Job losses at Disability Rights UK as user-led funding squeeze tightens
A national disabled people’s organisation has had to make cuts of nearly 20 per cent…
Browsing: Liz Sayce
Sayce announces retirement, as ‘she is shortlisted’ for EHRC appointment
The chief executive of the UK’s most prominent national disabled people’s organisation (DPO) has announced…
Disability employment gap: Former diplomat calls for government action
The government must do more to research the benefits of disabled people finding work, according…
Peer support ‘could provide impetus for government’s jobs pledge’
Providing support from their peers is an effective way of boosting disabled people’s job prospects,…
Pioneering £5 million DRILL programme sends out first call for funding bids
A pioneering programme backed by £5 million of lottery cash has issued a call for…
Sayce calls for ‘strong, united message’ to change hostile attitudes
A leading national disabled people’s organisation (DPO) is to campaign to produce a “sea change”…
Ministers withdraw support from their own disability network
Ministers have withdrawn much of their support for a disability network they set up just…
Tributes paid to campaigner’s ‘steely determination, selflessness and dignity’
Friends and fellow activists have paid tribute to the anti-euthanasia and disability rights campaigner Dr…
Private sector ‘shames government on Equality Act’
The private sector has implemented the Equality Act far better than central and local government…
Access to Work: Plan for new cap on awards ‘is huge concern’
Government plans to restrict how much support any individual can receive through the Access to…