Daily Archives: January 31, 2012

Government admits failing to analyse results of DLA consultation

The government has admitted failing to carry out any statistical analysis of the results of its controversial disability living allowance (DLA) consultation.
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) was accused earlier this month of misleading parliament and the public about the scale of opposition to the government’s DLA reforms.
In Responsible Reform – otherwise known as [...]

European association of service providers for persons with disabilities (EASPD) and DisabledGo are looking for volunteers!

Do you have a disability and drive regularly? If you can answer yes to these questions then why not get involved in a very exciting trial for a ‘Sat Nav’ that is set to launch in 2012.
The trial which is set to take place in March will give you the opportunity to trial the device [...]

Canine Partners and Help for Heroes official partnership to help wounded servicemen and women

Since 1990, national charity Canine Partners has been training assistance dogs to help people with physical disabilities to lead a more independent life.  Over those years, many hundreds of people with a diverse range of conditions and disabilities, have had their lives transformed, including ex-servicemen and women.
Canine Partners’ work with training dogs for the men [...]

DisabledGo to sponsor the Access for All category at this year’s VisitEngland Awards for Excellence

With entry to the 2012 competition now closed organisers report a bumper number of applications.  Ron Glasgow, from Glasgows who are organising the competition on behalf of VisitEngland explains “We have had 385 applications.  This is three times the number of applications for the former Enjoy England Awards and twice what was anticipated. This is [...]

Government adviser ‘failed to declare work for insurance giant’

A senior government adviser has failed to declare freelance work carried out for the insurance giant set to make huge financial gains through the coalition’s incapacity benefit (IB) reforms, Disability News Service (DNS) can reveal.
The adviser failed to declare the work carried out for the insurance company Unum in the register of interests, DNS understands.
The [...]