"Fulfilling Potential" Disability strategy consultation - Office for Disability Issues

Fulfilling potential

Working together to empower disabled people

 

Contribute to new disability strategy

On 1 December 2011, the government announced a discussion with disabled people to gather suggestions for a new cross-government disability strategy.
The Government’s ambition is to enable disabled people to fulfil their potential and have opportunities to play a full role in society. To realise this ambition, we want to tackle barriers to realising aspirations and individual control, as well as change attitudes and behaviour towards disabled people.
This new strategy will build on previous discussions with disabled people, including the Independent Living Strategy, the Roadmap and the UK’s report to the UN on implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Disabled People.
ODI has worked with disability organisations to create a discussion document which is available to download below. We would like to hear from disabled people, and the people and organisations that support them.
Please send us your response by 5pm, 9 March 2012.

Download discussion document

Read the document

• Fulfilling potential: a discussion document (PDF, 46 pages, 3.1 MB)
• Helping disabled people do the best they can and take part in their local area (Easy Read) (PDF, 35 pages, 1.5 MB)

Watch the British Sign Language video

A summary of the discussion document and the discussion questions are available on YouTube.

• Fulfilling potential BSL summary on YouTube

Audio

• Introduction (mp3, duration: 1m 41s, 1.54 MB)
• Part 1 Minister's foreword (mp3, duration: 8m 39s, 7.92 MB)
• Part 2 Realising aspirations (mp3, duration: 8m 32s, 7.82 MB)
• Part 3 Individual control (mp3, duration: 5m 35s, 5.12 MB)
• Part 4 Changing attitudes and behaviours (mp3, duration: 8m 27s, 7.74 MB)
• Part 5 How to take part in the discussion (mp3, duration: 3m 12s, 2.93 MB)
• Annex A part 1: Case studies - realising aspirations (mp3, duration: 6m 48s, 6.22 MB)
• Annex A part 2: Case studies - individual control (mp3, duration: 5m 46s, 5.29 MB)
• Annex A part 3: Case studies - changing attitudes and behaviour (mp3, duration:4m 46s, 4.37 MB)
• Annex B: What the evidence says (mp3, duration: 17m 15s, 15.7 MB)
• Annex C: UN Convention Articles (mp3, duration: 9m 19s, 8.53 MB)

Discussion events

We would like to encourage disabled people and their organisations to have their own discussion events about the new strategy. We have produced a guide to help organisations run their own engagement activities, this includes group exercises, background information and a template article to promote the discussion exercise.

• Disability Strategy Facilitation Guide (PDF, 24 pages, 145 KB)

We welcome feedback on this guide throughout the discussion period, to make sure that organisations have all the information needed to have an engaging discussion about the future strategy. If you have feedback or queries, please email fulfilling.potential@dwp.gsi.gov.uk
ODI can support events by providing speakers, printed copies of the Easy Read document and we are also offering limited financial support.

Funding

We want to make sure that the widest range of people have the opportunity to contribute to this discussion. We are making a small budget available to help with the expenses of engaging with disabled people.
Organisations may want to think about hosting a discussion event or engaging with disabled people in another way, such as using online discussion forums or surveys.
If you would like to request support please email fulfilling.potential@dwp.gsi.gov.uk by Friday 20 January 2012. Please tell us how you will engage with disabled people and the support you need.
You might want to think about ensuring everyone can take part (for example, providing BSL interpreters or palantypists) or hiring a suitable meeting space if you do not already have one.
We regret that we cannot provide funding in advance. Successful organisations are asked to provide an invoice and receipts after the event.
More detailed information about the criteria for funding is available on request.

How to take part

You can submit answers to the discussion questions using an online form.

• Complete online form

Email

• You can send your response to http://odi.dwp.gov.uk/odi-projects/fulfilling-potential.php????????????????????????

Post

You can send your response to this address:
Office for Disability Issues (Disability Strategy Team),
Ground Floor, Caxton House,
6-12 Tothill Street,
London, SW1H 9NA

Enquiries

If you have questions about this discussion document or running your own event, you can contact the Disability Strategy Team.

• Telephone (switchboard): 020 7340 4000
• Email mailto:fulffiling.potential@dwp.gsi.gov.uk