Greg Mulholland-Working Hard For Leeds North WestMULHOLLAND URGES LEEDS NORTH WEST TO JOIN IN 'DISABILITY DEBATE'
August 17, 2005 12:00 AM
Greg Mulholland, MP for Leeds North West, has joined with the Disability Rights Commission (DRC) by supporting a major national debate on the future of disabled people's equality in Britain. Greg has now written to groups in his constituency urging them to get involved in the debate and help set the agenda for the next 15 years.
The Disability Debate seeks to identify the major priorities for a new disability agenda and provide a roadmap for both the new Commission for Equality and Human Rights (CEHR) and Government over the next 10-15 years. Questions that will be considered include:
1) How can we ensure that disabled people are safe in their communities?
2) How can disabled people be equipped with the skills to play an active role in society?
3) How can we reform the welfare state so that it supports independence not dependence?
In what promises to be the biggest and most wide-ranging debate ever on disability in Britain, Greg said:
"This is the opportunity for disabled people in Leeds North West to become actively involved in shaping a fresh national agenda for disability equality.
"Over the coming months, I'll be talking to disability groups in my constituency in order to hear their priorities for an agenda to continue the momentum towards a society in which disabled people can participate as equal citizens."
Bert Massie, Chairman of the DRC, commented:
"Whilst massive progress has been made since the Disability Discrimination Act first came on to the statute book in 1995, there is still a long way to go to reaching the goal of equal citizenship."
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