Budgeting for equality report

This report presents findings and recommendations for a PB framework that can reduce inequalities disabled people face, ensure their meaningful participation, and improve life outcomes.

The Scottish Government’s Community Choices Support Programme commissioned this 6-month project from the Glasgow Disability Alliance (GDA) to explore how disabled people can play a full meaningful role in PB in Scotland.

With disabled people’s expertise at the heart of our approach, we explored ‘What helps and what hinders’ disabled people’s involvement in PB and community decision making. GDA is a disabled-people led community of interest with 4500 disabled members city-wide and a 17 year history developing disabled people’s capacity to participate and influence change, in their own lives and communities. GDA’s specialist community development staff supported GDA members to develop and carry out our action research plan, drawing on existing evidence and external expertise. From survey design to analysing the findings and making recommendations, this project is built from the collective expertise of all our members.

Source: Glasgow Disability Alliance

Year of publication: 2019