tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/organisations/disability-unit Disability Unit - Activity on 188ÌåÓý HM Government 2025-04-03T22:59:08Z /government/publications/apply-to-be-a-disability-and-access-ambassador#2025-04-03T22:59:08Z 2025-04-03T22:59:08Z Guidance: Apply to be a Disability and Access Ambassador Disability and Access Ambassadors are champions for disability and access inclusion in their sectors. /government/consultations/equality-race-and-disability-bill-mandatory-ethnicity-and-disability-pay-gap-reporting#2025-03-18T10:09:58Z 2025-03-18T10:09:58Z Equality (Race and Disability) Bill: mandatory ethnicity and disability pay gap reporting The consultation seeks views on how to implement mandatory ethnicity and disability pay gap reporting for large employers in Great Britain. /government/publications/apply-to-be-a-regional-stakeholder-network-chair#2025-03-04T11:55:57Z 2025-03-04T11:55:57Z Guidance: Apply to be a Regional Stakeholder Network Chair The Regional Stakeholder Network helps to ensure disabled people's views and voices across the regions of England are at the heart of what this government does. /government/publications/british-sign-language-bsl-advisory-board-meeting-summaries#2025-02-11T14:51:34Z 2025-02-11T14:51:34Z Transparency data: British Sign Language (BSL) Advisory Board: meeting summaries Summaries of meetings of the BSL Advisory Board, which advises the government on key issues impacting BSL users and the Deaf community. /government/publications/british-sign-language-bsl-second-report-2023-to-2024#2024-12-17T16:00:02Z 2024-12-17T16:00:02Z Corporate report: British Sign Language (BSL) second report, 2023 to 2024 A report which details what the government is doing to promote and facilitate the use of British Sign Language (BSL) in its communications with the public. /government/publications/list-of-disability-and-access-ambassadors#2024-12-11T14:53:42Z 2024-12-11T14:53:42Z Guidance: List of Disability and Access Ambassadors Disability and Access Ambassadors help to ensure businesses are doing all they can to support their disabled customers. /government/publications/disability-unit-regional-stakeholder-network-meeting-summaries#2024-10-10T23:00:00Z 2024-10-10T23:00:00Z Transparency data: Disability Unit Regional Stakeholder Network: meeting summaries Summaries and actions from quarterly meetings between Minister for Social Security and Disability (MfSSD) Rt Hon Sir Stephen Timms MP and Regional Stakeholder Network (RSN) chairs /government/news/uk-government-celebrates-extension-of-un-disability-convention-to-bermuda#2024-10-10T13:00:03Z 2024-10-10T13:00:03Z UK Government celebrates extension of UN Disability Convention to Bermuda The extension of the UN Disability Convention will protect the rights of over three thousand disabled people living in Bermuda. /government/news/office-for-equality-and-opportunity-to-break-down-barriers-to-opportunity#2024-10-08T23:00:00Z 2024-10-08T23:00:00Z Office for Equality and Opportunity to break down barriers to opportunity People of all backgrounds will benefit from the government’s commitments to breaking down barriers, boosting opportunity and ensuring that equality is at the heart of every mission. /government/news/disability-minister-pays-tribute-to-paralympicsgb-athletes-for-inspiring-the-next-generation-in-paris#2024-09-09T15:32:59Z 2024-09-09T15:32:59Z Disability Minister pays tribute to ParalympicsGB athletes for ‘inspiring the next generation in Parisâ€� The Minister for Social Security and Disability, Sir Stephen Timms highlighted the importance of disability inclusion and accessibility as he met with ParalympicsGB athletes at the 17th Summer Paralympic Games in Paris. /government/news/minister-mims-davies-mp-marks-first-anniversary-of-bsl-advisory-board#2024-05-09T08:00:03Z 2024-05-09T08:00:03Z Minister Mims Davies MP marks first anniversary of BSL Advisory Board Today marks one year since the British Sign Language (BSL) Advisory Board first met to advise the Government on key issues impacting BSL users in the Deaf community. /government/news/new-disability-action-plan-to-make-uk-most-accessible-place-in-the-world#2024-02-05T16:40:24Z 2024-02-05T16:40:24Z New Disability Action Plan to make UK most accessible place in the world The Government has launched its new Disability Action Plan â€� 32 steps it is taking to make the UK the most accessible place in the world for disabled people to live, work and thrive. /government/consultations/disability-action-plan-2023-to-2024#2024-02-05T16:37:46Z 2024-02-05T16:37:46Z Disability Action Plan 2023 to 2024 We are seeking views on the proposed Disability Action Plan and the new areas for action it includes. We want to hear from as many people as possible. /government/publications/disability-action-plan#2024-02-05T16:37:34Z 2024-02-05T16:37:34Z Policy paper: Disability Action Plan The Disability Action Plan sets out the immediate actions the government will take in 2024 to improve disabled people’s everyday lives and lays the foundations for longer-term change. /government/news/recruitment-begins-for-disability-experts-to-advise-government#2023-10-16T13:38:35Z 2023-10-16T13:38:35Z Recruitment begins for disability experts to advise Government The Disability Unit is recruiting disability experts in the North West and Yorkshire and the Humber to be chairs of its Regional Stakeholder Network. /government/publications/the-british-sign-language-bsl-report-2022#2023-07-31T10:00:08Z 2023-07-31T10:00:08Z Guidance: The British Sign Language (BSL) report 2022 A report which details what the government is doing to promote and facilitate the use of British Sign Language (BSL) in its communications with the public. /government/news/government-reveals-plans-to-improve-disabled-people-s-lives#2023-07-17T23:01:00Z 2023-07-17T23:01:00Z Government reveals plans to improve disabled people's lives New plans to improve the lives of disabled people have been set out by the Government today (Tuesday 18 July). /government/news/minister-for-disabled-people-meets-world-class-disabled-golfers-at-inaugural-championship#2023-05-11T15:32:43Z 2023-05-11T15:32:43Z Minister for Disabled People meets world class disabled golfers at inaugural championship Today [11 May] the Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work highlighted the importance of sport bringing people together as he attended a new international championship for disabled golfers. /government/news/bsl-users-appointed-to-board-advising-government-on-key-issues-for-deaf-people#2023-04-24T16:14:46Z 2023-04-24T16:14:46Z BSL users appointed to board advising government on key issues for Deaf people Speaking at the British Deaf Association’s BSL Conference, the Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work, Tom Pursglove MP, has appointed 16 members to the new British Sign Language (BSL) Advisory Board, which will advise the government on key issues impacting the Deaf community. /government/publications/apply-to-join-a-regional-stakeholder-network-for-disabled-people#2023-04-05T10:36:00Z 2023-04-05T10:36:00Z Guidance: Apply to join a Regional Stakeholder Network for disabled people An application form for people to join their local Regional Stakeholder Network group. The Network helps to ensure disabled people's voices are heard throughout England.