The Office for
Disability Issues is to launch an independent living strategy for
disabled people next year, the disability minister has said.
Commenting on the
Office for Disability Issues second annual report, minister Anne
McGuire said: “Early next year, the ODI will launch an independent
living strategy aiming to give disabled people more choice and
control over the services and support they need.”
In the last year
the office has set up Equality 2025, a government advisory body of
23 disabled people and led the cross-government Independent Living
Review to improve opportunities for the disabled. It also
co-ordinated the UK's signing of the UN’s Convention on Disability
Rights.
“In this past
year, the ODI and key government departments have made good
progress on the journey to equality for disabled people," McGuire
said.
The government say
they are aiming for equality for disabled people by 2025. The ODI,
located in the DWP, coordinates policy development and service
delivery for the disabled.
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