Press Releases

Ashley private members bill completes Lords stages as Government research reveals evidence of cost benefits of independent living

Tuesday 24th April 2007

DRC calls for British pressure on EU after disability Convention adopted

Friday 30th March 2007

Hard-hitting commercial highlighting abuse of disabled people comes to the big screen

Wednesday 28th March 2007

Child poverty targets need disability at their heart

Tuesday 27th March 2007

NHS reforms to tackle health inequalities and the call for an inquiry into deaths in hospital of people with learning disabilities

Monday 12th March 2007

Government welfare reform review risks excluding one quarter of lone parents with disabled children, says DRC.

Monday 5th March 2007

Disability is the real challenge in supporting lone parents back to work.

Tuesday 30th January 2007

Confidence gap must close before transport investment can deliver

Monday 29th January 2007

Social care system ‘close to point of no return,’ DRC

Wednesday 10th January 2007

Medical steps not the answer to dealing with social care crisis, DRC.

Thursday 4th January 2007

CEHR Commissioners - DRC reaction

Tuesday 5th December 2006

Disabled people continue to bear brunt of UK poverty – DRC.

Monday 4th December 2006

Social care annual audit underlines the need for Independent Living Bill

Friday 1st December 2006

Government’s single equality body has ‘credibility gap’ with groups it is meant to serve

Tuesday 17th October 2006

EMPLOYERS ILL-EQUIPPED TO TAKE ON STAFF WITH MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS

Monday 16th October 2006

Employers still discriminating against workers with cancer despite new legal protection

Friday 6th October 2006

New CEHR chair must make ‘clear break from the past’, says Disability Rights Commission

Friday 8th September 2006

Debenhams confirms commitment to making problem older stores accessible for disabled people

Tuesday 22nd August 2006

Welfare Reform Bill

Monday 24th July 2006

Parliamentary Briefing Disabled Persons (Independent Living) Bill

Friday 14th July 2006

DRC considers support for human rights appeal

Thursday 13th July 2006

70 PER CENT OF BRITONS DON’T KNOW THEIR HUMAN RIGHTS

Friday 7th July 2006

DRC response to welfare reform proposals

Tuesday 4th July 2006

Disabled woman, sacked after stroke, wins £20,000 compensation

Wednesday 7th June 2006

Arcadia Group faces disability legal challenge

Tuesday 6th June 2006

DRC launches first formal investigation into public sector fitness standards

Monday 22nd May 2006

DRC calls for debate on NUT’s unwelcome proposals to turn the clock back on inclusion

Wednesday 17th May 2006

Cycle of failure forces parents with learning disabilities to have their children taken away

Tuesday 9th May 2006

Criticism of disability transport body misplaced

Friday 28th April 2006

Teacher with sight loss receives £196,000 damages

Wednesday 26th April 2006

User-friendly websites for all

Wednesday 8th March 2006

Chip and PIN cards

Wednesday 15th February 2006

Excluded six year old with diabetes wins school apology

Thursday 2nd February 2006

Welfare reform needs to be assessed against equality standards

Tuesday 24th January 2006

DRC warns of culture of complacency in public sector

Tuesday 20th December 2005

Accessible buses transform the lives of millions of disabled Londoners

Wednesday 7th December 2005

DRC comment on the launch of the Office for Disability Issues

Thursday 1st December 2005

DRC hails new legal protection for 250,000 people with serious health conditions

Wednesday 30th November 2005

New film brings disabled workers into the limelight

Thursday 10th November 2005

People with autism have their say at the DRC

Friday 4th November 2005

Our response to John Hutton’s appointment

Thursday 3rd November 2005

Our response to David Blunkett's resignation

Wednesday 2nd November 2005

People with autism have their say at the DRC

Tuesday 1st November 2005

No lift up for disabled applicant at Churchill’s Stairlifts

Tuesday 1st November 2005

DRC agreed quotas on Ryanair flights not true

Friday 14th October 2005

DRC pledges to get tough on access offenders on the high street

Friday 30th September 2005

New term brings better access for disabled students

Thursday 25th August 2005

DRC launches consultation on revised DDA code

Thursday 18th August 2005

DRC receives more than half a million enquiries in five years

Monday 15th August 2005

Absolutely Furious - Fringe row over 'dwarf curling'

Thursday 11th August 2005

Culture of risk aversion ‘reducing disabled people to second class citizens’, Massie

Wednesday 10th August 2005

Debenhams becomes first prosecution under disability access law

Friday 29th July 2005

Right to life-prolonging treatment upheld, but only if you can tell the doctor

Thursday 28th July 2005

DRC calls for specific measures to tackle disabled people's representation in judicial roles

Wednesday 13th July 2005

Live8 and disabled people: Shame they couldn't get in...

Friday 1st July 2005

DRC lawyers win top legal award

Wednesday 29th June 2005

Has anyone asked young disabled people what they want from education?

Monday 13th June 2005

Warnock 'nearly right' on inclusion

Thursday 9th June 2005
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