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Strengthening the voice of disabled people


UKDPC Position Statements

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Strengthening the voice of disabled people...

UKDPC passionately believes that the position of disabled people in society is a human and civil rights issue and that society must be changed to allow our full inclusion.


The issues we are working on at this time include:

• Working with the government to ensure that a comprehensive programme is in place to implement the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and to ensure that UKDPC is a central part of the monitoring and evaluation process;


• Building the capacity of DPOs through the Disability LIB (Listen, Include, Build) Alliance. This is a three-year project to strengthen and support local groups of disabled people;


• Promoting independent living at local level by supporting the initiative to create a centre for independent living in every local authority area by 2010;


• Working with the Home Office and other parties to ensure the proper recognition of disability hate crime and to ensure that this issue is dealt with through an improvement in both policies and procedures;


• Providing information and advice on key issues that impact on disabled people's lives.

UKDPC Position Statements

Assisted Suicide


Disability Hate Crime


Equality Bill


Inclusive Education


UN Convention


Welfare reform and budget cuts


In addition, we continue to campaign and influence through lobbying, advising government and other bodies, running specific campaigns and developing alliances.


Finally, we also work to develop and support our member groups, particularly encouraging the involvement of disabled youth, older people, BME disabled people and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender disabled people.


To read our position statements on our key areas of work and for links to further information, please click the links provided above. Alternatively, you get get in touch with us through the details provided on the Contact Us page.