Access to Work

Employment

David Buxton, signing, and Terry Riley give evidence to a House of Lords committee

March 22, 2018 0

Access to Work cap announcement ‘does not go far enough’

The government’s decision to loosen its restrictions on Access to Work (AtW) payments does not go far enough, and its “discriminatory” cap must be scrapped completely, according to disabled campaigners. They spoke out after a partial U-turn on the AtW cap by work and pensions secretary Esther McVey. The cap was first introduced in

Employment

February 15, 2018 0

Deaf chief executive wins right to challenge Access to Work cap in court

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A Deaf chief executive has won the right to question the government’s “discriminatory” cap on Access to Work (AtW) payments in the high court, in the latest legal challenge to the Department for Work and Pensions’ (DWP) disability policy agenda. David Buxton, chief executive of Action on Disability in London, is one of many British Sign

Employment

Jo-An Moran giving evidence, next to Dr Stephen Duckworth

February 1, 2018 0

Home Office IT failure stalls disabled civil servant’s career, MPs hear

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A disabled civil servant has told MPs how her career has stalled because of the failure of the IT systems in the Home Office to cope with the assistive technology she needs to do her job. Jo-Ann Moran, a senior executive officer in the Office for Security and Counter-Terrorism, told the work and pensions

Employment

January 4, 2018 0

OBE for Access to Work boss is ‘further slap in the face’ for disabled people

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Disabled campaigners have criticised the decision to award an OBE to the senior Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) civil servant responsible for delivering the much-criticised Access to Work (AtW) scheme. Rilesh Jadeja, AtW’s national delivery manager, was recognised in the latest new year’s honours “for services to people with disabilities”, just two months

Employment

December 7, 2017 0

Deaf leader launches legal case over ‘discriminatory’ Access to Work cap

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A Deaf chief executive has launched a legal case against the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) over its “discriminatory” cap on the amount of support available to help disabled people with disability-related expenses at work. David Buxton, chief executive of Action on Disability in London, is one of many British Sign Language-users who

Employment

October 26, 2017 0

Access to Work: ‘Scheme’s future in jeopardy through cuts and incompetence’

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The future of the government’s Access to Work (AtW) disability employment scheme is in jeopardy because of “bureaucratic incompetence” and a cost-cutting drive to reduce people’s support packages, according to new research. The report, commissioned by Inclusion London, found that “shocking levels of delay, error, and the de-skilling of staff” were putting Deaf and

Employment

Philip Connolly speaking at a conference

October 26, 2017 0

Access to Work: Ombudsman faces questions over investigation

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A parliamentary ombudsman took more than three-and-a-half years to complete an investigation into the government’s Access to Work (AtW) scheme, and then failed to make any recommendations for improvements, despite upholding more than 40 complaints. The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) yesterday (Wednesday) finally published its long-awaited report into 60 complaints it had

Employment

Ellen Clifford speaking into a microphone, watched by three other panel members

October 12, 2017 0

DWP ‘manipulated Access to Work figures to hide cuts and harassment’

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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has been accused of manipulating statistics in an attempt to hide the ongoing barriers, cuts and harassment experienced by disabled people seeking support from a key disability employment programme. The claims followed the release of new figures which showed the number of disabled people approved every year

Activism and Campaigning

Head and shoulders of David Hooke, with subtitle saying 'Going through the assessments we've both got worse'

June 7, 2017 0

DPAC targets marginal seats with quartet of films on austerity impact

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Anti-cuts activists have produced four films that show the impact of austerity on disabled people, in a bid to boost Labour’s chances in 50 marginal constituencies in the run-up to election day. Each of the short films being used by Disabled People Against Cuts (DPAC) features a disabled person who has been personally affected

Employment

David Buxton and Terry Riley from the British Deaf Association giving evidence to peers

May 18, 2017

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Access to Work cap hits prominent Deaf campaigner as he starts new job

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The newly-appointed Deaf chief executive of a leading disabled people’s organisation has been told the government will only provide him with enough support to pay for interpreters three days every week. David Buxton, a British Sign Language-user, began his full-time job as chief executive of Action on Disability in London last week, but has

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