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Candidate news for those with disabilities

By | Fri 19th April 2013 - 9:22 am

As some of our readers may already be aware, the Government has set up the Access to Elected Office Fund, as part of its Access to Elected Office Strategy, to help pay the disability-related costs that disabled people standing for elected office might face. The fund is open to all disabled people who wish to be selected as a candidate in an election, or who have already been selected and are standing in an election.

Candidates may apply for money from the fund to meet the costs of disability-related support needed to stand for elected office, e.g. costs related to transport, communication, technology or support. The fund does not cover costs that all candidates for elected office have to pay (such as, the cost of producing leaflets for campaigning).

The scheme is organised by the Government Equalities Office (GEO), it is not run or administered by the Liberal Democrats. Therefore candidates interested in the scheme should apply directly to the GEO who administer the process. For more information, follow this link to the Access to Elected Office Fund website.

All approved candidates have already been notified but please feel free to continue to promote the scheme. If you have any further questions then you can contact Roxana Cimpeanu at Roxana[dot]Cimpeanu[at]libdems[dot]org[dot]uk in the Liberal Democrat Diversity Unit.

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One Comment

  • Martin 20th Apr '13 - 1:52am

    ‘Candidate news for those with disabilities’

    But nobody is disabled anymore, Atos has decided everyone is fit to work!

    In fact it wouldn’t surprise me if casualties from Afghanistan who have had both legs and both arms blown off by an IED are required to find work as paperweights. Or doorstops perhaps?

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