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Business Disability Forum warns about threats to disability rights post-Brexit
12 February 2018 | News
Crucial gains for disability rights, secured by the business ... community, in danger post-Brexit due to a lack of planning and preparation. Read press release According to a survey of ... believe there will no impact on disability employment and three-quarters of business-owners that there would be no ...
One space for 38 blue badge holders – new report
23 September 2020 | News
There is only one council-owned accessible parking bay for every 38 blue badge holders, according to data ... an urgent need for more blue badge parking. As councils up and down the country are currently on a mission to increase ... fresco dining to boost the economy, amending streetscapes and removing parking bays as they go, they need to be ...
Jobseekers denied compensation go to court
10 June 2013 | News
Three jobseekers are seeking a judicial review following the introduction of ... in quashing Jobseeker's Allowance (Employment, Skills and Enterprise Scheme) Regulations were used to create ... about the “Back to Work” schemes in the Regulations and so were quashed. The ruling meant that anyone sanctioned ...
DR UK says scrapping continuous retesting for some ESA claimants a good first step
02 October 2016 | News
Government announces that Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) claimants, who have "chronic ... have long argued that such assessments are a waste of money and put disabled people with progressive conditions through ... is a complete overhaul of ESA alongside an improvement in support for disabled people who are looking for work. The ...
Sarah Newton MP replaces Penny Mordaunt MP at DWP
08 November 2017 | News
New ministerial appointments. View news item View Sarah ... MP is now Minister of State at the Department for Work and Pensions. Victoria Atkins MP is now Parliamentary Under ... at the Home Office. Sarah Newton's voting history Equality and human rights Generally voted against laws to promote ...
Swimming Lake Coniston with No Feet: a one-off personal challenge
18 September 2016 | News
Ikeni Mbako-Allison was caught in a house fire and suffered burns to his lower legs at 11 ... doing the Cue Arena Chillswim , which he describes as “a yearly event in which a bunch of otherwise sane people hurl ...
Disability Rights UK are Recruiting
10 January 2021 | News
Fundraising Manager Vacancy Disability Rights UK wish to recruit a ... grow the number of individuals actively supporting DR UK and increase income from trusts and foundations. You will be asked to come up with as many ...
Celebrities promote positive disabled role models
22 May 2013 | News
Celebrities have joined forces with the government to help launch a campaign ... had been an actress for many years before becoming blind, and it was some time before I could get back into work. I did that with the support of the team at Emmerdale and through the government employment scheme – Access to ...
New fee remission scheme from October
09 September 2013 | News
From 7 October 2013 The Government will introduce a single fee remissions system in all courts and tribunals and the UK Supreme Court. The fee remission aims to help ...
End unfair charges for shielders, supermarkets told
20 January 2021 | News
Supermarkets must end unfair delivery charges and minimum spend thresholds for shielders – that is the ... UK’s leading grocery retailers by Disability Rights UK and twenty other charities. Shielders are unable to shop in ...