INDEPENDENT LIVING PRINCIPALS – 12 PILLARS
APDA are working with their DDPO colleagues to raise the issue to improve the lives of Disabled People around the UK and Globally.
APDA fully believe that all people have the right to expect to have the right support, and choice and control over this, as this will allow disabled people to live more independently.
Disabled people across the UK have identified 12 Pillars of Independent Living, which we believe everyone needs to live independently.
These are:
Appropriate and Accessible Information
An adequate income
Appropriate and accessible health and social care provisions
A fully-accessible transport system
Full access to the environment
Adequate provision of technical aids and equipment
Availability of accessible and adapted housing
Adequate provision of personal assistance
Availability of inclusive education and training
Equal opportunities for employment
Availability of independent advocacy and self- advocacy
Availability of peer counselling
More recently, people have also begun to see access to digital technology as a key requirement for independence in the modern world.
To be fully independent, an individual needs to have all of these in place in a way which works for them.
Restore the rights of Disabled people – scrap the Coronavirus Act easements
Inclusion London is working with Disability Rights UK, Liberty , ALLFIE and other organisations to push the government to restore Disabled people’s rights taken away by the Coronavirus Act.
Disabled people already experienced discrimination and violation of our rights in many aspects of life. Instead of supporting us during this difficult time, the government went even further and removed some of our hard fought for rights.
Disabled people were among those hardest hit by the Pandemic, it is especially true for Disabled people from BAME communities. Two thirds of people who died from Coronavirus were Disabled.
We believe at a time when people need support the most, weakening our legal rights to social care and education and removing already inadequate safeguards in Mental Health law is unacceptable.
At APDA we support the campaign to restore Disabled people’s rights taken away by the Coronavirus Act. If you are affected by this or a concern citizen you can write and voice your concerns with your local MP.
Below link is an open letter to all Members of Parliament from Disability Rights CEO Kamran Mallick
The issue was taken to the Houses of Lords - Baroness Campbell calls for human rights-busting Coronavirus powers to be switched off. For the full speech click on the link below.