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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 ...
Farewell Independent Living?
17 December 2012 | News
The Government has announced its intention to close the Independent Living Fund (ILF) in ... plans to transfer ILF funding to Local Authorities and to the devolved administrations. Disability Rights UK ... Sadly, the Government has not addressed these important issues in its response. Liz Sayce adds: “As the plans ...
Dramatic decline in Blue Badge enforcement
26 January 2022 | News
... from the Department for Transport (DfT) show a 49% decrease in prosecutions for fraud and misuse of the scheme. Only 698 prosecutions took place between 1 April 2020 and 31 March 2021, compared with the previous year’s ...
Our Interview with Paralympian Sophie Christiansen!
20 May 2025 | News
... about the 50th anniversary of our Disability Rights Handbook, access to sport and physical activity for Disabled people and the dismantling of barriers we face as Disabled people in society. Read ... Christiansen: I started to speak out about disability issues around the London 2012 Paralympic Games because I was ...
Our work in National Apprenticeship Week
16 March 2015 | News
... presented at a strategic workshop on 12 February to update and discuss issues relating to apprenticeships for disabled people This was a follow ...
PHSO report highlights gaps in continuing healthcare
04 November 2020 | News
The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) has released a new report, Continuing Healthcare: getting it right first time based on ... cases it has dealt with in the past three years. Among the issues addressed are the unlawful requirement for people to ...
Responding to change in jobcentres
18 June 2013 | News
Public Accounts Committee 5th Report of this Session examines the response to change in jobcentres This report examines the current performance of Jobcentres and suggests that their approach will need to change with ... that Jobcentres coped well with higher claimant numbers and increased demand for their services during the economic ...