Disabled People Challenge Poverty!

150+ members of Glasgow Disability Alliance and their supporters and allies met in person and online on Friday 11 October 2024 to raise the collective voices of disabled people against the injustices of poverty facing disabled people and the inequalities which arise as a result.

Today’s Challenge Poverty Week focus is communities – this is a powerful example of disabled people as a community of identity, fighting for our human rights and equality.

GDA’s Purple Poncho Players delivered a performance highlighting the lived experiences of disabled people facing poverty and the interactions of poverty with additional barriers which disabled people also face.

Angela O’Hagan, Chair of the Scottish Human Rights Commission, delivered a keynote address, followed by a live panel discussion including representatives from the Poverty Alliance, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Glasgow Centre for Population Health and Scottish Women’s Budget Group.

Critically, our survey findings paint a stark picture of disabled people in poverty amidst the cost of living crisis. Key concerns for disabled people:
☑️ 97% said disabled people being forgotten in priorities and plans
☑️ 93% said money
☑️ 91% said social isolation and loneliness
☑️ 89% said mental health

To read our survey findings summary, click here or visit: https://gda.scot/resources/disabled-people-challenge-poverty-survey-findings