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Disabled people make up two thirds of Coronavirus deaths - ONS
23 September 2020 | News
... people who died of Coronavirus were disabled people according to the latest data from the Office for National ... After adjustments for region, population density, household and socio-demographic characteristics, of those whose ... women were 2.4 times more likely to die of the virus, and disabled men were twice as likely to die of the virus. ...
WCA assessors: How much training?
21 September 2014 | News
... Rights UK has just been sent the result of a Freedom of Information (FOI) request regarding the length and type of training for work capability assessment Health ... asked: Length of Training Course given to HCP for Physical and Mental illnesses(i.e Chronic Pain Syndrome, Aggressive ...
3D printed robotic hand wins Dyson Award
24 August 2015 | News
A 3D printed robotic hand that costs just £1,000 to produce has ... robotics graduate Joel Gibbard, can be produced in 40 hours and could go on sale as soon as next year. As winner of the ...
High street should pursue the purple pound
26 August 2014 | News
Thousands of high street businesses could effectively be turning away the custom of 1 in ... (27 August 2014). Research from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has shown disabled people find shopping ...
Disabled people’s contribution to the economy
14 December 2014 | News
... Press release – for immediate use Disability Rights UK and the Joseph Rowntree Foundation are hosting a seminar to explore how economic policies can be ... developments in economics such as 'inclusive capitalism' and pre-distribution, this ‘Affordable: an economy that ...
SEND funding ‘black hole’ grew by 52% last year
04 May 2022 | News
The Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) funding ‘black hole’ grew by 52% in the past year, with one ... 2022, there was a high-needs SEND funding black hole in England of £1.3bn - an increase of £465 million. Three ...
Disability Poverty Campaign Group (DPCG) Statement on the parliamentary vote on Winter Fuel Payments
09 September 2024 | News
The announcement by the UK Government that the Winter Fuel Payment will be cut for up to two million ... provided by the Winter Fuel Payment. Winter is approaching and from next month, the energy price cap will rise to ... This is a rise of around 10% on the previous price cap and, according to the regulator Ofgem, will add an extra ...
Mental health stigma event
23 May 2013 | News
Sapphire Summit - Thursday 4 July 2013 - King’s College London – Institute of Psychiatry ... five year NIHR research programme investigating stigma and discrimination in mental health to promote healthcare access and social inclusion. Led by Professor Graham Thornicroft ...
UC claimants set to lose out on Severe Disability Premium money
14 October 2020 | News
... Universal Credit (UC) – a move which will see it eroded in relation to other benefits. Before the change, which came into effect last week, the payment was ringfenced and separate from other benefits. Under the new policy, if a ... the transitional SDP element, which is worth between £120 and £405 a month, will decrease accordingly. A Department ...
BDA Calls for Reform of Equality Act
13 September 2015 | News
... Committee decision to review the Equality Act 2010 relating to disability. The BDA has today delivered its formal ... to the Committee in which we ask for ratification and implementation of the Government’s obligations under the UNCRPD and a legal status for British Sign Language through a ...