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Kickstart scheme discriminates against disabled young people
03 September 2020 | News
... flagship measure to support young people between 16 and 24 into work poses major barriers for disabled adults. The ... for Jobs , which pays employers to take on young people and pays for 25 hours a week at minimum wage for six months. ...
DR UK at Disability First AGM
04 November 2018 | News
... was the keynote speaker at Disability First ’s AGM and 25 year celebration - Friday 2nd November at The Grange, ... past 25 years. Stephen Brookes MBE, rail sector champion and DR UK ambassador, also spoke at the AGM Disability First provide advice, training, information and support services to disabled people, ...
IPSOS Mori survey shows cutting disability benefits unpopular
23 March 2016 | News
... that 84% were opposed to proposed budget cuts to benefits and just 13% in support of them. Seven in ten (71%) Conservatives opposed the cuts and 22% were in support of them. View survey IPSOS Mori ...
Disability Sheffield is recruiting for an Advocacy Manager!
17 June 2019 | News
Disability Sheffield, Centre for Independent Living is looking to recruit an advocacy ... the Advocacy Manager will be responsible for supporting and supervising the advocacy team, which delivers a range of advocacy (statutory and non-statutory) as part of Sheffield Advocacy Hub. ...
#ScraptheLetters campaign petition
17 March 2019 | News
... campaign by Zacchaeus 2000 Trust. They are calling on the Department for Work and Pensions to stop sending letters telling doctors to withhold sick notes from the ill and disabled people seeking Employment and Support Allowance ...
EHRC launches 'Is Britain Fairer' report
29 October 2015 | News
Is Britain Fairer? launches today The biggest review to date of Britain's progress towards equality and human rights is published today by the Equality and Human Rights Commission. It finds that while great ...
Caroline Gooding obituary
11 August 2014 | News
We are deeply sorry to let everyone know that Caroline Gooding died on July 19th. Caroline was an incredible campaigner for disability rights and law reform; she wrote the first book on the Disability Discrimination Act and led programmes on disability law reform in GB throughout ...
Non-disabled people can learn from us
09 October 2016 | News
In her new blog for Get Yourself Active Laura Turner, London 2012 Paralympic Torchbearer, former dressage rider and para-cyclist shares her experience of being active and why 'non-disabled people can learn from us' Read blog ...
Accessible Britain Challenge
10 September 2014 | News
The Accessible Britain Challenge encourages communities to be inclusive and accessible That means working with disabled people to ... disabled people make a positive contribution to employment and local economies. The Accessible Britain Challenge wants ...
A civilised society deserves better
03 September 2017 | News
In this blog, Sue Bott Disability Rights UK Deputy CEO ... the hope that the Government will commit to change and follow the recommendations of the report of the United ... as equal citizens. View blog View UNCRPD submissions and reports A civilised society deserves better ...