Broker ... as a personal budget to enable you to buy your own services and support. Receiving a personal budget/direct payment ... a personal opinion and acts as a mediator in resolving problems that may occur with other service providers. As ...