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Accessibility. Belonging. Legal equality. Equal participation.

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Rights matter when people can exercise them in everyday life. ABLE is a practical framework for identifying barriers, advancing disability equality and making full participation possible.

Four commitments

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Accessibility
Make information, services, transport, buildings and communication usable and accessible.
Belonging
Build communities where disabled people are welcomed, valued and included.
Legal equality
Recognise disabled people as equal before the law, with equal rights and protection.
Equal participation
Enable disabled people to shape decisions and take part in public, social and cultural life.

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ABLE

The idea

Disability inclusion is not a single adjustment or a statement of good intent. It means removing barriers, respecting disabled people's choices, and making sure they can take part on an equal basis with others.

ABLE brings four connected commitments together: accessibility, belonging, legal equality and equal participation.

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A more accessible and inclusive society benefits from the knowledge, choices and contributions of disabled people. ABLE starts with a simple question: what barrier can we remove?

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