Launch of The Disability Agenda
- 14 Feb 07, 2:26 PM
The today (Wednesday) launched , which sets out what the DRC believes are the major public policy challenges for the coming decade in respect of disabled people and their families, and the action required to meet them. They outline ten priorities for reform: promoting a culture of equality and human rights; bringing an end to child poverty (an issue which has already come to the fore today following the news that a has placed the UK at the bottom of a league table for child well-being across 21 industrialised countries); increasing life chances through learning and skills; ending poverty and widening employment opportunity; increasing participation in public, civic and community life; developing a social care system fit for the future; tackling health inequalities; meeting the future housing challenge in England and Wales; meeting the future housing challenge in Scotland; and building stronger, safer communities.
You can check out the whole Disability Agenda for yourself on the .
• Related link: The 14 February edition of Radio 4's You and Yours discussed The Disability Agenda, with Disability Affairs reporter Carolyn Atkinson attending the launch. Listen to the full report here.
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