Disability Unit
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We lead on UK Government's disability policy. Part of Cabinet Office's Equality Hub @ehgovuk.
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Our #DisabilityActionPlan includes several data and evidence actions which aim to improve disabled people’s everyday lives.
So what does this mean in practice?
See the areas we will focus on to improve the quality of disability data:
AI is making train travel more accessible 👏
To mark #NationalBSLDay Saqib Bhatti MP visited Waterloo station to see how new digital screens are using AI to translate live journey information into British Sign Language (BSL).
Watch to find out more👇
deafPLUS_UK | Network Rail
Ahead of #NationalBSLDay on Sunday, the Disability Unit is at the British Deaf Association British Sign Language conference today!
Find out what being members of our BSL Advisory Board means to Sylvia and Jo below 👇
'It's really been able to put me much more on a level playing field with everybody else'
Carla shares how using Braille technology provided by DWP has enabled her to be the best that she can be in her role at the Jobcentre
#DisabilityConfident
We’d a fab evening Royal Albert Hall seeing Music Man Project showcase hundreds of fantastic musicians. Thanks David Stanley BEM for a wonderful night & for all you do with your team. Ace to join you all with some of our brilliant Disability Unit Disability & Access Ambassadors
Roads and Accessibility Minister Guy Opperman announced that bus operators can now apply for a share of £4.6m funding, to help the rollout of audio-visual technology.
This will help disabled passengers across Great Britain use their local bus services with confidence.
Sir Robert Buckland's Review of #AutismEmployment , commissioned by Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride and supported by Autistica, sets out how businesses and the Government can work together to boost autism employment and change lives
#WorldAutismAwarenessDay #WAAD