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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 ...
HMCTS finally accepts recommendations on data collection to support the evaluation of its courts and tribunals reforms
13 October 2020 | News
Her Majesty’s Court and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) has finally accepted recommendations on data collection to support the evaluation of its courts and tribunals online reforms made a report from the Legal ...
Reintroduction of work conditionality and sanctions is an appalling decision that must be reversed, says DR UK
29 June 2020 | News
Work and Pensions Secretary Thérèse Coffey has announced conditionality and benefit sanctions will be reintroduced this week as jobcentres in England start to ... service union highlighting that reopening jobcentres as early as next week could create “a perfect storm” and ...
Labour launches its manifesto with promises on disability and accessibility
13 June 2024 | News
... manifesto for the General Election. Whilst there was no BSL interpreter on the stage with Keir Starmer, one was visible ... was heavily critical of the conservative government’s handling of the economy and emphasised labours promise of economic repair. Although ...
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 ...