This report examines and gives evidence on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on disabled people.
This has been controlled and co-produced by a Steering Group of disabled people representing Disabled People’s Organisations (DPOs) and disability charities, supported by Welsh Government in terms of administrative support, supplementary research expertise and data analysis.
Locked out: liberating disabled people’s lives and rights in Wales beyond COVID-19 (pdf), covers the following areas:
- Social versus the medical models of disability
- Human rights
- Health and well-being
- Socio-economic disadvantages
- Exclusion, accessibility and citizenship
The Welsh government has also responded to this report. Access the Welsh Government’s response here (multiple formats).
