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Guidance published this week for people visiting Her Majesty The Queen’s Lying-in-State at the Palace of Westminster sets out information on accessibility for disabled, D/deaf and neurodiverse people and people with lon…
First published during the 2022 Truss Conservative government
The Minister for Disabled People, Tom Pursglove, has today appointed Craig Crowley MBE FRSA as co-chair of the new British Sign Language (BSL) Advisory Board, which will advise the government on key issues impacting the Deaf…
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
The Minister for Women and Equalities, Liz Truss, sets out the Government's new approach to tackling inequality across the UK.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
The Disability Unit is recruiting disability experts in the North West and Yorkshire and the Humber to be chairs of its Regional Stakeholder Network.
Research into the lived experiences of disabled people carried out by the Disability Unit and Policy Lab.
Findings from research into the experiences of disabled people during the COVID-19 pandemic.
BSL version of the British Sign Language Act 2022 and explanatory notes.
This policy explains how accessible the documents the Disability Unit publishes on GOV.UK are.
More accessible housing, easier commuting and better job prospects are set to become reality for millions of disabled people in the UK through actions set out in the government’s National Disability Strategy.
Engagement with disabled people, their organisations, charities, businesses and other stakeholders is a focus of the new Disability Unit in the Cabinet Office.
The Government’s Disability Unit is recruiting disability experts in the East of England and Yorkshire and the Humber to be chairs of its Regional Stakeholder Network.
The Minister for Disabled People launches a consultation on disability workforce reporting as part of the National Disability Strategy
The Disability Unit has established a new Disabled People’s Organisations (DPOs) Forum to strengthen its engagement with disabled people.
Regional Stakeholder Networks help to ensure disabled people's voices are heard throughout England.
Minister for Disabled People, Chloe Smith delivers roundtable intervention at Conference of States Parties to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
Plan to build on government’s leading work improving the lives of disabled people in areas such as technology, sport and global leadership.
New plans to improve the lives of disabled people have been set out by the Government today (Tuesday 18 July).
A joint statement from the Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work, the Minister for Care, and the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Children and Families.
Chloe Smith delivers the UK statement at the 15th Conference of States Parties to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
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