Disabled Police Association

05/06/2026

We are pleased to announce we have expanded our committee.

In April, we held an AGM (Annual General Meeting) at New Scotland Yard to update our committee structure to be more inclusive.

The Police Superintendents'​ Association and Police Federation of England and Wales now have a reserved seat indefinitely on our committee.

Having these two organisations join us strengthen our committee, giving us opportunities to share ideas, better understand representation of police officers, and network with senior police leaders.

22/05/2026

Our Disability in Policing Conference 2026 will be taking place on Wednesday, 2 December, to Thursday, 3 December at Double Tree by Hilton, Coventry.

We take a look back at our 2025 conference, featuring Caroline Turner from , Daley Jones from the ADHD Alliance, ColitisCop Ed Rowland from the National Disabled Police Association and Professor John Harrison, Chief Medical Officer for Home Office-associated police Forces.

There are limited spaces available, so register now on our website, link is in our bio.

21/05/2026

Today is Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD).

The purpose of GAAD is to get everyone talking, thinking and learning about digital access/inclusion and people with different disabilities.

Do you have a story you would like to share about accessibility?

You can find out more about GAAD here:

Thursday, May 15, 2025, help us celebrate the 14th Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD)! The purpose of GAAD is to get everyone talking, thinking and learning about digital access and inclusion, and the more than One Billion people with disabilities/impairments.

07/05/2026

When we formed the DPA Pledge last year, we created a list of 'Police Force Action Requirements', which outlines our expectations and goals for local forces to meet.

One of these goals is to 'commit to achieving Disability Confident Leader Level 3 status'.

Fortunately, the Department for Work and Pensions - DWP has created a series of helpful videos to explain the Disability Confident Scheme.

Below, we have added a playlist of videos we encourage forces that haven't achieved Leader Level 3 status to view:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeysxjNpEPy9vIkY2W2muzVyUDns1x9oC

05/05/2026

Did you know, in the UK, 12 million adults have hearing loss, roughly 1 in 5 adults?

We’ve shared a blog post on why deaf awareness matters in policing and our communities, you can read it here:
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-deaf-awareness-week-matters-policing-our-blnoe?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios&utm_campaign=share_via

01/05/2026

We are excited to announce registration is now open for the Disability in Policing Conference 2026, taking place on Wednesday, 2 December 2026 to Thursday, 3 December 2026 at DoubleTree by Hilton, Coventry.

The conference will help and inspire you to:
📊 Track people data to the same high level that we treat crime data
🚓Treat our Officers and Staff with the respect they deserve
📝Embed disAbility confident level 3 employer requirements
🪙SAVE MORE by spending more on reasonable adjustments, which will have a direct impact on reducing employment tribunals.
♿SAVE MORE by building accessible Police estates at the planning stage
👮‍♀️Retain experienced disabled Staff and Officers
🚨Uphold the LAW – Equality Act

There are limited spaces available, so register now:
https://cjs.swoogo.com/dip26/begin

14/04/2026

Today, we held our second executive committee meeting of 2026 at New Scotland Yard, Metropolitan Police Service HQ in London.

Thank you to our committee member, Daley Jones, and the force for hosting our meeting, and our volunteers for all the national work they do for disabled police officers and staff.

11/03/2026

Our President, Andrea Shoetan, has issued a statement regarding a study on radio earpieces conducted by The University of Manchester.

Read our full statement here:
https://www.disabledpolice.info/statement-from-dpa-president-university-manchester-radio-earpiece-study/

For further enquires, please contact us via our website:
https://www.disabledpolice.info/contact/

28/02/2026

Did you know that globally, more than 300 million people live with a rare disease, and around 72% of these conditions are genetic?

Today is Rare Disease Day 📅

To help raise awareness, our committee member, Sara Stacey, has written a blog about her story of living with Rigid Spine Syndrome Muscular Dystrophy.

You can read the blog by clicking the link below 👇

by Sara StaceyCommittee Member | Disabled Police Association Rare Disease Day is recognised every year on 28th February. It’s a moment to spotlight the experiences of people living with conditions that many may never have heard of, yet shape every part of daily life. Globally, more than 300 millio...

26/02/2026

Last year, we invited all 48 police forces across the UK to sign the DPA Pledge.

As of February 2026, a total of 27 police forces and 14 Police and Crime Commissioners have formally committed to the Pledge.

We have made the list of all forces that have signed the DPA Pledge publicly available, you can view it here:
https://www.disabledpolice.info/dpa-pledge/

We are grateful for those forces that have signed to show their commitment of disabled officers and staff but hope to have 100% signed as soon as possible to join us on this journey.

Avon and Somerset Police Metropolitan Police Service Sussex Police City of London Police West Mercia Police