Who We Are
We are a coalition of disabled people's organisations, grassroots groups and individuals, including PA employers, social care users, unpaid carers and professionals. We have decided to work collectively to come up with a practical plan to achieve our shared aim of justice in social care and fully realised Indpendent Living. We believe that the work we have all done separately can be combined to create an actionable roadmap for change.
Social care matters because it enables people to live full, independent and meaningful lives. Yet the public conversation around social care often focuses on one part of the system: older people living in care homes. While this is an important part of social care, it represents only one experience. Thousands of disabled people and older people rely on social care every day to live in their own homes, stay connected to their communities, work, study, build relationships and have choice and control over their lives.
This is why the Roadmap to Independent Living Coalition matters. We need a shared vision for social care that recognises its true purpose: not simply responding when people reach crisis point, but enabling everyone who draws on support to live a good life, with dignity, independence and equality.
What Our Members Say
"BRIL sees the Roadmap as a vital piece of the campaign to achieve the right to Independent living for all as defined by Disabled People themselves."
Mark from BRIL
“My support gives me the freedom to be myself and to work, contribute, build relationships and live independently. The Roadmap is about making that possible for everyone who needs social care.”
Sally Hudson