The Disability Unit has set up a Regional Stakeholder Network to help build a picture of the lived experience of persons with disabilities in England.
Each region in the network is tasked with:
- Amplifying the voices of disabled people and disability organisations in their regions
- Reporting back to the government on a range of issues including transport, housing and employment
- Helping to develop the new National Strategy for Disabled People
Each region is led by a chair who is independent of government and was selected based on their understanding of disability issues specific to their regions, their expertise in disability policy and its effects at grassroots level.
Many of the chairs are disabled people, while others work in disabled people’s organisations or organisations that support disabled people. Several hold voluntary roles which will help them tap into the issues and concerns of their local networks and reach more disabled people.
The chairs work with the Disability Unit to provide engagement opportunities for network members to share their views and experiences to help inform and drive future policy
