Commission on COVID-19, Disablism and Systemic Racism 1
Funded by the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust, the Commission is examining the extent to which negative outcomes have arisen from systemic neglect of social care over many years, worsened by confused governmental approaches throughout the course of the pandemic as well as poor implementation of policy and conflicting guidance.
The work will seek to gather evidence, scrutinise the Department of Health and Social Care’s policies and responses to the pandemic, including ways in which systemic racism may have further worsened outcomes for disabled people of colour, and build solutions and support for transformative and sustainable change in social care, based on justice and human rights.
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We have appointed a Board of Commissioners to oversee and steer this programme. The Board is led by Disabled people with a wide range of interests and perspectives included.
Meet the Board of Commissioners