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DRUK makes 25 recommendations for halving the disability employment gap consultation
21 February 2017 | News
Disability Rights UK submission to the Department of Work and Pensions the Work, Health and Disability Green Paper “Improving Lives” This green paper sets out the government’s ...
Our priorities for the new government
11 June 2017 | News
Now that the hype of the General Election is over and the Conservatives have been returned with a working majority, we outline what we want to see from the new ... Health Act should be co-produced with disabled people and people with long-term health conditions Concrete plans ...
DPAC demo supports High Court ESA claimants
23 November 2021 | News
Disability Rights UK joined a number of other DPOs and disability charities at the ... to Disabled claimants on legacy benefits during the pandemic. William Ford, a solicitor with Osbornes Law, who is ...
Government fails to restore disabled people’s rights
30 September 2020 | News
The government has refused to remove provisions in the Coronavirus Act which allow local authorities to reduce Care Act rights for disabled people and allow the Secretary of State to reduce the rights of ... disabled children to education support. Over 100 disability and human rights organisations and over 500 disabled ...
Baroness Campbell calls for human rights-busting Coronavirus powers to be switched off
28 September 2020 | News
In a debate in the House of Lords yesterday, she said: “My ... Act be switched-off now, not extended further. I and 30 other Members across the House wrote to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, in the other place, to make this request, ...
Councils overcharging tens of thousands of disabled people who are severely mentally impaired
03 October 2017 | News
New research by MoneySavingExpert.com says thousands of disabled people in England, Scotland and Wales are being overcharged up to £400 a ...
Liberty bedroom tax human rights legal challenge
30 April 2014 | News
... Liberty announced that it has been granted permission to bring a Judicial Review of the Government’s controversial ... the relevant regulations on the grounds they are irrational and a violation of Articles 8 and/or 14 of the European Convention on Human Rights (the ...
DR UK seeks assurances on Access to Work spending
24 April 2014 | News
The number of disabled people being helped by Access to Work is up by over 10% on last year, ... to the DWP. The Department says that new figures show that nearly 10,000 new disabled people claimed support from the ... people at work, such as support workers, specialist aids and equipment and travel to work support. It takes the total ...
ENIL is Recruiting a New Executive Director
01 February 2017 | News
The European Network on Independent Living (ENIL) is recruiting a new Executive Director (ED), who is to open new horizons and take the organisation onto the next stage of its ... 2017. To apply, please send your CV, a motivation letter clearly explaining how you comply with the job requirements ...
New Public Buildings to be fitted with Changing Places Toilets
16 May 2019 | News
Government Launches Consultation on introduction of Changing Places Toilets to all new Public ... vital equipment such as height adjustable changing benches and hoists, and above all a safe and clean environment to enable ...