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Blog about disabled peoples resilience
22 January 2014 | News
Is it possible to be in some way a better person following the loss of your sight ... major disability? It’s a controversial question for sure and Philip Connolly, DR UK Policy uses it, in this blog, to explore why some people thrive and not just survive in response to even extreme life ...
Disability Rights UK is recruiting
03 August 2021 | News
We’re recruiting – kickstart vacancies Disability Rights UK is looking ... of our work - one within our Disability & Skills Unit; and another in our Get Yourself Active Team. People with ... Programme aims to create jobs for those aged between 16-24 and in receipt of Universal Credit. The roles last for six ...
Disabled people urged to check on eligibility for social tariffs on broadband
24 August 2022 | News
Broadband bills could be cut for millions of low-income households under Government plans to encourage ... (DWP) has launched a new scheme aimed at providing broadband access at a 'social tariff' to people who receive ...
Everyone Can survey on leisure sector provision for disabled people
04 December 2018 | News
Everyone Can is a new campaign led by Sport England, ukactive and several leading disability organisations. Everyone Can would like to ...
DR UK comments on the budget 2016
16 March 2016 | News
Commenting on the Budget, Liz Sayce, chief executive of Disability ... which mean less support for those claiming employment and support allowance, and less independence for those claiming personal ...
Employable me
04 December 2017 | News
... at the age of two. She has a first-class honours degree in multimedia journalism, but despite hundreds of ... Nicola is now back at home with her mum, stepdad and sister. Although she relies on her walking frame and lives with frequent pain, she is willing to do whatever ...
We're Recruiting!
04 March 2024 | News
We’re Recruiting – Covid-19 Inquiry Manager Disability Rights UK (DR ... of the role is to ensure the representation of views and experiences of Disabled people during the Covid-19 Public Inquiry, through communication and exchange of information with Disabled People's ...
Disability employment gap narrows slightly but still wide
02 July 2018 | News
Commons briefing: People with disabilities in employment Read briefing ... were economically inactive. These people were not in work and not looking for work. The economic inactivity rate for ... with disabilities was 44.2%. Between January-March 2014 and January-March 2018, the number of women with ...
Paralympian Anne Wafula Strike joins calls for protections for shielders
26 January 2022 | News
... voice to speak up about the lack of protections for clinically extremely vulnerable people and those who cannot medically be vaccinated. Writing in the Guardian, she says: “From the very beginning of the pandemic, Disabled people have been treated as an add-on. ...
Women dominate annual Disability power list
02 November 2022 | News
Women fill eight of the top ten spots in the Shaw Trust's annual list of the most powerful ... by social entrepreneur, disability inclusion specialist and broadcaster Shani Dhanda and Victoria Ann Jenkins, Chief Executive Officer and ...