Disability Wales

This is what a disabling world looks like, according to the Social Model of Disability.

Environmental, attitudinal and organisational barriers create exclusion and discrimination.

Disabled people aren’t the problem, systems are.

📘 Learn how to identify and challenge these barriers in our Social Model Toolkit: https://www.disabilitywales.org/resources/

Image description: A diagram with the title The Social Model of Disability. It features a globe in the centre with a label saying 'Disabling world'. Arrows point towards several boxes around the globe, each representing societal barriers. They include, no rights, inaccessible transport, prejudiced attitudes, unemployment, poor building design, negative media, segregated education. DW's logo is in the top right corner.

Beth sydd raid i bleidiau gwleidyddol ei wneud i ddod yn fwy hygyrch a chynhwysol?

Mae Siarter Mynediad at Wleidyddiaeth yn nodi fframwaith ymarferol i gael gwared ar rwystrau ac adeiladu democratiaeth fwy cynrychioliadol yng Nghymru.

Mae cynhwysiant yn gofyn am weithredu, nid dim ond bwriad.

📜 Darllenwch y Siarter: https://www.disabilitywales.org/cyflwyno-siarter-mynediad-at-wleidyddiaeth/?lang=cy

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1. Dark blue text on a light background reads Equal Power Equal Voice. Mentoring and training programme. A dark blue band across the bottom has large yellow text that says Apply now. On the right, a person is smiling broadly whilst holding a microphone.

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Disabled people must be at the heart of decisions about the future of Personal Independence Payment (PIP), but meaningful engagement cannot happen without proper support.

We've written to Disability Minister Sir Stephen Timms to raise concerns about the apparent lack of funding and accessibility support for the Timms Review's proposed 'workshop in a box' engagement programme.

Disabled People's Organisations should not be expected to absorb the costs of delivering engagement on behalf of a government review.

Read more in Disability News Service's coverage of our letter:

Minister is asked why he expects disabled people to fund their own PIP review engagement events The disability minister has been asked why he appears to have provided no funding for a plan to increase engagement among disabled people and their organisations with his review of the personal ind…