Small organisations
If you are a small organisation looking to create a Disability Equality Policy or Action plan and you need some help or training please
get in touch.
Public bodies
The Disability Equality Duty
The Disability Equality Duty applies to all public bodies. It is a duty to ACTIVELY promote disability equality, much in the same way that they
are duty bound to promote race equality and since 5th December 2006 all public bodies are required to have a Disability Equality Scheme. This includes a duty to properly involve disabled people in the process. It is enorcable by law.
The scheme must:
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Involve disabled people in producing the scheme and developing the action plan. |
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Identify how they will gather and analyse evidence to inform their actions and track progress. |
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Set out how they will assess the impact of their existing and proposed activities on disabled people. |
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Produce an action plan for the next three years. |
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Report on their progress every year and review and make appropriate revisions to this scheme at least every three years. |
Organisations can choose to see this as an adminstrative pain in the proverbial. Alternativey the duty can be seen as an opportunity to really get
disabled people involved and come up with a plan that will achieve real changes.
Get in touch if you would like some consultancy reviewing or reporting on you action plans or training to make the most of your scheme.
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