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More needs to be done to address disability employment
Contributor: Angela Matthews, Head of Policy – Business Disability Forum |
Published: 31 July 2021
Angela Matthews, Head of Policy – Business Disability Forum
29 July 2021
Responding to the publication of the Government’s National Disability Strategy (28 July), Business Disability Forum’s Head of Policy, Angela Matthews, said: “We welcome the launch of the long-awaited National Disability Strategy. In his foreword to the strategy, the Prime Minister has committed to put disability inclusion at the heart of Government. Many of the measures announced by individual Government departments bring us a step closer to making that a reality. We particularly welcome the commitment to further consider flexible working, disability workforce reporting, and the development of an Access to Work “Passport”, and their impact on disability employment. But more needs to be done to turn this from a one-year plan into a strategy that truly transforms the life chances of disabled people.
“When Government departments work in isolation, different areas of disabled people’s lives – such as transport, employment, health care, homes, social care, education, leisure, social life – risk being seen as separate and unrelated. This disjointed approach is at odds [...]