The Disability and Development Group believe that disabled people have the right to have their concerns addressed at the highest level within the international development sector and beyond because the impact of excluding them from development and humanitarian programmes can result in their isolation socially, politically and environmentally. The group convenes people working on disability issues from UK-based mainstream and disability-specific organisations with a mission to develop dialogue with the UK government and other key stakeholders to prevent discrimination and ensure that disabled people are considered and included in all international development policies.