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Online abuse law fails to protect disabled people
21 January 2019 | News
Online abuse and the experience of disabled people. This new ... the high level of abuse that disabled people receive online. The Petitions Committee decided to investigate online ... had 221,914 signatures. Katie Price has a disabled child and both of them gave evidence to the Committee The ...
Education factsheet updates
20 September 2018 | News
... have been updated... Adjustments for disabled students Making a complaint Telling people you’re disabled: clear and easy guide for students Understanding the Equality Act: information for disabled students ...
We welcome law change on equal treatment for disabled taxi users
06 February 2017 | News
... 6 April 2017 it will be illegal for taxi drivers to discriminate against wheelchair users. Read more on GovUK site Taxi ... attempt to charge them extra, announced Transport Minister Andrew Jones. From 6 April taxi and private hire vehicle drivers will be obliged by law to: ...
New Rights for Wheelchair Users to access Taxi Services
05 April 2017 | News
Today the Government is introducing provisions which will give more protection for disabled people using taxi and private hire services. Read blog Under the Equality Act ... exemption) to provide assistance such as deploying the ramp and helping to push them into the vehicle, or charge extra ...
DLA factsheet updated
09 June 2013 | News
Our Disability Living Allowance factsheet has been updated to reflect that ... for Disability Living Allowance if you are aged between 16 and 64. You will instead have to claim the new Personal Independence Payment (PIP). Our Disability Rights Handbook fully explains how to claim PIP, how to appeal ...
Disabled employees are an asset, not a cost' - DRUK CEO
27 November 2019 | News
... companies won’t hire them or they hide their disability and worry about being found out. Kamran Mallick, Chief Executive of Disability ... to stay loyal to their employer longer than everybody else and take less sick leave. But the main positive for me about ...
How Nordic Walking keeps Nina Bergonzi physically active
23 October 2018 | News
... experience blog post at Get Yourself Active comes from Nina Bergonzi who has Dystonia and uses Nordic Walking to help keep herself physically ... active. Read blog If you’re disabled, inspired by Nina and want to submit a blog post (or drawing) about getting ...
10 new research projects led by disabled people: reflections on DRILL so far
29 November 2016 | News
In her new blog, DR UK CEO says we’re now beginning to see ... the fruits of our labour in getting the DRILL project up and running. “We’re pleased to be funding projects for groups of disabled people such as those with dementia, and those with learning disabilities; these groups often get ...
Disabled leaseholders win court victory over home adaptations
30 January 2019 | News
The Cardiff County Court has ruled that a landlord acted unlawfully by refusing to allow a disabled homeowner to make necessary ... has Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, which restricts her mobility, and needed to make adaptations to her home to accommodate ...
150,000 complaints made against Atos
17 October 2013 | News
Figures obtained by Sky News reveal that Citizens Advice has been ... Government. Citizens Advise warns that genuinely disabled and seriously ill people are being stripped of benefits ... its job properly, failing to give taxpayers value for money and worst of all, failing thousands of sick and disabled ...