Framework for Action on Independent Living
Introduction
The Welsh Government’s Framework for Action on Independent Living was published in 2013. The Framework sets out what the Welsh Government is doing to make Wales a better place for disabled people, so they can have the same opportunities as everyone else and live their lives in the way they choose for themselves.
The Framework includes a list of actions, many of which have been completed or need updating. This survey will help us to check that our future plans will address the barriers to independent living that are the most important to disabled people.
Please tell us about your experiences.
How we will treat the information you provide
Any response you send us will be seen in full by Welsh Government staff dealing with Equality issues. Any information you give us will be held securely and will only be used by Welsh Government to help develop the new plans. It will not be used for any marketing or commercial purposes. We won’t identify you in any summaries or reports produced for this work.
All of the information you provide will be held by the Welsh Government and processed and managed by us in accordance with our obligations and duties under the:
- Data Protection Act 1998;
- Freedom of Information Act 2000;
- The Environmental Information Regulations 2004; and
- All other laws relating to access to information.
The information you provide in your response, including any personal information you provide that identifies you or another, may be the subject of a freedom of information request by another member of the public. When responding to such requests we may be required to release information, including your personal information.
The closing date for responses is 31 May 2017.
To accompany the survey, a British Sign Language video has been produced. View the video.
If you are responding for yourself:
i. Do you consider yourself to be disabled?
ii. Do you provide care and/ or support for anyone who is disabled?
2. Have you heard about the Framework for Action on Independent Living before?
3. Do you think things have improved for disabled people in Wales in any of these areas in the last 3 years?
Information, advice, and advocacy
Personalised care and support
(e.g. Support from Social Services, Direct Payments etc)
Person centred technology
(e.g. any device, gadget or technology designed to support independence or safety, such as communication or mobility devices (including wheelchairs), assistive technology for using computers, mobile apps etc.)
Access to buildings and places
4. We would like to find out about any difficulties or barriers disabled people face now.
Please tell us in which areas you (or anyone you provide care or support for or work with) have faced difficulties or barriers in the last year.
The following list covers some of the areas where we know disabled people face barriers. Please tick all that apply:
5. Are there any areas that are not on the list where you (or anyone you provide care and/ or support for or work with) have experienced difficulties or barriers in the last year?
6. We would also like to find out what might make things easier for disabled people. Thinking again about any difficulties or barriers you (or anyone you provide care and/ or support for or work with) have faced in the last year, what could be done to remove the barriers and enable disabled people to live independently?
Please write here:
7. To which age group do you belong?
8. If you would like us to send you a link to the new action plan when it is published please provide an e-mail address here. Your e-mail address will be used for this purpose only and will not be shared with anyone.