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Disability: Internet

Question for Department for Work and Pensions

UIN 197187, tabled on 1 September 2023

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the (a) adequacy of digital accessibility for disabled people and (b) potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to guarantee online disabled rights similar to those in the Equality Act 2010.

Answered on

11 September 2023

The Government remains fully committed to supporting disabled people in the UK through creating more opportunities, protecting their rights and ensuring they fully benefit from, and can contribute to, every aspect of our society.

The National Disability Strategy (NDS) suggested ways for the Government to consider improving digital accessibility for disabled people. Following the successful appeal in the NDS Judicial Review we are considering how best to take this important work forward.