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Resources wanted to further job opportunities for young disabled people
16 May 2017 | News
... a campaign called “I Can Make It” aimed at creating job opportunities for young disabled people through ... the opportunity created by the 2012 Social Value Act and the requirements of section 149 of the 2010 Equalities ... change this by inviting you to write or contribute to short and simple resources that will help your fellow ...
EHRC publishes its 3 year strategic plan
23 May 2016 | News
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) Strategic Plan sets out ... objectives are: Significant impact – to secure advances in equality and human rights in priority areas A strong evidence base ...
A message from our CEO
02 March 2022 | News
It is impossible not to have been shocked and dismayed by the situation unfolding in Ukraine in the past week. Ukraine has a reported Disabled population of nearly three million people – a figure out of tune with the ...
Churches demand benefit sanctions review
02 July 2015 | News
Disability Rights UK supports the churches and charities calling for a review of the benefits sanctions system It has been 100 days since the Work and Pensions Select Committee called for a full independent ...
Disability Rights UK nominated for the Charity Governance Awards 2021
24 May 2021 | News
We are proud to announce that we have been nominated for an award to recognise our work to improve the equality, diversity and inclusion of our board. Over the past three years we have been working to increase the knowledge and awareness of our Trustees and change our recruitment ...
Help support a film on the impact of legal aid cuts
09 September 2018 | News
The Bar Council is looking to make a short film – 5 minutes or so - on the impact ... who support those with disabilities, single parents and homeless people, litigants in person and professional groups in education and social work so that ...
DR UK at the Getting Things Changed event
27 September 2017 | News
Barriers and drivers to disabled people as commissioners of their own ... Last week our Deputy CEO, Sue Bott along with Bernd Sass and Anna Denham, co-delivered a two-day workshop at the University of Bristol with regard to the “Getting Things Changed” research and development project. ...
Disability Unit’s response to DR UK’s call for accessible survey ‘immensely frustrating’
10 February 2021 | News
The government’s Disability Unit is currently running an online survey which will help to shape the ... from DR UK that the survey needed a longer response time and more accessible formats, including offline formats, the ... which formats are available. It says that a Word document and Easy Read documents are available and that “you can ...
MPs to examine Next steps to fix Universal Credit
30 November 2017 | News
The Work and Pensions Committee published a report on Universal Credit: the six-week wait in October 2017. Find out more about the inquiry Following ... Credit?" Now they are opening a new phase of the inquiry and calling for evidence on the areas they identified as the ...
Getting It Right For Disabled Apprentices report launched
06 February 2022 | News
What is it like being a Disabled apprentice? Our new report Getting It Right ... Apprentice Network as part of National Apprenticeship Week and funded by the Department for Education , the report ... from their point of view, examines the barriers they face and the best way for employers and training providers to ...