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Independent Living Strategy

What is it all about?

Independent Living Strategy Consultation
On 3 March 2008, the Office for Disability Issues launched a consultation on the Independent Living Strategy, this runs until the 20 June.

The strategy sets out a five-year plan that seeks to realise the Government’s aim that all disabled people (including older disabled people) should be able to live autonomous lives, and to have the same choice, freedom, dignity and control over their lives as non-disabled people.

The Government is consulting on how to involve disabled people in the implementation and monitoring of the Strategy
For example, two possibilities are:

Setting up an Independent Living Scrutiny Group, to monitor - at a national level - annual progress on the strategy.

supporting networks of disabled people to be involved at regional and local levels in implementation and monitoring of the strategy.

The Government wants to hear disabled people’s views on these proposals and welcomes other ideas for disabled people’s involvement.

You can click here to visit the Office for Disability Issues website.

If you would like to download a copy of the consultation toolkit then click here.

If you would like to get in touch with questions or comments about the consultation then click here.

We'd love to hear from you.

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