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The Sun calls Sophie Morgan a ‘wheelchair’
07 March 2023 | News
The Sun has run a full front page splash headline story calling TV presenter Sophie Morgan a wheelchair. ... Attempting to announce that the Loose Women presenter and driving force behind the Rights on Flights campaign had ... I am a PERSON who uses a wheelchair.” DR UK’s Media and Communications Manager Anna Morell said: “The language ...
Train companies to reduce ‘tannoy spam’
26 January 2022 | News
The Government has announced that it is reviewing and removing so-called ‘tannoy spam’ – train announcements that add unnecessary noise and disruption to journeys. DR UK Rail Policy Adviser ...
Wheelchair-user forced to climb stairs for driving test
05 October 2020 | News
... to pull himself up three flights of stairs to take his driving theory test, an experience which the BBC reports left him feeling “very disappointed and angry” and "completely left out". Sam Law, who had a ... exam." DR UK’s Head of Policy Fazilet Hadi said: “Clearly the DVSA does not make reasonable adjustments for ...
Two-thirds of workplace adjustments 'turned down'
18 November 2019 | News
... faced barriers which could be removed with adjustments, and two-thirds have had some or all of their requests for ... to help them do their jobs turned down. Those are the damning findings of a new report shedding light on life in the ... disability leave (which is distinct from paid sick leave) and only 8% had been allowed disability leave as a ...
New JRF report on poverty
31 July 2016 | News
Counting the cost of UK poverty Download report This Joseph ... of poverty to the Treasury, in terms of reduced revenues and increased benefit payments to people whose earnings ... effects of child poverty costing a further £6 billion and knock-on effects of adult poverty costing at least £2.7 ...
Tanni: On public perceptions of disabled people
26 July 2015 | News
In an interview with BBC Radio Wales, Baroness Tanni ... the Equality Act "We're still a long way from equality and the disability rights movement has struggled so when the ... would mean a really big step forward. "But it hasn't been and we're still kind of lost behind other minority groups." ...
Government to cut ESA by nearly £30 per week?
29 October 2014 | News
The Government is considering drastically cutting Employment and Support Allowance ... were not Government policy. Dame Anne Beg MP, Chair of Work and Pensions Select Committee, says cutting the benefit ... Government to cut ESA by nearly £30 per week? ...
Academy trust to bus disabled children to poorer school
30 May 2016 | News
Dean Trust intends to ‘bus’ disabled children from a ... This will damage the confidence of the children involved and undermine friendships they have built up at their ... way.” The Dean Trust runs schools in Trafford, Cheshire and Liverpool. They have informed parents of children with ...
Disability Rights UK on Korean TV
25 June 2013 | News
MBC Newsdesk interviews Disability Rights UK regarding accessible ... MBC interviewed Disability Rights UK’s Liz Sayce and Banane Nafeh about accessible transport in London. The YouTube video shows Banane using both buses and cabs within London. The news article starts 47 minutes ...
PIP: walking through pain is not walking to an acceptable standard
28 July 2016 | News
... judgment holds that while someone may ‘push through pain’ in order to continue walking this does not mean that they are walking to an “acceptable standard” for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) purposes. ... which the pain meant that walking was to an unacceptable standard. While Judge Markus finds that while the appellant in ...