What do Disabled Women Candidates want to see in the Government’s National Disability Action Plan?

We are pleased that the Government has responded to our feedback, and is reviewing the funding for Disabled Candidates.

Join us with our Disabled Women’s Network partners, Centenary Action and Elect Her, to give us your feedback on what Disabled Women Candidates want to see in the National Disability Action Plan.

To submit your own response to the consultation, please click here.

The poster for the events hosted with the Disabled Women's Network. The DPC, Elect Her, Women Count and Centenary Action logos are at the top. The poster is purple, green and white. At the bottom left is a picture of three women and Parliament.

Image Alt-Text: What do disabled women candidates want to see in the Government’s Disability Action Plan? We welcome the commitment in the Government’s Disability Action Plan to review funding for disabled candidates and explore the potential for a long-term funding solution. Centenary Action, Disability Policy Centre and Elect Her are pleased to see that our campaigning for the reinstatement of funding for disabled candidates has been effective. This was a key message from our joint Spring roundtable ‘How can we break down the barriers to d/Deaf and Disabled women’s involvement in politics?’ Join us for our roundtable to discuss the recently published ‘Disability Action Plan 2023 - 2024: consultation document’ and contribute to our response to the consultation and learn more about how to submit your own response. Chair Shamima Akhtar, Chair, Disabled Women in Politics Network. Speaker Sarabajaya Kumar, Founder of the Disabled Women in Politics Network. Details as follows: Wednesday 13th September, online. 1pm to 2pm and 7pm to 8pm. Please sign up via Eventbrite. Please email accessibility requirements and any questions to Liz Speight (speight@careinternational.org). You can read our recent report which examined the barriers faced by Disabled Women on the Centenary Action website.