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Experience only comes with time and practice, trying things out and failing sometimes
10 April 2017 | News
Simon from London tells Get Yourself Active how training for, and competing in, the World Transplant Games helps him to ... fit for life so as to avoid many of the modern-day health problems has to be a priority for me.” He even reveals ...
Accessibility and planned refurbishment of parliament
07 September 2016 | News
Joint Committee on the Palace of Westminster: Restoration and ... security staff. Philip Connolly said, “This is clearly a long-term process but we are pleased to have had ...
New Citizens Advice analysis on disability and work
02 August 2016 | News
Employers and government must do more to close health and disability ... condition are more than twice as likely to fall out of work in any given year compared with people who are not disabled or do not have health problems, reveals new analysis from Citizens Advice. New ...
DR UK contributes to Barclays disability and careers toolkit
12 December 2016 | News
Disability Rights UK and Barclays working in partnership to increase awareness around Disability & Early Careers employment. On December 2 nd Liz Sayce, ...
Disability Rights UK named as charity of the year
12 February 2018 | News
... Charity of the Year for 2018. British Friendly is a leading financial services provider that was founded in 1902 and has headquarters in Bedford. As a mutual Society it is ... skills and understanding of its workforce around disability issues. This was well received and so the society began ...
Doctors assumed Disabled people not capable of discussing care
03 March 2021 | News
A report by the British Institute of Human Rights said that doctors assumed elderly and Disabled people were not capable of discussing how they ... of the Institute, told the Financial Times that the issues with the orders were “deeply rooted in the daily ...
Government proposes SSP extension to those earning less than lower earnings limit
15 July 2019 | News
... new measures “to transform how employers support and retain disabled staff and those with a health condition". Under ... a lack of time and capital to invest in support as the key issues. The government will also consider whether to change ...
DR UK calls for new assessment approach for PIP as Atos and Capita get £40m increase
04 February 2018 | News
Government spending on private firms carrying out 'brutal' disability ... request by The Independent found the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) paid Atos and Capita nearly £255m last ... For further information on welfare rights, education issues and social care you will find our factsheets here or ...
Disability Rights UK is looking for case studies and personal stories for its new Reskilling guide
10 November 2015 | News
We are interested in stories written by disabled people about their experiences of acquiring an impairment and how they dealt with returning to employment, ... include: Overcoming setbacks, barriers and solving problems Support you received from other people who'd been ...
Five year wait for child autism and ADHD assessments
07 April 2022 | News
... Observer highlight the extent of delays young people are facing when trying to get assessed for autism. The Guardian ... reports that 2,835 referrals for assessment in Coventry and Warwickshire have still not resulted in an appointment, ... initial referral. The longest wait was up to 251 weeks – nearly five years. This is a consistent barrier for ...