This document aims to help artists and arts organisations understand the arts funding system in England and identify specific funding opportunities.

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Evidence gathered in the Disability Rights Commission’s (DRC) investigation into health inequalities experienced by people with mental health and learning disabilities will be a key starting point for the independent inquiry into healthcare for people with learning disabilities to be chaired by Sir Jonathan Michael, the Commission said today. Read More...

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The Disability Briefing is a compendium of official statistics on disability, produced by the DRC. The Briefing is divided into three sections:
Section One includes core data on disabled people's participation in the labour market using April-June 2006 Labour Force Survey (LFS) data. This section also includes time series analysis using LFS quarterly data back to 1999, to highlight changes and trends over time. Please note revised LFS data for 1998 and 2001 is currently unavailable from the ONS, so this data is not included in the time-series (see background note for further details). Section Two presents the latest estimates on the disabled population in Britain from the Family Resources Survey (FRS).
Section Three presents a short progress report on research projects undertaken and completed at the DRC over the past year.

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This is a transcript of the speech by Minister for Culture David Lammy to the Wilberforce Institute for the Study of Slavery and Emancipation on 18 May 2007. He talks about the legacy of slavery and addresses the progress that has been made in Britain towards equality. He highlights the role of cultural institutions in the commemorative events for 2007.

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