This new report highlights that disabled people and care home residents have seen their human rights breached, and access to independent advocacy and health and social care reduced , during the coronavirus pandemic. We need to ensure that we do not witness a repeat of these breaches, as the second wave of coronavirus sweeps over much of the UK.
The report is the result of a survey of nearly 450 advocates. Advocacy organisations across the UK, including, VoiceAbility/n-compass, worked in partnership to run the survey and launch the report. The project was supported by NDTi. To find out more, download the report