Disability

The Southwest Disability Equality Network was launched in 2004.  It is a forum of and for disabled people in the region.  It represents organisations of disabled people as well as mainstream organisations working on disability equality.

 The Disability Rights Commission and Equality South West hosted an event on Thursday, 28th September 2006, Taunton. The event was for Disabled people who are:

• Active members of disability organisations
• Local activists who are currently or might want to be involved with local or national public bodies & their Disability Equality Schemes

  The aim of the event was to:

·        Increased awareness of the Disability Equality Duty (DED)

·        I ndividual and group involvement in the development and implementation of Disability Equality Schemes

·        Increased confidence in methods of and processes for the involvement of disabled people

·        Focussed on practical steps for onward involvement at either national or local level

A brief summary of the event is highlighted in our October Newsletter. 

Conference on new duty to promote Disibility equality

The Network hosted a conference on the new duty to promote Disibility equality within the public sector on June 6th 2006.

Conference write-up

ESW Disability Conference write-up report

Presentations

Involving Deaf Community _Carolyn Nabarro

Disability Duty Event - 6th June 06\Presentations\Involving disabled people_Anne James

Role of Disablity Orgs in the VCS_Vaughan Temby

Disability Equality Duty Overview_Kathleen Jameson

Are you interested in joining the network database?

If you are interested in joining the network database please fill in ESW contact form and return to Equality South West.

Alternatively, please send your name, organisation, brief description of work, email, telephone to Equality South West.

Do you work on disability equality issues in the South West?

Please send information (news/blurb/reports/website links) on your work to be added to this website.

    For more information about the disability network please contact please contact Colette Bennett at Equality South West.