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General
Freedom to Live report card ( PDF, 386.2626953125kb )
Freedom to Live report ( PDF, 1617.2451171875kb )
Disabled young people hope for the same things as other young people; to travel, get a good job, start a family and live independently. They want a voice, a leisure and social life, and to be involved as active and valued citizens.
However, the stark reality is that for far too many disabled young people their hopes and dreams are thwarted by a system that denies them their basic human rights.
The vast majority of disabled young people have little or no choice over where they live, who they live with and how they spend their time. They are denied the freedom to live their life. This campaign is for them and their families.
Livability launch press release ( Word, 32kb )
Young, disabled and forgotten: Summary ( PDF, 2304.3701171875kb )
Summary of the Young, disabled and forgotten Report.
Young, disabled and forgotten: Contents and Introduction ( PDF, 42.2109375kb )
The contents and introduction to our report, Young, disabled and forgotten.
Young, disabled and forgotten: Chapter 1 ( PDF, 69.67578125kb )
Our original inquiry found that the there is a problem in the formulation of effective policies to improve the life chances of disabled people.
This chapter will update the original findings to take account of any new data and research, examine how far recent legislation and policy initiatives have gone towards tackling the problem, and make recommendations for change.
Young, disabled and forgotten: Chapter 2 ( PDF, 1217.974609375kb )
It was the fundamental importance of welfare provision to disabled people that led our original inquiry to examine how effective we are as a society at offering the right kind of support to disabled people, at the right time and in a setting of their choice.
This chapter will look at the findings of the original inquiry in relation to service provision, update them to take account of any new data and research, examine recent policy initiatives to determine how effective they are likely to be and make recommendations for further change.
Young, disabled and forgotten: Chapter 3 ( PDF, 144.3291015625kb )
Welfare resources: It is hard to see how the Government can secure the improvements envisaged to services, and cater for as yet unmet needs, within current budgetary constraints when it patently cannot cater for those already within the system.
Young, disabled and forgotten: Conclusion ( PDF, 48.41796875kb )
Since our original inquiry there has been an unprecedented focus on disability issues in Government. 2005 saw the publication of both a 20-year vision for disabled people and a Green Paper on Adult Social Care. A new Office for Disability Issues is in the process of being established and a new Disability Discrimination Act is on the statute books.
It would be easy, therefore, to be complacent about the remaining obstacles to genuine disability equality.
However, this report has shown that there are some crucial issues still to be addressed by the Government. It is vital we do not lose the political momentum of recent years.
Campaigning: Send a letter to your local paper ( Word, 20.5kb )
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