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Disabled children have largest gap when it comes to exam grades
16 February 2022 | News
The Education Policy Institute (EPI) has published new research on the ... The gap is even larger for children with education, health and care plans (EHCPs). ‘Covid 19 and the disadvantage gaps in England 2020’ explores the ...
ULEZ is here – but disabled people have some protection from London emission charges
07 April 2019 | News
... air quality, an Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) will be in place in central London from 8 April 2019 in the same ... Find out more on TFL website Most vehicles including cars and vans will need to meet new, tighter exhaust emission standards (ULEZ standards) or be liable for a daily charge to ...
Views wanted for NHS England patient choice events
25 January 2016 | News
Patient Choice: Have you been referred for an outpatient appointment – what do you know about your right to choose? ... to make choices about where the appointment takes place and which consultant lead team treats them. NHS England’s Patient Choice Unit is holding a series of regional ...
Halving the disability employment gap could take 200 years
10 July 2016 | News
Learning and Work Institute produce two new reports demanding radical action ...
Our Human Rights Resource page
20 January 2014 | News
... resource. Equally Ours aims to help everyone understand how human rights benefit all of us in the UK. Equally Ours is a partnership between the Equality and Diversity Forum, Age UK, the British Institute of Human ...
Disability Rights UK CEO calls for restoration of human rights for disabled people, as 1922 Committee Chair tables Coronavirus Act democracy amendment
27 September 2020 | News
Over 50 Conservative MPs are backing an amendment tabled by the Chair of the influential ... The report also suggests that Labour, the Lib Dems and the SNP will also back the amendment. Disability Rights ... on MPs not to forget that as well as defending human rights and civil liberties through the instigation of a democratic ...
UK’s first disabled/electric dual charging bay
08 January 2019 | News
The latest NCP car park to open in Salford, Stanley Street, has installed dual electric ... This idea was proposed to NCP by Helen Dolphin MBE and Libbie Bilyard, founders of the People's Parking ... too aware of the increasing growth of electric vehicles and although I don’t have an electric vehicle myself, I ...
New Government Funding Announced
16 July 2020 | News
... to be released to help discharge people with learning disabilities or autism into the community Funding to be released to local councils and can be spent on accommodation, related staff training and establishing community teams. Fazilet Hadi, Disability ...
Obesity is not just a question of diet: What about getting active?
01 May 2018 | News
... strategy fails to mention the role of physical activity and mental health. Speaking in the Guardian , she says: “Last Wednesday the leaders of the Labour, Scottish National, Lib Dem and Green parties sent a letter to the prime minister, ...
New Equality Delivery System (EDS2) guide launches
05 May 2016 | News
... Last Friday, Simon Stevens, Chief Executive of NHS England, launched the Equality Delivery System 2: Guide to ... led by the Race Equality Foundation, Disability Rights UK and others. During the event Simon Stevens argued that the NHS has four ...