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How to produce communications that include, accurately portray, and are accessible to disabled people.
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The Disability Action Plan sets out the immediate actions the government will take in 2024 to improve disabled people’s everyday lives and lays the foundations for longer-term change.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Presented to Parliament by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions by…
Support disabled people who want to be elected to public office Action 1…
YouTube playlist: Disability Action Plan in British Sign Language (BSL)
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The home of Disability Unit on GOV.UK. Our aim is to break down the barriers faced by disabled people in the UK. We’re implementing a strategy that understands the lived experience of disabled people.
This strategy sets out the actions the government will take to improve the everyday lives of all disabled people.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
The Government has launched its new Disability Action Plan – 32 steps it is taking to make the UK the most accessible place in the world for disabled people to live, work and thrive.
We are seeking views on the proposed Disability Action Plan and the new areas for action it includes. We want to hear from as many people as possible.
Disability and Access Ambassadors are champions for disability and access inclusion in their sectors.
A report which details what the government is doing to promote and facilitate the use of British Sign Language (BSL) in its communications with the public.
Today marks one year since the British Sign Language (BSL) Advisory Board first met to advise the Government on key issues impacting BSL users in the Deaf community.
Summaries of meetings of the BSL Advisory Board, which advises the government on key issues impacting BSL users and the Deaf community.
Disability and Access Ambassadors help to ensure businesses are doing all they can to support their disabled customers.
This consultation explores the topic of workforce reporting on disability – both voluntary and mandatory – for large employers (250 employees and above).
Our aim is to break down the barriers faced by disabled people in the UK. We’re implementing a strategy that understands the lived experience of disabled people.
A BSL Advisory Board is being established to help the government on the implementation of the British Sign Language Act 2022.
Information about the government's Disability and Access Ambassadors programme, managed by the Disability Unit.
An analysis of responses to the UK Disability Survey 2021, and data tables with responses to all questions.
The Cabinet Office’s Disability Unit is working across government and with disabled people to develop a National Strategy for Disabled People.
The National Disability Strategy and the research that helped inform its development.
Minister for Disabled People, Chloe Smith, launches recruitment for the British Sign Language Advisory Board.
Speaking at the British Deaf Association’s BSL Conference, the Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work, Tom Pursglove MP, has appointed 16 members to the new British Sign Language (BSL) Advisory Board, which will advis…
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