A report has been published describing the progress being made to put the rights in the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (the Disability Convention) into practice in the UK.

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) invites feedback and views on the report from disabled people, disabled people’s organisations and others with an interest in the Convention.

The report and easy read summary can be downloaded from the EHRC website: Monitoring the implementation of the UNCRPD

The issues listed in the report include:

  • People often think bad or wrong things about disabled people. And disabled people are often talked about in a bad way in the newspapers or on TV.
  • Access –  homes are hard to live in, transport and buildings that are
    hard to use, information is hard to understand.
  • Disabled women and girls – Disabled women can often be hurt or treated badly. For example, by people they live with.
  • Disabled children and families – Life is very hard for many disabled
    children and their families. For example, many disabled children are poor, do not get the chance to do well at school or join in with things other children do.
  • Making decisions – Some people find it very hard to make their own decisions, and don’t always get the right support. The decisions other people make are not always checked.
  • Crime and going to court – Many disabled people cannot get the right support or advice if a crime happens to them, they are treated badly because of their disability or they need to go to court.
  • Disabled people in hospitals or other care places have sometimes been treated very badly.
  • Getting the right support – There is less money to spend on care and support. And the rules for getting support and benefits money have changed, affecting many disabled people.
  • Health – Many people with a learning disability or mental health needs (and other conditions) do not get good enough general healthcare or support to speak up if they need it.
  • Jobs – Many disabled people do not have a job.
  • Voting is still too hard because of information that is hard to understand and voting places that are hard to use.
  • Leisure – It is harder for disabled people to take part in sport. And it is harder for them to go out and do the things other people enjoy.
  • Information about disabled people is patchy so the Government doesn’t know what the problems are.

 

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