Campaigners Say Equality Act 2010 Must Be Implemented in Full

Last week, the Equality and Human Rights Commission published their response to a House of Lords Select Committee report on the Equality Act 2010 and its effect on the lives of disabled people by calling for a new national focus on disability rights so that disabled people are no longer treated as “second class citizens”.

It is vital that all the remaining provisions in the Equality Act 2010 are implemented – breaking down the barriers to disabled people accessing public events and leisure facilities is not only hugely beneficial for individuals, it has many benefits for businesses too.“Disabled people have been badly let down by the Tories – they have arbitrarily slashed £30 a week from those who are unable to work through ill-health or disability and the UK Government should be ashamed that the UN has launched an investigation into UK violations of the UN Convention on Disability Rights.