ODI Research Reports

Research reports published by the Office for Disability Issues

 

An in-depth examination of the implementation of the Disability Equality Duty in England

Published December 2008

The ODI has published research examining the experiences of public authorities in implementing the Disability Equality Duty in England. The research involved a series of case studies from seven policy sectors, examining the organisational impacts of the legislation and how things have changed for disabled people. The study also looked at the ways in which disabled people have been involved in producing Disability Equality Schemes and how organisations have attempted to promote disability equality in their policy and practices.

Experiences and Expectations of Disabled People

Published July 2008

Published in 2008, Experiences and Expectations of Disabled People is the first comprehensive study of disability issues in six years. The research, which was commissioned by the Office for Disability Issues (ODI), provides a unique snapshot of the lives of nearly 2,000 disabled people.

A new research report commissioned by the Government shows that whilst progress is being made, disabled people in Britain are still more likely than non-disabled people to experience disadvantage in a variety of areas.

Experiences and Expectations of Disabled People, the first comprehensive study of disability issues in six years, looked at key policy areas including employment, education, transport, health and discrimination across Great Britain in 2007.

The research, which was commissioned by the Office for Disability Issues (ODI), provides a unique snapshot of the lives of nearly 2,000 disabled people. The study was ground-breaking in that it actively involved disabled people throughout the research process.

The report

The annexes

These annexes are available online only. If you have difficulty accessing them, please contact the Office for Disability Issues.

Annex A

Annex B

Annex C

Annex D

Alternative formats

The Experiences and Expectations of Disabled People report is available in hard copy, in Braille, on audio CD and in Easy Read formats. If you would like a copy in any of these formats please contact the Office for Disability Issues. The audio version is also available for download below.

Disability Equality Duty: compliance audit report

Published March 2008

The ODI commissioned Ipsos MORI to carry out an audit of how public bodies are meeting their duties under the Disability Equality Duty.

The audit identifies, by sector, the proportion of bodies that have published a scheme and whether they have actively involved disabled people (a key requirement of the new duty). The study found that, as of January 2007, at least half of public bodies are currently meeting their obligations.

Independent Living Report

The Office for Disability Issues has published two research reports commissioned under the Independent Living Review:

`Better outcomes, lower costs' summarises existing evidence relating to savings to health and social care budgets as a result of investment in housing adaptations and housing improvements.

Different languages, audio and braille are available on request, please contact: office-for-disability-issues@dwp.gsi.gov.uk 

 'The costs and benefits of independent living' summarises existing evidence about investment in independent living.

Improving Information for Disabled People

On 6 February 2007, the Office for Disability Issues published findings from the first phase of the Information Needs Project.

A report, 'Improving Information for Disabled People' and a guide `Five principles for producing better information for disabled people' are now available.

Guidance on the Disability Equality Duty

The Office for Disability Issues has produced this guidance for civil servants entitled Disability equality: a priority for all on the duties imposed by the Disabilty Discrimination Act.

Disability equality: a priority for all (May 2006) (377KB) Adobe Acrobat PDF Logo 

The Office for Disability Issues publishes: Disability Discrimination Act report: `Analyses of data from the ONS Omnibus Survey' presenting trends from 1996 to 2006 in awareness of the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA).

Guardian's Independent Living Supplement

Read the Guardian's supplement on disability (links to the Guardian website), which has been sponsored by the Office for Disability Issues.

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Implementation of the Disability Equality Duty (Executive Summary) audio version

Advocacy services and older people's entry into care homes in England

This report was comissioned by the Department of Health (DH) and undertaken in consultation with ODI.

Scoping review of the research and evidence base relating to advocacy services and older people's entry into care homes in England (links to DH website)

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