In the last four years the Disability Discrimination Act has created a great deal of change for the 10 million disabled people in the UK. For the first time they have legal protection against discrimination. Our opportunity for 2012 is to really make access a reality. We need to learn from each other – 2012 brings together public and private sector, artists, athletes, charities and activists you name it. Yes the debate will continue about the approach – but it's the taking part that's important! We need to learn best practise from around the UK and the world. But what is clear is that a new vision is starting to emerge; a vision of shared excellence, team work, true representation, celebration, respect and understanding of diversity. You ask any young person.
We were all there in that meeting starting the journey. We were starting to debate not only physical access but how to represent disabled and deaf people’s history in museum collections and how to make disabled visitors feel welcome and included. The marriage of sport and art is embodied in the Olympic and Paralympic Games. If we get it right we can all leave a lasting legacy for disabled Londoners, visitors and tourists alike. Think about what the world could look like in 2012. Imagine!
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