Disability: reality is way behind the rhetoric

The Disability Act 2005 should be welcomed as a step in the right direction, although many action groups are not pleased with the Government’s reluctance to move towards a rights- based policy model.

The key issue seems to centre on the wording ‘where appropriate’.

This clause seems to offer a convenient opportunity for the Government to renege on its often vague commitments and lip service to the needs of people with disabilities.