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People of all backgrounds will benefit from the government’s commitments to breaking down barriers, boosting opportunity and ensuring that equality is at the heart of every mission.
The government has launched new 5-year plans to improve the use of BSL in individual departments to help break down barriers for Deaf and disabled people.
Disability and Access Ambassadors are champions for disability and access inclusion in their sectors.
Information about the government's Disability and Access Ambassadors programme, managed by the Disability Unit.
A qualitative literature review that explores the lived experiences of disabled people in the UK regarding relationships, loneliness, and connectedness.
This report by the BSL Advisory Board highlights the exclusion of deaf and deafblind BSL users from health and social care and sets 12 priorities for change.
A report which details what the government is doing to promote and facilitate the use of British Sign Language (BSL) in its communications with the public.
A qualitative literature review that explores evidence on disabled people’s lived experiences of housing.
An analysis of responses to the UK Disability Survey 2021, and data tables with responses to all questions.
This plan sets out how the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) plans to improve the use of British Sign Language (BSL) in its communications in the next 5 years.
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