The Equality and Human Rights Commission was created.
The Equality Act 2006 created the Commission for Equality and Human Rights, now known as the Equality and Human Rights Commission.
This matters because disability rights became part of a wider equality and human rights enforcement landscape.
Awareverse values joined-up rights, but also asks whether disability remains visible inside broad equality structures.
A common mistake is assuming consolidation always strengthens every protected group equally.
Who had power here, who was left outside, and what would have changed if the human being was seen first?
These deep dives open out from this part of the timeline.