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May Blog Post: Towards a new narrative on Independent Living
Neil Crowther Advocates for action on early childhood development in the USA had for years and with little success framed their case in terms of the vulnerability of the children they cared about and the damaging impact of stress in early childhood on their lives. Eventually they came to be in touch with the Frameworks […]
Read MoreApril Blog: Towards Independent Living in Wales
Vin West The way that a government treats those who have the least power is a fair rule of thumb as to its level of civilisation. These are hard times, as evidenced by the nightly news. UK government “welfare reform”, public service cuts and other neoliberal policies have had a huge impact on disabled people’s […]
Read MoreDRILL Roadshow Reports
The DRILL Programme, through its national partners, has now completed over 18 DRILL Roadshows across Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and England. The purpose of which was to determine how research and piloting would contribute most to achieving independent living. The DRILL Roadshows were based on the principles of co-production involving Disabled People Organisations […]
Read MoreMarch Blog – Change
Ursula Marshall If we want change now is the time to do something about it. DRILL will provide us with the vehicle to effect this change. On Sunday 14 December 2003 my life changed forever. I had taken several hours and umpteen attempts to get downstairs and had no clue what was happening to me. […]
Read MoreEasy Read – Drill Programme Information
We have produced an easy read information booklet on the DRILL Programme. The information booklet covers the following areas: What is DRILL The Programme Structure Involvement of disabled people Research and funding Research themes Download DRILL Programme Information – Easy Read
Read MoreDRILL Launch Wales: Disabled people to lead on £5 million research programme
Disabled people will be at the forefront of designing an innovative new £5 million UK-wide programme on Disability Research on Independent Living and Learning (DRILL). DRILL is fully funded by the Big Lottery Fund and will be delivered across the UK by a consortium of national disabled people’s organisations, including Disability Wales. The DRILL programme, […]
Read MoreInclusion Scotland hosts Scottish launch of the world’s first disabled people led research programme today in Glasgow
This evening sees the Scottish launch of the world’s first disabled people led research programme at The Lighthouse in Glasgow. Disability Research on Independent Living and Learning (DRILL) is an innovative research programme led in Scotland by Inclusion Scotland and partnered across the UK by Disability Action Northern Ireland, Disability Wales and Disability Rights UK. […]
Read MoreDRILL Launch Northern Ireland: Disabled people take the lead on £5 million research project
Disabled people will be at the forefront of designing projects for a new £5 million UK wide research programme to explore how disabled people can live more independent lives. The DRILL programme, which is launched in Northern Ireland on 16 September, will see disabled people working with academics and policy makers to develop research and […]
Read MoreDRILL Launch England: Disabled people take the lead on £5 million research project
Disabled people will be at the forefront of designing projects for a new £5 million research programme to explore how disabled people can live more independent lives. The DRILL programme, which is launched in England on 15 September, will see disabled people working with academics and policy makers to develop research and pilot projects that […]
Read MoreBig Lottery Fund: New Research Funding to Help Disabled Voices be Heard
The issues and challenges facing disabled people will soon be better understood thanks to new research made possible with a £5 million grant from the Big Lottery Fund. Disability Action Northern Ireland and their partners Disability Rights UK, Disability Wales and Inclusion Scotland have been awarded the grant to carry out Disability Research on Independent […]
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