Disability Advice Project’s volunteer caseworkers won the Heart of the Community Award at the Torfaen Community and Volunteer Awards 2021 on Saturday 2 October.
The prestigious event at Pontypool Active Living Centre recognised the contributions made by volunteer groups and individuals across Torfaen during the covid pandemic.
Disability Advice Project (DAP) raised an incredible £515 at its pop-up stall at Cwmbran Centre on Saturday 25 September. All proceeds go to DAP and its advice services for people with disabilities. Pauline Jones, Joint Project Manager, DAP, said: “We would like to say a special thank you to Gail Armytage who donated high quality […]
Disability Advice Project (DAP) responded to a call for evidence by the UK Government’s Welsh Affairs Committee about the benefits system in Wales.
DAP is calling for a system that is less complex, faster, and easier to access.
A new report, funded by Public Health Wales, highlights how vulnerability emerged in Wales during the Coronavirus pandemic, and how the voluntary and community sector (VCS) played a critical role in tackling this challenge. VCS representatives across Wales participated in the research, sharing their experiences in identifying and responding to those most in need during […]
Disability Advice Project welcomes the commitment to set up a Ministerial Task Force to address the issues raised in the damming report: ‘Locked Out: Liberating disabled people’s lives and rights in Wales beyond COVID-19’. The report was co-produced by a Steering Group of disabled people, representing Disabled People’s Organisations (DPOs) and charities. It highlights how inequalities […]
We wanted to provide an update on the steps we are taking in response to the Coronavirus outbreak. This is an unprecedented situation and our priority is to protect the health and wellbeing of our staff, volunteers and clients. We are also aware that we need to balance this with providing our clients with the […]
Here at Carers Wales we are committed to making life better for carers and as part of that commitment we have just launched our new version of Track the Act – this is a survey aimed at Carers, designed to give them the opportunity to share their views and experiences around the Carers Needs Assessment, […]
Ikea has announced that it will launch a new collection of furniture specially designed for people with disabilities. The functional furniture will be released in May 2020, and was announced during the store’s annual Deomcratic Design Day. The OMTANKSAM collection will be made to assist people with disabilities with different kinds of functional needs, to […]
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Recently the transcript of an address by AM Jane Hutt entitled “An update on advancing equality and human rights in Wales” has been made available. This also includes contributions from Mark Isherwood, Leanne Wood, John Griffiths, Caroline Jones and Suzy Davies. There are many positives in Jane Hutt’s statement together with good contributions from the […]
The High Court has ruled that the government’s Universal Credit migration arrangements for those who previously received the Severe Disability Premium and moved onto Universal Credit before 16 January 2019 are unlawful. If the arrangements had been allowed to go ahead they would have left over 10,000 severely disabled people around a £100-a-month worse off. […]
They said they wouldn’t book us because I was a fire hazard,” she says. “That’s absolutely horrendous.” The singer is not alone. A new survey suggests disabled musicians face significant barriers in UK venues. Of the nearly 100 deaf and disabled performers surveyed by Attitude Is Everything, two-thirds said they had to “compromise their health […]
