The Independent Living Strategy was launched on 3 March 2008 by the Office for Disability Issues. The five-year strategy joins current and new policy initiatives to provide a coherent framework for making progress towards independent living for disabled people, including older disabled people. 'Independent living' means not necessarily doing things for oneself, but having choice over support and equipment, and equal access to public services and opportunities. The strategy aims to give disabled people more choice and control over the support they need and greater access to employment, transport, health and housing opportunities. The strategy makes a series of new commitments involving six government departments. Read the Executive Summary here.