Social Justice
Social justice is about making rights real and achieving a more equal distribution of resources. It involves dismantling structural ableism, and embedding the social model of disability in policy thinking, policymaking, and policy implementation.
Statement of Outcome:
ILMI seeks to shape and secure the policies, plans, legislation, services and resources that would ensure the full and active participation of disabled people in society.
Statement of Process:
ILMI challenges negative narratives of disability and disabled people, individual and institutional discrimination, structures and systems that disempower, and vested interests that would maintain the status quo. We work in a manner that is independent and creative in offering hope that change is possible.
Strands of activity:
Under the Value of Social Justice, ILMI will work to shape and secure the policies, plans, legislation, services and resources that would ensure the full and active participation of disabled people in society.
ILMI will undertake the following strands of activity over the lifetime of our strategic plan:
- Policy advocacy: working to secure the development and implementation of policies, legislation and strategies to improve the situation and experience of disabled people; developing agendas for this change and representing these agendas through policy forums and key decision-making structures; and amplify support for this work to secure real impact.
- Promote and deliver Disability Equality training to key stakeholders.
- Map potential allies and engage in alliance building with civil society organisations to secure equality and rights outcomes for disabled people and to act in solidarity in progressing broader agendas for equality and human rights.
- Devise and engage in public education and awareness campaigns.