What we do

The Office for Disability Issues (ODI) works directly with the departments responsible for:

• health
• transport
• children and families
• work and pensions
• business and enterprise
• communities and local government.

We work to make equality a reality for disabled people by:

• promoting joined-up government to improve the way policy is made and services are delivered
• involving disabled people and their expertise in what we do and encouraging others to do the same
• being a source of evidence and expertise on disability for the rest of government
• promoting human rights and ensuring effective disability equality legislation
• communicating what is happening across government on disability.

We support government departments in taking action on the recommendations in the 'Improving the Life Chances of Disabled People report'. Read more on the Improving the Life Chances of Disabled People report (links to Cabinet Office website).

Equality schemes

ODI's disability, race and gender equality schemes and associated annual progress reports are part of DWP's equality schemes (links to DWP website).  

Find out what we're currently working on, our commitment across government or about other organisations we work with.

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Page last reviewed: 11 August 2008