Disability Equality Group

WM Housing Group (WMHG) currently has one Disability Equality Group but is soon to set up more groups across the areas where we work. The Group is made up of around 15 customers with 2 WMHG staff supporting the Group.

The role of the Group is to challenge and support us in considering ways in which WMHG might be able to improve the way it responds to the diverse needs of its disabled customers. The Disability Group works with WMHG staff to ensure it takes disability seriously and prevents discrimination and disadvantage in the planning, consultation, delivery and review of its services and provision of homes.

Over the past year the group has also been part of:

• Monitoring the Group’s Disability Equality Scheme and Action Plan
   
• Reviewing the Group’s access work/Disability Discrimination Act compliance
   
• ‘Disability proofing’ relevant strategies, documents, leaflets and areas of direction for the Group
   
• Undertaking disability audits in the Group
   
• Running disability awareness sessions with staff
   
• Steer the development of our Aids and Adaptations work including developing a new policy and procedure
   
• Ensuring that residents are given the opportunity to take an active role in the development of future services related to people with disabilities