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High street off limits to disabled shoppers?
30 November 2014 | News
Wheelchair users are being deprived of the opportunity to sample the festive ... attractions of their local high streets due to access and security worries, according to a new survey by the ... out of 10 disabled people and carers (84%) had experienced problems with the accessibility of major high street stores ...
Bedroom Tax challenge goes to Supreme Court
11 January 2015 | News
... officer at Disability Rights UK, said it was “mystifying” why disabled adults were being treated differently ... decision R oao MA & Others -v- Secretary of State for Work and Pensions to the Supreme Court. This was a Court of ... to adults was discriminatory, but that this was objectively and reasonably justified and therefore lawful because ...
DWP staff fail in two-fifths of cases to meet new standards aimed at preventing claimant deaths
24 June 2024 | News
... survey by the department found its staff did not meet the standards on hundreds of occasions, the Disability News Service (DNS) reports. The standards include staff having to identify if a disabled person will ... range of benefits provided by DWP, examined a sample of nearly 4,000 claims. Across those cases, 1,309 separate ...
I Can Make It Case Study: Carrie Boyce
18 May 2016 | News
... share their success stories with us when it comes to navigating the obstacles in the path to employment. Before her star ... of how having been diagnosed with severe dermatomyositis early in her career, she ‘swam for the music that saved ... blog space is all yours… If you’re disabled, aged 18-29 and have a story that you’d like to share with us about ...
Vitamin D for shielders
01 December 2020 | News
More than two and a half million vulnerable people across England will be offered free Vitamin D supplements for the winter, the government has ... micrograms (400 IU) of Vitamin D a day between October and early March to keep bones and muscles healthy. Public Health ...
Scottish Government announces rent freeze
06 September 2022 | News
In her speech outlining her government's annual programme at ... Nicola Sturgeon announced plans to freeze rents for public and private tenants and a ban on winter evictions in a package of measures ...
Panorama report on SEND families ‘on their knees’
08 September 2020 | News
... families with children with special educational needs and disabilities in the UK are facing. Parents reported that they felt like ... to resource-match while having to find fighting funds of nearly £10,000. DR UK’s Kamran Mallick said: “We hear ...
History of The Disability Rights Handbook To Celebrate 50 Editions!
18 July 2024 | News
Next year, our Disability Rights Handbook will reach its 50th edition. Our current Handbook ... the book and where it leaves us today. A Brief History: The Early Years The Disability Rights Handbook began its life as pamphlet produced by the new campaigning organisation Disability Alliance. Disability Alliance ...
PIP review terms of reference published
20 May 2014 | News
The first independent review of the Personal Independence Payment ... will present his report to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions before the end of 2014. From around mid June to early September, Paul Gray will gather evidence to inform ...
Obituary: Wycliffe Noble
27 April 2017 | News
... was an architect who championed accessible building design. Buildings he has made accessible for disabled people include Park House, Sandringham, Somerset House, the Royal Albert Hall and the ... Army group, the Joystrings, which charted twice in the early 60’s. To find out more and view tributes go to ...