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NAO report: disabiliity inclusion in Civil Service
24 June 2015 | News
Equality, diversity, and inclusion in the civil service This NAO report finds that ... processes amongst disabled staff than other colleagues; and problems of bullying and harassment. The research suggested ...
90% of top local authority websites not accessible – Scope
30 September 2020 | News
... websites, the charity revealed that 9 out of 10 of England's biggest councils are failing to meet website ... population of more than 10 million people. Accessibility issues included confusing layouts, problems enlarging text, poor colour contrasts, difficulties ...
DR UK: Government must re-introduce Covid protections for Disabled people
13 December 2021 | News
Disability Rights UK is calling on the Health Secretary Sajid Javid to reintroduce protection for clinically vulnerable people, and those who are medically exempt from vaccinations, as the ... CEO Kamran Mallick said: “We cannot stress enough how abandoned clinically vulnerable people feel and the urgent ...
Judicial review concessions to avoid Lords defeat
12 January 2015 | News
Justice secretary Chris Grayling makes concessions to avoid a third successive defeat, ... is proposing three amendments to the the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill , two of which concern judicial review. This ... able to assist the court in understanding either the legal issues in question or the factual basis of the claim. In ...
DR UK congratulates our Chair on being awarded an OBE
06 January 2019 | News
... (MS). Martin Stevens, 55, was diagnosed with MS in 1995 and has been supporting people with the condition and other ... within the UK and at global level, drawing attention to issues that are crucial from the perspective of people with ... in the UK MS is often painful and exhausting and can cause problems with how we walk, move, see, think and feel It’s ...
Commons Transport Committee criticises DfT for failing to tackle pavement parking
08 September 2019 | News
... takes the Department for Transport to task for failing to tackle pavement parking The Transport Committee has ... have been told has a detrimental effect on people’s lives and can lead to social isolation. Read the report: Pavement parking [HTML] Read the conclusions and recommendations: Pavement parking [HTML] Read the ...
High Court rules mandatory reconsideration requirement for ESA claimants unlawful
10 August 2020 | News
The High Court - in Connor, R (On the Application Of) v The Secretary of State for Work And Pensions [2020] EWHC 1999 (Admin ) - has ruled that the requirement for an ESA claimant to go through the mandatory reconsideration process before appealing against a ...
DR UK concerned at plans to close almost one in 10 jobcentres
05 July 2017 | News
The DWP has announced plans to close almost one in 10 Jobcentres and to make around 750 Jobcentre staff redundant. Announcing ... due to the nature of their disability, and others have problems accessing it due to resources and finance. In ...
Ministers Ignore ESA Claimants in Suicide Prevention Strategy
21 September 2023 | News
Ministers have refused to include claimants of out-of-work ... evidence” from NHS research. The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has listed “common risk factors” such as physical illness, financial difficulty and social isolation in its new Suicide Prevention Strategy ...
Evaluation: How Do We Bring People In?
20 August 2024 | News
Evaluation. It’s something we often think of as aimed at a particular individual, ... at Disability Rights UK (DR UK). Our team has the knowledge and experience of working on the programme to develop an ... and meaningful co-creation was challenging. One of the main early obstacles was overcoming the initial ‘information ...