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UK Violations of International Disability Treaty Slammed by DDPOs
29 August 2023 | News
On Monday 28 August Deaf and Disabled people’s organisations (DDPOs) from across the UK descended on the UN building in Geneva to give evidence on the state of Disabled ... disproportionate impacts of Covid-19 on Disabled people. Nearly six out of every 10 people who died with coronavirus ...
Violence against Disabled women and girls increasing on transport
20 August 2024 | News
... the British Transport Police show the number of crimes against women and girls has risen to 11,357 in 2024 from 7,561 in 2021. ... more likely to be experienced if you experience misogyny, and are Disabled. Disabled women and girls are at even more ...
Pandemic highlights health inequalities for Learning Disabled People
15 December 2020 | News
A Westminster Hall debate has been held on the impact of Covid-19 ... of people with learning disabilities were preventable, and, in 2017, the Equality and Human Rights Commission found ... in the intervening years. The pandemic has highlighted the issues that many people with learning disabilities face and ...
DR UK welcomes NAO investigation of suicide monitoring of welfare benefit claimants
22 October 2019 | News
The National Audit Office (NAO) is to investigate the Government’s monitoring of suicides among ... amid concerns about links between welfare reforms and declining mental health. The watchdog said it would call ... who had taken their own lives. It comes as DPOs like DR UK and disability charities raise concerns about links between ...
MPs want older people to pay to fund personal care for all
26 June 2018 | News
The Housing, Communities and Local Government and Health and Social ... silent generation (born 1926-45 Baby boomers (born 1946 – early to mid-60s) Generation X (born early to mid-60s to the ...
Take part in important research and get a £40 voucher
11 June 2017 | News
Disability Rights UK is recruiting disabled people to take part in a special project. This is an important piece of research and engagement that we are performing in conjunction with ... recruit individuals to attend an appointment at our offices and sit with an interviewer for (approximately) an hour and ...
Unacceptable delays and difficulties in challenging Universal Credit decisions
24 July 2019 | News
CPAG has published a new report highlighting the unacceptable scale and range of difficulties and systemic failures currently being experienced by those ...
Talking physical activity in Nottingham and more about mentoring
31 August 2017 | News
Latest news from Get Out Get Active (GOGA). News from Nottingham We’ve been talking to Nottingham City Council and about how to make physical activity more inclusive for disabled people and how to involve them with Get Out Get Active. We’ve ...
New Equality, Diversity and Inclusion course for apprenticeship providers
10 May 2017 | News
DR UK welcomes the launch of a new online Equality, Diversity and Inclusion course for apprenticeship providers. This ... front-line staff to support a diverse range of apprentices (and their employers) throughout their apprenticeship ...
Taking Disability Confident further and putting it into practice
08 January 2019 | News
... to make the most of the talents disabled people can bring to your workplace. The Scheme has been successful in ... question is what happens next? Philip Connolly, our policy and communications manager has written a new blog where he ... Read the full blog Taking Disability Confident further and putting it into practice ...