Leisure, social and cultural activities
Overall aim
Disabled people are able to enjoy the same opportunities as non-disabled people to participate in sports and recreation, cultural life, leisure and social activities.
Achievements from 2005 to 2009
- The DCMS Tourism Strategy: 'Winning: A Tourism Strategy for 2012 and beyond' (external link) launched, setting out a programme of work to ensure significant improvements to services for disabled people visiting the UK, with the challenge of providing fully accessible facilities and information, by 2012.
- Digital Switchover Help Scheme (external link) in place to support people over 75 years old, or who are severely disabled or are registered blind or partially-sighted or are normally resident in a care home.
Next steps on our strategy
- Hosting a successful Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2012, which is accessible to all, and will promote inclusion, positive attitudes towards and the active participation of disabled people.
- Widening opportunities for disabled and non-disabled to participate in cultural and sporting activities. This will include a focus on children and young people.
- Ensure that everyone has the opportunity to enjoy the benefits of digital television and that the interests of those expected to have the most difficulty switching to digital TV are protected.
- Ensuring tourism services are accessible to all, particularly disabled people.
UN Convention articles:
Independent Living Strategy commitments:
The Independent Living Strategy aims to ensure disabled people have greater access to housing, transport, health, employment, education and leisure opportunities and to participation in family and community life.
While none of the individual commitments directly links to this theme, the overall aim of the strategy as a whole supports disabled people enjoying the same opportunities to participate in sports and recreation, cultural life, leisure and social activities.
