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MP Calls for Disabled Inclusive Business Industrial Strategy
26 October 2017 | News
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has been criticised ... and Lesmahagow, highlighted the unfair strategy in a recent early day motion to UK Government. Dr Cameron has called for ...
Social workers needed to support with health and wellbeing research
23 April 2017 | News
Disability Rights UK has partnered with University of Birmingham and Sport England to develop evidence based guidelines to ... who can give up one hour of their time this May or early June to speak with the researchers at University of ...
Those who ‘fail to attend’ telephone work capability assessments may now have their ESA stopped or UC entitlement changed
04 November 2020 | News
... telephone health assessment without “good reason”. In its 6 November Touchbase update newsletter the DWP ... telephone health assessments were introduced in Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) and Universal Credit (UC) earlier this year, an easement was ...
Disabled Peoples Organisations Forum reject new ‘tick box’ National Disability Strategy
29 July 2021 | News
... Inclusive Education, Chronic Illness Inclusion, West of England Centre for Independent Living, Disability Sheffield, ... Strategy that is not a strategy, does not address key problems, does not reflect the issues and priorities of Disabled people and was not ...
Police and prosecutors still failing disabled people on hate crime
11 October 2018 | News
Joint Inspection of the Handling of Cases Involving Disability ... Majesty’s Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate (HMCPSI) and Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & ...
More street hazards for disabled people
07 July 2020 | News
In the Business and Planning Bill heading to the Lords next week, the rules ... five working days for objections. For those with mobility issues or sight problems, the street furniture will cause navigation and ...
Disability Rights UK fights for employment rights
13 May 2013 | News
Disabled people and our organisations have lobbied for our rights in employment - and had a few successes. Next we have strong ... for people with learning disabilities or mental health issues People with fluctuating conditions find it immensely ...
Carmichael case to go to Supreme Court
19 February 2019 | News
Appeal against Secretary of State for Work And Pensions v Carmichael & ... This case was an appeal by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions against the upper tribunal decision ...
Glenda Jackson vs Iain Duncan Smith
30 June 2014 | News
Glenda Jackson, MP for Hampstead and Kilburn took Iain Duncan Smith and the Government to ... assessment showing the potential impact of delays, delivery problems, contract failures and underperformance on (i) ... direct question or actively engaging in any of the serious issues about the destruction of the welfare state and his ...
Read our submission on UC natural migration
18 February 2019 | News
Disability Rights UK submission to Work and Pensions Committee Inquiry on natural migration to ... to disabled people, particularly in respect of benefit issues. DR UK run a second-tier advice line where we assist ... have equal financial and accessibility needs. Many of the problems in relation to natural migration to universal ...