National disability charity, Sense, has responded to the news that the Labour Party intends to launch an early years taskforce looking into childcare provision and early-years learning. The taskforce, announced by shadow education secretary, Angela Rayner, as part of this year’s Labour Party Conference, will aim to ensure that all children and parents have access to quality, affordable childcare. Sense, ... Read More »
Sense, the national deafblind charity, has responded to new research which reveals that 1 in 10 businesses within the UK believe they are unable to employ disabled people. The survey, which was commissioned by Disability Rights UK, highlighted a range of negative attitudes preventing employers from offering jobs to people with disabilities, such as fearing possible discrimination claims (33%) and believing ... Read More »
A Nottinghamshire man will be tackling a 52 mile walk to raise money for Sense, the national deafblind charity. 48 year old Mike Robinson from Ruddington, Nottingham, will be taking part in the Sense RidgeWalk on 18 June, a cross country hike following the Ridgeway, the oldest and one of the most scenic national trails in the UK. The hike ... Read More »
National deafblind charity, Sense, bring ‘I Know I Can’t See, But I Still Look’ exhibition to Birmingham, in collaboration with Glenn Howells Architects National deafblind charity, Sense, is bringing an exclusive exhibition showcasing work by artists with sensory impairments from across the UK to the Nest Gallery in Birmingham from 11 May until 7 June. The exhibition, which is open to the ... Read More »
National deafblind charity, Sense, has previously called on the Government to introduce legislation that would end “digital exclusion” faced by people with sight and hearing loss. Sense, the national deafblind charity, has expressed disappointment at the Government’s refusal to bring in legislation that would see the introduction of subtitles, signed content and audio description on video-on-demand content. In partnership with ... Read More »
National deafblind charity is calling on the Government to urgently address the barriers preventing equality for disabled people. National deafblind charity, Sense, has raised concerns over the findings of today’s report into discrimination against disabled people by the House of Lords. The report found that despite the Equality Act, disabled people still face daily barriers to living an independent life, ... Read More »
National deafblind charity responds to news that Government plans to halt reforms to Personal Independence Payment National deafblind charity, Sense, welcomes the news that the Government has listened to the concerns of parliamentarians and the public about the fairness of the Budget and the potential impact of Personal Independence Payment [PIP] cuts, by halting the progression of reforms to this ... Read More »
Charity calls for the Government to urgently address fairer funding for special needs in early years education settings Sense the national deafblind charity, yesterday responded to the Chancellor’s endorsement of a new National Funding Formula for early years, high needs and schools, within his Budget announcement. Sense welcomed the government’s commitment to developing a new single funding formula but expressed ... Read More »
National deafblind charity, Sense, raises concerns over failure to commit to long-term investment in vital social care services. National deafblind charity Sense, is disappointed that that the Chancellor did not use The Budget as an opportunity to address the recent cuts to disabled people’s benefits or make an announcement on funding for social care. Cuts to ESA and reforms to ... Read More »
Government announces additional cuts of 1.2billion for disabled people on the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) National deafblind charity Sense has responded to the government announcement that it will push forward with plans to change the eligibility criteria for people applying to receive the Personal Independence Payment. Under the proposed changes, people who qualify for the benefit due to their use ... Read More »
National charity, Sense, holds ground-breaking ceremony to start Selly Oak build Birmingham City Council Leader, John Clancy, attends ground-breaking ceremony in Selly Oak where the new ‘TouchBase Pears’ centre will be located The major new centre for disabled people in the West Midlands is due to open in 2017 and will provide specialist services for people with sensory impairments and ... Read More »
Sense responds to new proposals for a “national funding formula” for schools and high needs funding reform. Charity calls for the Government to use the consultation as an opportunity to address fairer funding for special needs in early years education settings Sense welcomed the government’s commitment to developing a new single funding formula for early years, high needs and schools but ... Read More »
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