What we do
The Disability Rights Taskforce worked to remove the 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 highlighted 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 worked collaboratively with:
- people with lived experience and expertise
- disabled people’s organisations
- Welsh Government policy leads
- other interested bodies/organisations
We worked to a common understanding of the Social Model of Disability, human rights, lived experience and co-production.
Priority areas
Our priority areas of work were:
- 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
- travel
- employment and income
- affordable and accessible housing
- children and young people
- access to justice
- wellbeing (as a workshop)
The Disabled People’s Rights Plan has been shaped by the work of the Disability Rights Taskforce and its working groups.