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We’re committed to championing disability rights across the UK. At #COSP18, Minister Seema Malhotra met with Kerstin Griese to reflect on the recent Global Disability Summit and the UK and Germany’s shared ambition to boost opportunity for disabled people at work 🇬🇧🇩🇪


Disability should never be a barrier to success. That's why Minister Seema Malhotra joined Hildegarde Naughton at #COSP18 to discuss the UK and Ireland’s shared goal of putting disabled people at the heart of everything we do 🇬🇧🇮🇪


Minister Seema Malhotra met with Italian Minister for Disabilities Alessandra Locatelli to speak about how Italy is championing disabled people, including through the Solfagnano charter signed at the G7 ministerial track on disability inclusion last year 🇬🇧🇮🇹


At #COSP18, Minister Seema Malhotra is meeting governments from around the world to discuss disability rights. The Minister met with Norway’s Minister of Culture and Equality, Lubna Jaffery, to speak about disability policy across different sectors 🇬🇧🇳🇴


"I would urge anyone in a managerial role to explore what technical education has to offer and make the most of the training and employment schemes." Read why Kayleigh Merritt from Winvic Construction supports skills and training in #construction: ow.ly/rKoq50VG7Vk #SkillsForLife


As part of her #COSP18 engagements last week, Minister Seema Malhotra met with Mr Jose Viera, Executive Director of the International Disability Alliance (IDA), to discuss the global disability movement and the organisation’s recent Global Disability Summit.






At the #PrideMonth debate, Minister for Equalities, Nia Griffith MP, reaffirmed our commitment to equalising hate crime protections for LGBT and disabled people in the first session of Parliament 👇

Nobody should be held back because of their disability. Minister Seema Malhotra MP joined international partners at #COSP18 to share how we're putting disabled people’s views and voices at the heart of everything we do.

Disability should never be a barrier to success - at work or in life. That’s why Minister Sir Stephen Timms joined Business Disability Forum’s annual conference to explore how best to champion disability inclusion and make it part of business as usual.







Minister for Women and Equalities, Bridget Phillipson, on the parental leave review launched by Department for Business and Trade today ⬇️

