Action on Disability: The Right to Independent Living

Document summary

The Welsh Government’s Framework for Action on Independent Living, published in 2013, set out actions to promote an inclusive and enabling society. The aim of the framework was to reduce or remove social barriers to equality and inclusion so that disabled people would have access to the same opportunities as everyone else. It identified key priority areas for action: advice and information, advocacy; personal care and support; person centred technology; employment; housing; transport; and access to places.

This new framework reflects some of the key changes and sets out this commitment afresh. In common with the previous framework, our aim is for a broad approach that supports people with a wide range of impairments, including those who have physical or sensory impairments, learning difficulties or are mental health service users which, in interaction with various barriers, may hinder their full and effective participation in society on an equal basis with others. It is not practical to discuss specific impairments in detail in a framework of this kind, but it is essential to be as inclusive as possible of people with hidden as well as visible impairments.