The EHRC launched the report of its inquiry into disability related harassment on 12th September 2011. The inquiry followed research into disability related harassment which I commissioned when I was Disability Director at the EHRC and I was involved in setting the Inquiry terms of reference.
From the moment I became involved in this issue (as Head of Policy at the Disability Rights Commission) and no doubt before, the thorny (and persistent) policy and practice of classifying disabled peopl... Continue reading ...
Before going further I should declare an interest - as Disability Programme Director at the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) I oversaw the work which led to the Commission carrying out its inquiry into disability-related harassment and I was involved in developing the Inquiry terms of reference and reviewing early drafts of today's report.
Many congratulations to Mike Smith, Hilary Mccollum, Jackie Driver, Kathleen Jameson and many other staff at the EHRC. I know it has been a hard... Continue reading ...
