Driving down the costs disabled people face
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This Extra Costs Commission report marks the end of a year-long independent inquiry into the extra costs faced by disabled people and their families
It calls on disabled people to:
- be ‘bold and loud’ and build consumer power behind the ‘purple pound’.
- adopt the identity of disability positively to attract the interest of businesses.
- share information about good deals and ways to reduce costs with other disabled people through online disability communities and forums.
- demand more as consumers and speak out when companies or disability organisations do not fully meet their needs.
The report makes a number of recommendations for disability organisations, businesses, regulators and Government to help improve disabled people’s needs as consumers.