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New to Nature – paid placement opportunities for young Disabled people
Disability Rights UK is working with Groundwork, The Prince’s Trust, and Mission Diverse on the New to Nature programme. This programme gives young people aged 18-25 paid work placements in nature and landscape organisations across the UK. It also aims to increase diversity and enrich the environment sector by bringing in young Disabled people’s skills and perspectives.
Roll out of audio-visual bus announcements
The Department for Transport is introducing rules requiring almost every local bus or coach service to provide audible announcements and visual displays identifying the route and direction, each upcoming stop, and the beginning of any diversions.
Learning-disabled and autistic people are being neglected and tortured. How much longer?
Across the UK, revelations of institutional abuse keep mounting up, yet people are still being denied basic respect.
Editor of British Vogue turned down ads on ‘inclusivity’ grounds
Edward Enninful, the editor-in-chief of British Vogue, tells BBC he rejected major fashion brands as he promotes May issue featuring disabled cover stars.
Government funding to boost short breaks services in 10 local authority areas in England
The Department for Education (DfE) has announced funding for 10 new areas in England to deliver short breaks for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). Each of the 10 areas will be given up to £1 million each for a year to work with families to develop innovative experiences that would otherwise be inaccessible to children because of their disability, as well as covering the costs of providing the activities.
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