Charity consortium, Disability Works UK (DWUK) is looking to recruit a part time administrator, on a 12 month secondment. The South London-based role will oversee administrative functions including: • Acting as first point of entry for all DWUK business enquiries • Supporting the strategic board and operations group • Making sure all data is kept securely [...]

Whether your goal is to get fit in the New Year by training for the London Marathon, take a trip of a lifetime to climb Mount Kilimanjaro or participate in United Response’s first ever sponsored swimming event, following these simple tips should ensure that you maximise every opportunity to raise much needed funds for United [...]

At United Response we are firmly in favour of personal budgets and self directed support as a way of giving people genuine choice and control. We have always focused on support that is tailored to each individual as absolutely key to the way we work and we see self direction and personal budgets as a [...]

For many years United Response has been campaigning for the complex democratic system in this country to be made more accessible. Much has changed since we launched our Every Vote Counts campaign in 2007, and we are pleased to see that Parliament UK is playing its part in the demystification process, with the recent publication of [...]

Our very own UR Consultants recently featured on the All Together Now! website, describing their campaign to combat the bullying of those with learning disabilities. The consultants – all adults with learning disabilities – visit schools, colleges and other public bodies in Liverpool to deliver their message directly. The consultants explain what they do and why [...]

A new campaign by Time for You aims to raise awareness around hidden disability, with an eye-catching bus poster campaign in the Ipswich area. Part of United Response, Time for You provides support for unpaid carers (sometimes called family carers) through a range of services and activities, that focus on relaxation, creativity and empowerment. The [...]

Would you step off a building at the 108th floor? Joanne Hall, a member of staff at one of our residential care services in Derbyshire, did! On 8th September 2011 Joanne took to the Stratosphere, the tallest building in Las Vegas, where she SkyJumped a whopping 855 feet to raise money for United Response! SkyJump [...]

Our annual celebratory carol service is being held on Wednesday, 7 December at St Peter’s Church in London. Hosted by our president, Martyn Lewis CBE, the evening will include interviews with people we support about their achievements over the last year and carols led by our deaf choir from Ipswich, Swanbank Music choir and Seaford [...]

A few weeks ago, I attended my first operational directors meeting of the Voluntary Organizations Disability Group (VODG) at Scope’s headquarters, in London. 27 attendees were squashed into a small room, but they represented most of the UK’s major social care organisations, with a few smaller ones also in attendance. I had been asked to [...]

Back in May, a Panorama documentary on the shocking treatment of people with learning disabilities at Winterbourne View caused shock and outrage, not only within the social care sector, but across the nation as a whole. Swift, if belated, action was taken to bring an end to these appalling acts of abuse, with the immediate [...]

We have been eagerly anticipating the day our support worker, Sarah Bushby, would finally take the leap from Bognor pier. The International Bognor Birdman event was due to take place in July, but due to weather conditions, the organisers were forced to cancel. We are now thrilled to say that Sarah successfully ‘flew’ off the [...]

Parliament’s summer recess is definitely over, as proven by a series of major political developments which have profound implications for people with disabilities. The Health and Social Care Bill scraped through in the House of Lords, despite continued protests from some quarters that it was a gamble with the future of the NHS. And on [...]

In partnership with disability activist Kaliya Franklin, we have released an easy read version of the conversation she had at the recent Labour Conference with Ed Miliband. You can download the full document here, as a PDF (1.79MB). Kaliya’s questions centred on disability, sickness and work. You can see the footage of their encounter below. [...]

PRESS RELEASE The national disability charity, United Response, is launching a new free guide today to help people with learning disabilities, who want to live more independently, make financial decisions about their future. The new edition of the easy read Moving on and Planning Ahead guide is fully updated and includes sections on getting and [...]

There has been much political debate this week about the current economic situation and about rising bills and household debt. Yet the financial exclusion experienced by many disabled people did not get a mention; this is despite the fact that one in five people who seek debt advice from Citizens Advice are either disabled or [...]

For many disabled people, the currently running Low Review must feel like a bad case of déjà vu. Yet again people who live in residential settings are being asked to provide evidence on how vital mobility funding is for them to be able to get out and about in their communities, to live an active [...]

PRESS RELEASE The national disability charity, United Response, has won a Charity Learning Award for reaching out to employees and developing their skills with e-learning. United Response took the decision to introduce online learning last year, as a way of reducing training costs for its 3,000 staff, who are based in 200 locations around the [...]

The Association for Supported Living (ASL) annual conference is one of the longest standing conferences concerning learning disabilities in the UK. This year may be one of its most critical yet, following a year where huge cuts to public services have created new threats to supported living, while the Panorama documentary into abuse of people [...]

Richelle Diggs decided to jump out of a plane, as part of a tandem skydive, to raise money for United Response. This is the (edited) video footage of her aerial adventure. “Leading up to the day I hadn’t really given it much thought due to other commitments,” explained Richelle. “On top of that I had [...]

Over the last few days, BBC North West has run an excellent series of features giving the general public a too-rare insight into what it is like to have autism, the challenges and opportunities it can create. Yesterday’s feature was on employment, and interviewed Tom, a young person whom United Response supports in his search [...]