Proposed Disability Action Plan for Northern Ireland

Statement published 06 Mar 2017

This Disability Action Plan for Northern Ireland shows how Ofcom proposes to fulfil its duties under Section 49A of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (DDA 1995) (as amended by article 5 of the Disability Discrimination (Northern Ireland) Order 2006), to have regard, when carrying out its functions, for the need to:

• Promote positive attitudes towards disabled people; and
• Encourage participation by disabled people in public life.

Under Section 49B of the DDA 1995, Ofcom is required to submit the final Disability Action Plan for Northern Ireland to the Equality Commission.

The final plan presented here takes into account stakeholder responses to the consultation on our proposed plan.