Disability Justice Project Launch 

On 3 November we launched our Disability Justice Project  which will build the capacity of DDPOs to use the law to fight for our rights.  We were delighted to see so many lawyers and DDPOs at the launch. We heard that although the laws that protect us from discrimination and guarantee our human rights are […]

On 3 November we launched our Disability Justice Project  which will build the capacity of DDPOs to use the law to fight for our rights.  We were delighted to see so many lawyers and DDPOs at the launch.

We heard that although the laws that protect us from discrimination and guarantee our human rights are there they make too little difference to our everyday lives and it is time we took a more strategic approach and work together with lawyers to enforce those laws.  Lawyers and judiciary often see barriers Disabled people face through a prism of welfare not rights and this needs to change.  However we can only succeed if the agenda is driven by us and we should lead the way.  The audience heard of positive examples where legal challenge helped to change local policies even though the case was lost.

You can watch all speeches from the launch at:
https://twitter.com/InclusionLondon/status/794223409144025088?lang=en-gb

Disbility Justice Project launch -Presentations:

Topic: Using the Human Rights Act to protect our right to independent living