An absolutely dreadful survey from the new Disability Unit. To have responses included in the outcome from this you have to reply by February 13th and not by April as is implied in a totally underhand manner.
It is worth doing to make our views clear and at the end you can add comments. Some suggested ideas are below. This takes about 15-20 minutes to complete.
Suggestions
111 Thinking about your life, what are the top 3 changes that would make your life better/or improve your life?
Please state (100 words maximum):
- Government adopts the social model of disability, brings the UN CRPD into UK law and implements the recommendations of the UN Disability Committee
- Government stops the war on disabled people and reverses austerity and benefit cuts and scraps privatised assessments.
- Introduction of an independent living support service to replace the broken postcode lottery of social care, based on bringing social care in line with the NHS – free at the point of need/use, paid for out of progressive taxation & organised nationally and delivered locally by and with disabled people and DPOs in the public/not for profit sector.
112 If you feel we have missed any issues or barriers, can you please set these out here?
Please state (100 words maximum):
1.Survey doesn’t capture the experiences of self-employed disabled people.
- a mass house building programme to provide accessible and affordable housing
- fully accessible public transport
- provision of BSL
- Lack of adequate numbers of blue badge parking spaces.
113 Building on your experience or insights, can you suggest any solutions to issues raised or how to remove barriers?
Please state (100 words maximum):
Implement the UN CRPD with and alongside DDPOs and disabled people.
You may like to email to complain
Kris MacNaughton | Stakeholder Engagement Team, Disability Unit
Tel: 07718 696951 | E: kris.macnaughton@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
