A better future for disabled people

Sun,19 April 2015
News

Shadow Disabilities Minister Kate Green and Labour MP Rachel Reeves have today launched Labour’s Manifesto for Disabled People

The manifesto promises to;

  • Toughen up the law on disability hate crime
  • Reform the Work Capability Assessment and introduce a specialist Work Support programme to provide tailored support to help disabled people who can work to gain employment
  • Abolish the Bedroom Tax. Two thirds of those affected are disabled and 60,000 carers are hit
  • Ensure properly qualified teachers work with disabled children and those with special educational needs
  • Give mental health the same priority as physical health on the NHS, giving people the same rights to psychological therapies as they have to drugs and medical treatment
  • Place disabled people at the heart of decision making by inviting them to sit alongside ministers on a cross-government committee to develop disability policy

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