We have nothing to fear and everything to gain from equality

TODAY, the DLCG meets the Taoiseach. Why is it so important a meeting and what is it about?

The DLCG, or Disability Legislation Consultation Group, was set up by the Government after the withdrawal of the Disability Bill last year.

That bill was published by the first Fianna Fáil-Progressive Democrat Government in fulfilment of an electoral commitment to ensure that people with disabilities would have rights. It was the "better bill" promised by the Government when they voted down an opposition measure drafted by parents providing basic rights to people with disabilities.