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How I left the nest and moved into my lifetime home
13 September 2018 | News
DR UK CEO Kamran Mallick talks about how he left home and the current shortage of suitable accessible housing. Read Kamran’s article in 24 Housing Britain’s housing crisis: Kamran Mallick and others offer their solutions Kamran left home when he ...
DRUK and YEG call on government to increase youth employment
23 September 2020 | News
... must act now to avoid a record number of young people ending up out of education, employment or training from ... in supporting young people during the economic crisis and beyond. DR UK Disability and Skills Manager Rabia Lemahieu said: “Young people ...
New Scottish Independent Living Fund Working Group Report and Recommendations
11 July 2017 | News
This paper is the final report of the Independent Living Fund (ILF) Working ... the policy options for opening the ILF to new users in Scotland, with new funding of £5 million committed from Scottish ... Thursday the 29 June 2017, the Minister for Public Health and Sport, Aileen Campbell MSP, announced details of the New ...
Visualise to hold Visual Awareness Training in Cardiff and London
24 July 2017 | News
This Visual Impairment Awareness Training raises your awareness of visual impairments and how to effectively support your customers and/or colleagues. London - Wed 20 September 2017 Time: ...
Disability Rights UK attends Climate Change event in London
26 April 2023 | News
Last week DR UK attended the Extinction Rebellion event in London called the Big one. The ... who descended on Parliament square to talk, march, & to demand change when it comes to policy and action on climate ... acknowledged that to date, very little work has explored issues around people with disabilities and ...
New JRF report: Unlocking benefits -Tackling barriers for Disabled people wanting to work
14 November 2024 | News
A new research report by the independent social change organisation Joseph Rowntree ... disability benefits (health-related universal credit (UC) and employment and support allowance (ESA) and related ... in work-related disability benefits. Bring a step-change in early, voluntary engagement, and effective employment ...
Little evidence to back up Universal Credit introduction - biggest welfare reform in 50 years
07 March 2018 | News
The Work and Pensions Committee publishes its assessment of reviews of Universal Credit, carried out by the Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA). Find out more ... For further information on welfare rights, education issues and social care you will find our factsheets/guides ...
Disabled People Not Supported in Electoral Reforms, New Report Finds
21 March 2024 | News
... registration system for local government elections in England and UK General Elections, asking that an urgent ... up, Housing and Communities Select Committee found issues with the implementation of recent electoral ...
Student Days - A Memoir Piece on Personal Assistants
16 January 2024 | News
One of DR UK's Trustees, Madeline Close, shares with us a chatty and touching piece of writing reminiscing on her student ... get ready for a morning lecture. And when you are in your early twenties, who wants to live in a care home with ...
Strategic partners programme February 2013 update
27 March 2013 | News
This month’s update includes news and insights on the final Francis report on ... the role of quality ratings, an Office for Disability Issues’ report on ‘building a deeper understanding of ...