New research will seek crucial evidence of the “serious crisis” facing Disabled People’s Organisations (DPOs) across England.
Inclusion London told the Disability News Service (DNS) that they have secured £80,000 from the National Lottery Community Fund to research the state of England’s “chronically under-resourced, fragmented and precarious” DPO sector.
It will produce proposals for long-term improvements to the regional and national DPO infrastructure and build a “clear picture” of the support the DPO sector needs. The research will also be used as the basis for future funding applications.
The new funding follows calls by DPOs during April’s national conference of the Reclaiming Our Futures Alliance – of which Inclusion London is a member – for more to be done to ensure the voices of disabled people and their user-led organisations are heard at both regional and national levels.
Inclusion London told DNS that about a quarter of DPOs have closed…
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