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The Disability Rights Taskforce aims to remove inequalities experienced by disabled people in society, beyond the COVID-19 pandemic.

In July 2021, the Disability Equality Forum published the ‘Locked Out: Liberating Disabled People’s Lives and Rights in Wales beyond COVID-19’ report

The report highlights inequalities experienced by disabled people in society, particularly during the coronavirus pandemic.

A part of the Welsh Government’s response to the  report was to establish the Disability Rights Taskforce. 

To address the issues highlighted in the report, the Taskforce will work collaboratively with:

  • people with lived experience and expertise
  • disabled people’s organisations
  • Welsh Government policy leads
  • other interested bodies/organisations

Our work will be based on a common understanding of the Social Model of Disability, human rights, and co-production.  

Priority areas

We’ve identified the following workstreams as priority areas for our programme of work: 

  • embedding and understanding of the Social Model of Disability (across Wales)
  • access to services (including communications and technology)
  • independent living: social care
  • independent living: health and wellbeing
  • travel
  • employment and income
  • affordable and accessible housing
  • children and young people

We will aim to publish our ‘Disability Rights Action Plan’ in March 2024.