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Inspiring story of one handed hairdresser
02 July 2013 | News
... to teach him how to do this because he was born with one hand and the received wisdom is that you need two hands to cut and style hair. Undeterred he set about learning how to style hair in his own unique way. He was lucky ... he started out as a professional hairdresser Ashley had problems gaining clients because people had preconceptions ...
Disabled people take the lead on £5 million research project
14 September 2015 | News
... use Disabled people will be at the forefront of designing projects for a new £5 million research programme to ... lives. The DRILL programme, which is launched in England on 15 September, will see disabled people working with ... in the world which ensures disabled people, and the issues that matter to us, are central to research funding ...
Universal Credit: your claimant commitment and sanctions – new Public Law Project free advice resources
25 September 2019 | News
... Project (PLP) has launched a microsite for both claimants and advisers to help make sure that individual claimant commitments are appropriately tailored ... SSAC report also highlighted that people with mental health problems are less likely to feel that their commitments ...
Disability benefit reform: reducing the financial risks for Disabled people to try out employment
29 November 2022 | News
... Social Security Advisory Committee (SSAC) has issued a briefing paper examining in detail how the current structure of ... moving towards employment. The briefing’s conclusions and recommendations, are aimed at informing the Department ... concluded that the immediate priority should be to address issues under the following three broad core themes which ...
Scottish review into care charge costs
24 June 2013 | News
A review into whether disabled people are being denied funding for ... statistics show that the number of people in Scotland being given state funding for all their care has fallen ... process is required. If a disabled person has severe health problems which require intense or complex nursing care then ...
No confidence in Welfare Reform Minister
28 October 2014 | News
MPs yesterday rejected a Labour Party call for Welfare Minister Lord Freud to lose his job after his recent comments ... delays in assessments for a personal independence payment, problems with work capability assessments, and the poor performance of policies aimed at helping ...
Govt promises 'package of measures' on bus wheelchair access later this year
15 May 2018 | News
... - Buses: Wheelchair Users Read Hansard extract Responding to a question from Baroness Deech, the Government ... changes to law (hopefully to the bus conduct regulations ) and guidance as well as attempting to influence passenger ... confirmed that there are no plans to review the standards for the size of wheelchair spaces on buses and the ...
Finding the Law
07 October 2022 | Resource
... on a social security benefit or tax credits claim or win an appeal, you need to know how to find out about the law ... explains how to find out about the rules, cases, practice and procedure related to social security benefits and tax ... Act 1998 all courts and tribunals must take human rights issues into account when deciding cases. Most of the case ...
Tottenham Hotspur: Supporting Disability History Month and leading the way in disability access and inclusion
23 November 2015 | News
... support for UK Disability History Month as part of its ongoing commitment to backing football’s equality and inclusion campaign, Kick It Out . In November 2014, the ... Disability Centre of Excellence, in partnership with Barnet and Southgate College, to provide specialist education ...
Journeys can be over four times longer for disabled people
19 April 2016 | News
... 2016 report has found that journeys are often a lot longer and more expensive for young disabled people. The report ... yet: nearly two thirds of respondents have experienced problems getting on a bus owing to the attitude or behaviour ... on a national and local level to highlight and address the issues that are important to them. We aim to fight the ...