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Sign up for our Disability and my Journey Into Higher Education webinar
14 November 2017 | News
In this webinar one of our I Can Make It Champions, Bethany ... talked about some of the barriers she encountered in HE and shared solutions for making education more inclusive. View presentation Time and date: 2pm Wednesday 29 November 2017 Sign up for our ...
My Claim Solved makes donation to support our advice and information resources
27 February 2017 | News
... . The company, which employs c.90 staff across 2 sites and helps members of the public reclaim mis-sold financial services products, regularly consults with staff in ... to the tune of £1000. The funding will be used to support and update Disability Rights UK advice and information ...
Calling all Heads of Procurement across Local Authorities and councils in England
05 July 2016 | News
Over the coming weeks we will be engaging with Local Authority procurement teams across England (both tiers of local government) for our "I Can Make It" ... the campaign uses the Social Value Act as it's main driver and engages young disabled people with key council decision ...
DR UK CEO and ambassadors in the top 100 disability power list
02 December 2015 | News
... achievements. We are very pleased to see many people being recognised who have supported DR UK as Trustees or been ... Baroness Jane Campbell, Phil Friend, Colin Low and David Blunkett. Currently working with us on the DRILL ... Geoff Adams-Spink. View the power list DR UK CEO and ambassadors in the top 100 disability power list ...
How personal are personal budgets in 2017?
19 September 2017 | News
Although the Care Act placed legal force behind personal budgets, responses to Community Care’s survey ... Community Care article This survey echoes many of the same issues people with direct payments report to Disability ... Rights UK on our helpline . Lack of social care funding and ignorance about how personalisation should work is ...
Our benefit cap information has been updated
28 August 2018 | News
This information explains the benefit cap as it applies if you ... For further information on welfare rights, education issues and social care you will find our factsheets/guides here or ...
1 in 3 disabled people refused DHPs
14 August 2013 | News
Making Discretionary Housing Payments work for disabled people ... (DHPs) based on a series of Freedom of Information requests and an initial survey of disabled people. The report ... from disabled people who are living in adapted properties and are unable to downsize in the short term. Disabled ...
New payment for people on low incomes self-isolating in highest risk areas
26 August 2020 | News
People on low incomes who need to self-isolate and are unable to work from ... to made to people who have tested positive for COVID-19 and their contacts. The new scheme will start first in ...
Training for spinal cord injured people
04 December 2016 | News
Caring with Confidence event in Milton Keynes on 22 February ... 2017 . This day is aimed at healthcare assistants, carers and PAs- anyone involved in the personal care of people with spinal cord injury- and will look at issues such as bladder and bowel management, care of the ...
Strategic partner updates for October 2013
25 November 2013 | News
Health and Social Care update from our work as Strategic Partner to ... NHS England and Public Health England This month’s update includes a report from the latest Strategic Partners ... departments and Clinical Commissioning Groups do grasp the issues but do not know where to start. If one looks at ...