As Disabled people, we’ve grown to expect the UK government to ignore us. Last week, ministers went a step further: insulting us with the publication of the long-awaited Disability Action Plan (DAP).
You do not have to start reading the DAP to realise it will have no real impact on Disabled people’s lives. Introducing the document, the government promises only to “lay the foundations” for any meaningful long-term change.
To this end, it pledges 32 “practical actions” that include promises to create an “online information hub for families with disabled members”, to form a working group that will “make recommendations” on how to improve support for people with guide and assistance dogs, and to “explore” a bid to host the 2031 Special Olympics.
