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<p>On Tuesday 25 June the Government launched a new cross-government approach on disability
which is guided by a vision that recognises the contributions that disabled people
make and where disabled people can participate fully in society.</p><p> </p><p>To
drive forward this approach, government will establish a new cross-departmental disability
team in the Cabinet Office and the Office for Disability Issues will be incorporated
into the team. This move recognises that disabled people, including those with neurodevelopmental
conditions, face barriers across a wide range of aspects of their lives and across
the whole of the life course, and that coordinated cross-government action is therefore
vital.</p><p> </p><p>The new disability team in the Cabinet Office will sit in the
new Equalities Hub alongside the Government Equalities Office and the Race Disparity
Unit. Together they will be better equipped to drive meaningful progress on equality
and to tackle intersectional issues.</p><p> </p><p>The team will work closely with
disabled people, disabled people’s organisations and charities to take forward this
new approach to disability, with their views and experiences at the forefront of any
new policy.</p>
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