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DFID Ghana social sectors team leader, Jemima Gordon-Duff delivered a speech at the launch of Quality Rights Initiative.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
The government has announced plans to give personal health budgets to up to 200,000 people by 2024.
The Minister of State for Care Caroline Dinenage has written to the Voluntary Organisations Disability Group (VODG) about the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill.
The Office for Disability Issues are seeking disability sector champions in 7 sectors.
New shopping centres, stadiums and theme parks are among buildings that could be required to provide Changing Places toilets for severely disabled people.
Disabled people will be able to work with a dedicated key worker to get and stay in employment, the new Work and Pensions Secretary Amber Rudd has announced today.
DFID Ghana social sectors team leader, Jemima Gordon-Duff delivered a speech at the Career Fair for persons with disabilities.
The regional stakeholder network will bring the views of disabled people and local disabled organisations across England closer to government.
On International Day of Persons with Disabilities (3 December) the government is announcing that it will be recruiting 6 new disability champions to help tackle the issues disabled people face as consumers.
Letter reminding employers of their obligations around staff training, following the Learning Disability Mortality Review Programme's 2nd annual report.
People with health conditions will receive further support to manage their health conditions at work.
Today launches ‘Purple Tuesday’, the UK’s first accessible shopping day, organised by the disability organisation ‘Purple’.
A PHE world-leading evidence review and UK Chief Medical Officer physical activity infographic has been launched for disabled adults.
UK's Department for International Development (DFID) hosted an event on 13 September on ensuring the rights, freedoms, dignity and inclusion of people with disabilities in Pakistan.
The government has announced a series of measures to address the inequality of life expectancy between people with learning disabilities and the wider population.
Some of the country’s most accessible tourist and visitor attractions to disabled people have been highlighted today.
We've been awarded the Gold standard at this year's Mind Workplace Wellbeing Index Awards for our commitment to staff and mental health.
Thousands of extra homes will be built that are designed for people who need extra support to help them live independently and in the community for longer.
The new law seeks to protect the rights of people who do not have the mental capacity to make decisions about their care and to reduce the burden on local authorities.
PHE has published a paper examining the evidence linking obesity and disability in children and young people.
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