The pandemic has shone a light on pre-existing inequalities in the UK. If we are to build back fairer, we need the fullest possible understanding of the inequalities that have been highlighted and/or reinforced as a result of COVID-19. In November 2020 when the ONS published their finding that disabled people accounted for 59% of COVID-19 deaths, it became clear that inequalities on the grounds of disability were a critical area to understand. And this impact is a spotlight theme for the Health Foundation's COVID-19 impact inquiry. This briefing explores how the effects of the pandemic have been felt more acutely by disabled people, with implications for digital inclusion, work and access to support and care at home.
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The pandemic has shone a light on pre-existing inequalities in the UK. If we are to build back fairer, we need the fullest possible understanding of the inequalities that have been highlighted and/or reinforced as a result of COVID-19. In November 2020 when the ONS published their finding that disabled people accounted for 59% of COVID-19 deaths, it became clear that inequalities on the grounds of disability were a critical area to understand. And this impact is a spotlight theme for the Health Foundation's COVID-19 impact inquiry. This briefing explores how the effects of the pandemic have been felt more acutely by disabled people, with implications for digital inclusion, work and access to support and care at home.
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Subject terms:
Covid-19, disabilities, health inequalities, mental health;
SAYCE Liz, GREAT BRITAIN. Department for Work and Pensions
Publisher:
Stationery Office
Publication year:
2011
Pagination:
150p.
Place of publication:
London
This report suggests changes to government policy in order to support disabled people to work in any role in any sector by doubling the numbers of people able to use Access to Work. It suggests raising the overall numbers securing specialist disability employment support to 100,000 within existing resources. This would be achieved by ensuring government funding is spent where it can have most impact, by better partnership working to maximise the contribution of government, employers, service providers and disabled people themselves; and by reducing the costs of assessments, driving down costs of services and equipment, encouraging suppliers to compete, empowering employees and employers to have far easier access to information, peer support and cost-effective solutions. Government-funded support would be focused on the person and their employer, not the facility, so disabled people can use that support in whatever type of employment they pursue.
This report suggests changes to government policy in order to support disabled people to work in any role in any sector by doubling the numbers of people able to use Access to Work. It suggests raising the overall numbers securing specialist disability employment support to 100,000 within existing resources. This would be achieved by ensuring government funding is spent where it can have most impact, by better partnership working to maximise the contribution of government, employers, service providers and disabled people themselves; and by reducing the costs of assessments, driving down costs of services and equipment, encouraging suppliers to compete, empowering employees and employers to have far easier access to information, peer support and cost-effective solutions. Government-funded support would be focused on the person and their employer, not the facility, so disabled people can use that support in whatever type of employment they pursue.
Subject terms:
labour market, supported employment, disabilities, government policy;
A companion report to The Work Foundation’s review of research evidence on peer support in employment, this report identifies practice examples of peer support to help people with long term health conditions or disabilities to secure, retain or progress in employment. Based on a survey and interviews the report identified over 50 practice examples. The Practice Review discusses different
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A companion report to The Work Foundation’s review of research evidence on peer support in employment, this report identifies practice examples of peer support to help people with long term health conditions or disabilities to secure, retain or progress in employment. Based on a survey and interviews the report identified over 50 practice examples. The Practice Review discusses different approaches under the following headings: who is involved and benefiting; the purpose of the initiatives (recruitment, retention, progression, and wider outcomes); and the type of approach used (on-to-one, support groups, paid or unpaid). It then highlights the impact of the practice examples, including evidence on outcomes. Practice Review finds promising peer support practice in relation to securing, retaining and progressing in employment, for disabled people generally and for people living with specific impairments. It also found a high demand for peer support, and those involved in the report found peer support for employment offers hope, additional confidence and a sense of achievement. The report makes recommendations to support and strengthen the practice of peer support for disabled people or those with long-term conditions in terms of employment.
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Subject terms:
peer support, long term conditions, employment, case studies, disabilities, mental health problems, intervention;
This guide points to opportunities to develop more inclusive communities and provides examples of how it can be done. It outlines a number of approaches from seeking feedback through to full decision-making and leadership by disabled people and emphasises that to achieve fully inclusive outcomes - disabled people taking part in society - requires fully inclusive processes - disabled people participating at all stages in planning and decision-making. Key sections cover: citizenship and participation, involvement of disabled people and role of disabled people organisations, wider participation and decision making, tackling barriers to participation, and disabled people at the hearth of governance. Includes appendices on funding opportunities and reflective questions for DPOs.
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This guide points to opportunities to develop more inclusive communities and provides examples of how it can be done. It outlines a number of approaches from seeking feedback through to full decision-making and leadership by disabled people and emphasises that to achieve fully inclusive outcomes - disabled people taking part in society - requires fully inclusive processes - disabled people participating at all stages in planning and decision-making. Key sections cover: citizenship and participation, involvement of disabled people and role of disabled people organisations, wider participation and decision making, tackling barriers to participation, and disabled people at the hearth of governance. Includes appendices on funding opportunities and reflective questions for DPOs.
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Subject terms:
disabilities, social inclusion, communities, participation, leadership, user-led organisations, citizenship;
Describes how local authorities can work with disabled people, disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) and other partners to support new approaches to participation and provides practical examples and case studies of how it can be done. The guide addresses a number of key themes including community inclusion, engagement and scrutiny, wider participation and decision-making, disable people at the hearth of governance, the role of DPOs and tackling barriers to participation.
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Describes how local authorities can work with disabled people, disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) and other partners to support new approaches to participation and provides practical examples and case studies of how it can be done. The guide addresses a number of key themes including community inclusion, engagement and scrutiny, wider participation and decision-making, disable people at the hearth of governance, the role of DPOs and tackling barriers to participation.
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Subject terms:
local authorities, user-led organisations, disabilities, participation, social inclusion, communities, decision making;
Disability Rights UK argues that the government's Work Programme is failing disabled people (at least 88%), and is very poor value for money. This report finds among disparities in employment oportunities that whereas 76.4% of working-age non-disabled people are employed, it is only 46.3% of working-age disabled people. The report considers the effectiveness or otherwise of government policy and practice in improving employment opportunities. A survey by Disability Rights UK received more than 500 responses from disabled people about their experiences of employment support: the person-centred approaches they needed to develop their skills and careers were lacking. The authors propose that in-work development opportunities should be the primary focus of employment support for disabled people; and that employment support should centre on the relationship between disabled people and participating employers. Two case studies indicate how, given appropriate help, disabled people can find and remain in employment.
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Disability Rights UK argues that the government's Work Programme is failing disabled people (at least 88%), and is very poor value for money. This report finds among disparities in employment oportunities that whereas 76.4% of working-age non-disabled people are employed, it is only 46.3% of working-age disabled people. The report considers the effectiveness or otherwise of government policy and practice in improving employment opportunities. A survey by Disability Rights UK received more than 500 responses from disabled people about their experiences of employment support: the person-centred approaches they needed to develop their skills and careers were lacking. The authors propose that in-work development opportunities should be the primary focus of employment support for disabled people; and that employment support should centre on the relationship between disabled people and participating employers. Two case studies indicate how, given appropriate help, disabled people can find and remain in employment.
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Subject terms:
disabilities, employment, conditions of employment, government policy, equal opportunities, empowerment;