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Our Spring Statement 2019 Response
13 March 2019 | News
Disability Rights UK is disappointed with the Chancellor’s Spring Statement Philip ... when all individual government departments had to do so, and when “the Treasury’s own website permits direct ... response of Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director at Age UK and Co- chair of the Care and Support Alliance (CSA) who ...
Your chance to contribute to the NHS new equality standard for disabled staff
28 September 2016 | News
... be required to assess whether disabled staff face discrimination from 2018, as part of a new Workforce Disability Equality Standard (WDES), proposed by NHS England. View consultation Attend related consultation events ...
Clare Gray, 1969-2023
06 October 2023 | News
... to hear the news that Clare Gray, Disability advocate and activist, has passed away following a short illness. Clare worked tirelessly to promote disability rights, with nearly twenty years of this at Shaw Trust, most recently as ...
Over 450,000 excluded from state-funded care
19 December 2013 | News
Over 450,000 disabled and older people have been excluded from state-funded care ... to unofficially apply tougher eligibility tests, according to research commissioned by the Care and Support Alliance (CSA). The CSA is a consortium of over ...
Less pre job offer health questions
09 December 2013 | News
Discriminatory health questions in recruitment reduce. Disability ... ever experienced mental illness’ being used to screen candidates out). The Equality Act 2010 made it unlawful to ... as part of the recruitment process is a waste of time and money, a licence to discriminate, and thankfully now ...
MPs vote for bedroom tax exemptions
04 September 2014 | News
MPs vote in favour of private member’s bill introducing exemptions ... Affordable Homes Bill ), introduced by Liberal Democrat MP Andrew George and on its second reading, has two aims. Firstly, it ...
Princess Alice Hospice has jobs for you
20 November 2018 | News
Princess Alice Hospice is a centre of excellence for palliative and end of life care. Find a job Based in Esher, with over 50 shops trading around South West London, Surrey and Middlesex, they care for approximately 800 people in ...
ILF to support transition to SILF
15 April 2014 | News
The Independent Living Fund (ILF) will continue to support ... Fund (ILF) will close on 30 June 2015, with the funding and responsibility for ILF recipients being transferred to local authorities in England and the devolved administrations in Scotland, Wales, and ...
Your experience of accessibility when using ships wanted
31 July 2018 | News
... rights legislation. This legislation provides certain rights as to the assistance that is to be provided to disabled passengers and those of reduced mobility who travel by ship. The MCA, ... to general awareness by disabled passengers of their rights and the effectiveness of the assistance provided. The ...
Free guide to community rights
23 March 2014 | News
You’ve got the power: a quick and simple guide to community rights This document provides ... simple step-by-step overview of the rights which have been introduced to give people more power over what happens in ... Shares Our Place! Community Right to Challenge Town and parish councils Right to Manage and community cashback ...