Select committee: Work and Pensions Committee

Assistive technology inquiry

Closed Opened 11 Dec 2017 Closed 3 Oct 2019
Inquiry scope (the committee's words)
Additional report formats Audio part 1 Audio part 2 British Sign Language (BSL) video Easy read Large print Microsoft Word Government Response published Assistive technology: Government response to the Committee’s Tenth Report Assistive technology: Government response to the Committee’s Tenth Report (PDF 135 KB) Additional report formats Audio file: Government Response to the Assistive technology report Large print Microsoft Word Assistive Technology (AT) already makes a huge difference to the lives of disabled people. It helps them live more independently and enables many to work. But it has vast untapped potential. Advances in technology mean AT is developing and improving rapidly. It could have a transformative impact on the disability employment gap and is, in turn, a huge opportunity to boost productivity. These possibilities will only be realised if employers, government and disabled people themselves fully understand and exploit its life-changing capacities.

Where it stands

The inquiry is closed, opened 11 December 2017.

The committee has published 2 reports, most recently 10th Report - Assistive technology on 19 April 2018.

The government's response to each report

10th Report - Assistive technology

No government response is linked to this report.

Word document: 10th Report - Assistive technology

No government response is linked to this report.

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Reports

2 reports

Correspondence

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