Equality of Opportunity Committee
Service Provision for Disabled Young People (January 2004 - January 2007)
The Equality of Opportunity Committee is carrying out a policy review of Service Provision for Disabled Young People in Wales. You may wish to read the
full terms of reference, and
scope of the review.
The review will include examination of the issues emerging from 'Rights into Action', the first International Congress for Young Disabled People. It was organised by disabled young people and held in Swansea in 2003.
The disabled young people involved in the International Congress said that they want 'nothing about us without us’ and so the Committee is being advised and guided by a reference group of disabled young people from across Wales throughout its review.
The potential scope of the review is vast, so to make it manageable the Committee will focus on the most significant or fundamental problems and those where the Welsh Assembly Government and the National Assembly for Wales can make a difference.
Three key themes inform the review:
- Promoting and supporting independence and autonomy of young people
- Responsive, customer focused and joined-up service provision
- Age appropriate support and services
Within these over-arching themes, the Committee intends to give particular regard to the following eight areas:
- education, training and employment
- leisure
- housing
- transport
- equipment
- transition to adulthood
- access to information
- poverty
The aim of the Review is to make recommendations about what the Welsh Assembly Government needs to do to improve service provision for disabled young people in Wales. Due to the large number of areas that have been identified as important, we expect the review may last about two years (until December 2006) before reporting.
Key Documents
