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Views and opinion about every day issues affecting our lives.

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Thu, 9 January 2025

Government inaction on social care

Polly’s Personal Story

Thu, 5 December 2024

Polly's Story - Disability Rights UK Volunteer, Paralympian, and Masters Student

Rosetta’s Personal Story

Tue, 5 November 2024

Rosetta’s Story – Member of our Disabled Apprentice Network

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Tue, 29 October 2024

Moving Social Work: Ensuring Physical Activity for Disabled People as a Human Right

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Fri, 11 October 2024

Meet Our Star Marathon Fundraiser, Aasia!

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Tue, 8 October 2024

Hear All About Our Get Yourself Active Event!

Houses of Parliament and Big Ben

Thu, 26 September 2024

Disabled People Are Not a Scapegoat for Governmental Failures

Wed, 25 September 2024

Get Involved in Our Sounding Board Group!

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Wed, 4 September 2024

Meet Charlotte, DR UK's Latest Marathon Runner!

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Wed, 28 August 2024

How Did We Get Involved In The Disability Rights Movement? DR UK Staff Blog Series! Part Five

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Fri, 23 August 2024

What The Rising Energy Bills Means For Disabled People: Calling For An Energy Social Tariff

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Wed, 21 August 2024

How Did We Get Involved In The Disability Rights Movement? DR UK Staff Blog Series! Part Four

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Tue, 20 August 2024

Evaluation: How Do We Bring People In?

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Wed, 14 August 2024

How Did We Get Involved In The Disability Rights Movement? DR UK Staff Blog Series! Part Three

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Wed, 7 August 2024

The New Programme Helping To Tackle Exclusion for Disabled Entrepreneurs

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Wed, 7 August 2024

How Did We Get Involved In The Disability Rights Movement? DR UK Staff Blog Series! Part Two

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Wed, 31 July 2024

How Did We Get Involved In The Disability Rights Movement? DR UK Staff Blog Series! Part One

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Mon, 22 July 2024

The Shameful Reality of Airplane Travel for Disabled People - Blog by Fazilet Hadi

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Thu, 18 July 2024

History of The Disability Rights Handbook To Celebrate 50 Editions!

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Mon, 15 July 2024

The new Government's approach to disability

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Wed, 3 July 2024

“I always wondered why someone didn’t do something about that… then I realised I was someone…”

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