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Ofgem webinar on possible winter power cuts
22 December 2022 | News
... more energy than anyone else to power equipment to maintain healthy lives, there must be an alternative to just ... to your equipment in a power cut, you should speak to your healthcare provider now and ensure your equipment and backup ...
Unions and campaigners call for government to improve flexible working rights
25 July 2023 | News
... available to everyone – those of us who need it for our health, caring responsibilities or travelling commitments, ...
Government action needed to end the institutionalisation of Disabled people
21 June 2024 | News
... with a learning disability living as inpatients in mental health ATUs have been missed. The latest target was to ... people and people with a learning disability in mental health hospitals. There must be a dramatic and speedy ...
We're Hiring - Trustee Opportunity
01 July 2024 | News
... lived experiences including: learning difficulties, mental health conditions, neurodiversity, deafness, hearing ... visual impairments, physical impairments and long-term health conditions. Please see the attached documents for ...
How Did We Get Involved In The Disability Rights Movement? DR UK Staff Blog Series! Part One
31 July 2024 | News
... of incarceration as a teenager at the hands of mental health services. It was through this that he learnt the history of the Mental Patients Union, Mental Health Resistance Network, Reclaim Bedlam and East End ...
DWP spent £50,000 trying to stop release of review into Disabled man’s death
03 January 2025 | News
... (ESA) was withdrawn. He was suffering severe mental health problems and weighed four-and-a-half stone (30kg) ... failed to take reasonable steps to obtain evidence that his health had improved before removing his only source of ...
Help Us Make a Real Difference at Disability Rights UK
25 March 2025 | News
... cultural and ethnic backgrounds Those with mental health challenges or learning disabilities People who ... or isolated areas People with a range of impairments or health conditions Any other individuals with lived ...
82 benefit claimants have died after some alleged DWP activity such as termination of benefits, BBC finds
09 May 2021 | News
... such as termination of benefits. It says that mental health vulnerabilities were a contributing factor in 35 of ... 2019 Justin Tomlinson MP, Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work said there had been 84 held since 2015 and a ...
Covid Inquiry will consider impact of pandemic on Disabled people
17 July 2022 | News
... a supply of PPE, how to remain supported by my personal healthcare team if I needed to go to hospital, and whether ... lives should be prioritised. People with impairments and health conditions were expendable. Now, as we move into a ...
Nearly Half of Families With A Disabled Child Living in Poverty
30 January 2024 | News
... driver of food bank use – Essentials Guarantee needed Health of Millions at risk as Universal Credit Falls So Far ...