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Press Releases

Press releases from the Office for Disability Issues

 

2010

25/02/2010 – Right to Control: Government announces winning councils (PDF, 3 pages, 31 KB) PDF

2009

03/12/2009 – New legacy promise puts disabled people at the heart of London 2012 (PDF, 3 pages, 37 KB) PDF

01/10/2009 – New website to improve services for older people (PDF, 2 pages, 36 KB) PDF

22/05/2009 – The Office for Disability Issues appoints new Director

2008

17/07/2008 – New study charts state of play on disability equality, including the value of work to disabled people (links to DWP site)

17/07/2008 – Publication of ODI research report: 002 - Experiences & expectations of disabled people (links to DWP site)

04/06/2008 – Government pledges £900,000 towards independent living and launches support programme for councils (links to COI website)

09/04/2008 – Valuable online Blue Badge map service improved (links to DWP website)

03/03/2008 – Independent Living – delivering on choice and control for disabled people (links to DWP website)

19/02/2008 – Disabled people reap the rewards of the Disability Discrimination Act (links to DWP website)

2007

06/12/07 – Government charts progress towards disability equality (links to DWP website)

12/11/07 – Disabled people given unique opportunity to influence Government (links to DWP website)

25/10/07 – Ministers meet disabled children and young people at listening event (links to DWP website)

05/10/07 – First public meeting for government Advisory Network of Disabled People (links to DWP website)

05/07/07 – Help for employers to boost their 'disability confidence' (links to DWP website)

10/05/07 – Publication of research on Independent Living (links to DWP website)

29/03/07 – UK among first countries to sign new human rights convention for disabled people (links to DWP website)

15/03/07 – Over half of public bodies meet new disability duties (links to DWP website)

14/02/07 – Government announces public consultation on measuring progress towards equality for disabled people (links to the DWP website)

06/02/07 – New guide to improve information for disabled people (links to the DWP website)

2006

28/11/06 – Government moves closer to achieving equality for disabled people (links to the DWP website)

11/09/06 – Government announces membership of Independent Living Review Expert Panel (links to the DWP website)

14/07/06 – Government announces independent living review for disabled people (links to the DWP website)

13/07/06 – Office for Disability Issues - First Annual Report to the Prime Minister (links to the DWP website)

11/05/06 – Government announces appointment of new learning disabilities tsar (links to the DH website)

09/03/06 – Disabled people given key role in Government policy making (links to the DWP website)

2005

01/12/05 – Launch of the Office for Disability Issues on the DWP website (links to the DWP website)

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