ALT Graphic reads: “Despite some encouraging steps forward, the Disability Action Plan is unlikely to bring about the change people with a learning disability need from our government. “We welcome new initiatives, like improving how government will undertake research on disabled people’s experiences; support for disabled people who want to seek public and elected office; and work to make government communications more accessible. But these positive steps do not address the most pressing issues for people with a learning disability: access to social care, healthcare, employment and cost of living support.”

ALT Graphic reads: “It's hard to feel optimistic about a plan which fails to address some of the fundamental inequalities for people with a learning disability who are dying on average 22 years younger than those in the general population or the fact that only 27% of people with a learning disability are in work, despite over 4 in 5 wanting a paid job. “The unacceptable inequalities experienced by people with a learning disability can only be addressed through a robust long term strategy to tackle the biggest barriers people with a learning disability face.”