About us

What we do

We support the development of policies to remove inequality between disabled and non-disabled people.

The people and organisations we work with include:

We are responsible for:

supporting the cross-government role of the Minister of State for Disabled People
developing and monitoring Fulfilling Potential, the cross-government disability strategy
coordinating the implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities across government
supporting the Disability Action Alliance
strengthening disabled people’s user-led organisations
Paralympic legacy
overseeing the Community Support Fund
encouraging the use of the social model of disability which says that disability is created by barriers in society

Our priorities are:

working with other government departments to remove barriers so that all disabled people are able to fulfil their potential and participate fully in society
helping local organisations build inclusive and accessible communities
further developing partnership working with disabled people and their organisations