Supporting People with a Disability to Shape Government Policy

The 1 in 4 Poll

The purpose of this national research project is to increase understanding of the views and needs of people with a disability and their carers with a view to enhancing their capacity to influence social and political processes. The project involves developing a method that includes ongoing quarterly topical surveys through which people with a disability and their carers, approximately one in four Australians, can effectively participate in social and political processes. It will also test the efficacy of ‘influencing activities’ that derive from those surveys. Additionally, the project will establish a data set that will provide regular and reliable information from and about people with a disability in Australia. This is a unique and much needed contribution to social justice within Australia. The project is an ARC Linkage funded activity undertaken between Scope and Deakin University’s School of Health and Social Development and School of Psychology.