Political

The Northern Ireland Assembly have responsibility for most of the things that impact on the lives of disabled people including social care, transport, employment and benefits.

Decisions made at Westminster can still impact on disabled people here, so it is important that we look at what is happening at Parliament.

Europe has influenced legislation and policy in Northern Ireland in relation to disability. The UK Leaving the European Union in means we have a particular focus on Brexit and the impact on disabled people.

Local Councils can impact on disabled people. For example, local councils have responsibility for community planning. Disabled people should be involved in this at every stage.

You can read about our work on influencing different levels of government.

Latest

Submission to the Independent Commission on UK Public Health Powers - Call for Evidence- February 2023

Disability Action emphasizes the need to learn from COVID-19 regarding the treatment and support of people with disabilities, including non-discrimination in medical resource allocation, involving disabled individuals in decision-making, providing accessibility, developing guidelines with disabled organizations, and ensuring vaccine centers are accessible. Disability Action also highlights the need for disaggregated disability data for monitoring inclusion in the response and recovery.
Job Match Success Story – 6 years on!

Job Match participant Richard Marrs tells us about his experience.
True Cost Campaign

The Consumer council has launched their 2023 True Cost Campaign
Exploring the need for food banks for disabled people – a call for evidence

The Trussell Trust calls for evidence for an ambitious research project to better understand disabled people’s experiences of the social security system and the drivers behind the overrepresentation of disabled people being referred to food banks. This includes a comparative analysis of disabled people’s experiences of claiming Adult Disability Payments in Scotland, and Personal Independence Payments across the rest of the UK.