More control and choice in your life
A key area of work for DAII is supporting and enabling disabled people in Islington to have a say in the services they use and the services they would like to receive.
DAII believe that disabled people themselves are experts about the needs they have and about how best to meet them. Service providers, who carry out meaningful consultation with disabled people, benefit from their direct experience. Meaningful consultation results in better, more efficient and needs led services.
Since 1996 DAII has run a range of projects that have enabled different groups of disabled people to speak up and be heard. DAII also provides information and advice to service providers, enabling them to effectively involve and consult with disabled people.
Here are a couple of examples of work we have carried out recently:
- Ran 3 highly successful consultation events for local disabled people to ensure Islington Councils Disability Equality Scheme genuinely reflected the needs and priorities of local disabled people. Each event was attended by over 100 people and represented every impairment group.
- A project supporting people with learning difficulties, which enables them to have a say in the management and development of day opportunities services in Islington.
The news page contains the latest information on Islington Disability Network events
