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The disability manifesto 2001 — for rights, equality and inclusion
Corporate Author	Disability Daily
Publisher	Scope, London, 2001
Pages	27 pp
Source	Library and Information Unit, Scope, 6-10 Market Road, London N7 9PW.
Keywords	Physical disabilities ; Rights [elderly] ; Integration ; Social policy ; Manifestos.
Annotation	Despite progress since the 1997 General Election, disabled people are still discriminated against unfairly. The Disability Manifesto has been developed by a coalition of disability and carer charities, and contains recommendations on key issues of importance to disabled people throughout the UK. It discusses the following shared concerns: civil and human rights; poverty and benefits; employment, training, and education; independent living and community services; transport and mobility; housing and the built environment; access to information; health; financial services; culture and leisure; and carers. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-010402210 B
Classmark	BN: IKR: TO: TM2: VLF
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