Disability Action Plan 2023-2027
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In writing:
The Policy Team
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council
The Braid
1-29 Bridge Street
Ballymena
BT43 5EJ
T: 0300 124 5000
E: policy@midandeastantrim.gov.uk
Contents
2.0 Purpose of the Disability Plan
5.0 Review of the Disability Action Plan
7.0 Responsibility for the Disability Action Plan
- 1.0 Promote Accessibility
- 2.0 Encourage Participation in Public, Political and Civic Life
- 3.0 Development: Facilitating Economic and Community Development Initiatives
Appendix A – Council Functions
Foreword
As Mayor and Interim Chief Executive of Mid and East Antrim Borough Council, we are delighted to bring forward this Disability Action Plan for 2023 -2027.
Of the 138,994 residents registered within Mid and East Antrim Borough Council by the 2021 Census, 25% live with a or disability, however this percentage increases in terms of households, rising to 45%.
In other words, nearly half of households within Mid and East Antrim have one or more residents living with a disability.
These figures illustrate how vital it is for people living with disabilities to be able to participate in public life and benefit from the right to adequate accessibility to all Council functions.
This Disability Action Plan is a statement of the Council’s commitment to the promotion of equality of opportunity for disabled people.
It complements the Council’s Equality Scheme under Section 75 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998.
The Plan has been designed to ensure that the Council fulfils its statutory obligations in compliance with Section 49A of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (DDA 1995) (as amended by Article 5 of the Disability Discrimination (Northern Ireland) Order 2006).
We are committed to proactively implementing measures to ensure that the Council is fulfilling the Disability Duties.
We will allocate all necessary resources (in terms of people, time and money) in order to effectively implement this Plan and where appropriate, build objectives and targets relating to the Disability Duties into corporate and annual operating plans.
We will ensure the effective communication of the Plan to the public, the Elected Members and all Council staff and provide all necessary training and guidance on the Disability Duties and the implementation of the Plan.
We confirm our commitment to submitting an annual report to the Equality Commission on the implementation of this Plan as well as carrying out a five yearly review.
A copy of this Plan, our annual progress report to the Equality Commission and our five year review of this Plan will be made available on our website.
Alderman Gerardine Mulvenna
Mayor
Valerie Watts
Interim Chief Executive