disability rights uk

The government’s policy supports those already receiving universal credit to access higher education and does not seek to support those who  are already in education.

Some disabled people are losing social care services which support them in their day to day lives, as Care Act rights were suspended by the government's Coronavirus Act.

Disabled people say existing health conditions or impairments that are unrelated to a chance of benefiting from treatment must not play a part in decision-making regarding their equal right to access such treatment.

Thirty nine people with mental health conditions died from unnatural causes in the past year while under Community Treatment Orders or in specialist facilities.