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Disabled energy user forced onto meter
28 November 2022 | News
A Disabled woman has faced what she described as “bullying” from her energy supplier trying to “force” her to ... been changed) has multiple disabilities including paralysis and relies on a number of medical devices and equipment in her home to keep her mobile. Speaking ...
Disability Rights UK calls for immediate reform of disgraceful PIP mobility rules
11 April 2017 | News
Disability Rights UK (DR UK) is appalled at figures showing that more than 50,000 disabled people have had specially ... independence, in many cases removed their ability to work and meant they are effectively housebound. However, the ... their higher mobility payments – worth £57.45 per week and a vital contribution to their extra costs of travel. ...
Older peoples social care spending falling
21 January 2015 | News
... a social care ‘score card’ that shows despite rising demand from growing numbers of people in need of ... (14.4%) since 2010/11 In 2005/6 15.3% of all people aged 65 and over (1,230,625) received social care. By 2010/11 that ...
Bedroom tax human rights appeal win
01 October 2013 | News
... condition was so severe she needed a specially adapted bed and bedroom has won her appeal against the bedroom tax. A tribunal judge in Glasgow has ruled ... case was a breach of human rights. The judge ruled that she and her husband were legally entitled to a bedroom each ...
Transport access for all
25 July 2016 | News
... on better transport accessibility for disabled people. In this blog he talks about new initiatives on the East ... on the Disability Action Alliance (DAA) Transport project and has, in the past, highlighted success in the integration ... of disabled people into the process of training drivers and conductors in Blackpool. You can view a video explaining ...
CQC criticises standard of care homes
13 October 2014 | News
The Chief Inspector of social care says there is too much bad care in ... knows their rights – to live at home with support, and to proper standards of care wherever they are based. Read our new Taking ...
Top airlines poor on accessibility
06 August 2014 | News
In a new AbilityNet survey, only one of the top twelve carriers and holiday companies sampled met the minimum accessibility standards. The companies surveyed were British Airways, ...
Cost of prescriptions prevent people from getting necessary medication
28 June 2017 | News
A third of people living with long-term conditions and currently paying ... research and are currently paying for their prescriptions, nearly a third (30%) admitted that they are skipping or ...
Two new blogs from Get Yourself Active
28 July 2016 | News
... has now published two new blogs related to the project Getting active…the way you want – Our CEO Liz Sayce blogs on ... led by Disability Rights UK, funded by Sport England and delivered by Leicester Centre for Integrated Living and ...
Guidance ‘will boost confidence’ of employers who want to recruit disabled people
14 June 2023 | News
New guidance stressing that employers are allowed to reserve jobs for Disabled ... law. She approached the independent employment advice and conciliation service Acas to ask if it would produce new guidance. With support from Collier and Inclusion London's C hief E xecutive Tracey Lazard, Acas ...