We call upon the National Assembly for Wales to urge the Welsh Assembly Government to introduce a National Strategy on Independent Living that recognises the equal right of all disabled people to live in the community, with choices equal to others, and to ensure that this is facilitated through effective and appropriate measures.

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Independent Living enables us as disabled people to achieve our own goals and live our own lives in the way that we choose for ourselves. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) clarifies the obligations and legal duties of States to respect and ensure the equal enjoyment of all human rights by all disabled people. Article 19 states that disabled people must be able to live independently and be included in the community. Several Welsh Assembly policies support the general principles of Independent Living, e.g. One Wales, Fulfilled Lives, Supportive Communities, Designed For Life and Making the Connections. However none provide an over-arching vision of how to make Independent Living a reality for disabled people. We call upon the Welsh Assembly Government to be proactive in fulfilling its responsibilities under the UNCRPD by introducing a National Strategy on Independent Living, rooted in a right to Independent Living for all disabled people.

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