Research

DRILL logo: disability research on independent living & learning

The Disability Research for Independent Living and Learning (DRILL) programme is a Four Nation Research Project which delivered the world's first major research programme led by disabled people. It ended in June 2021 but it's legacy will live on to lobby for change. Launched in 2015 it was a UK wide programme and Disability Action worked with Disability Rights UK, Inclusion Scotland and Disability Wales. It ended in June 2021 but it's legacy will live on to lobby for change.

DRILL has it's own website and you can find out more information about the research that was undertaken in Northern Ireland and across the UK. Or you can read the DRILL Impact Report here.

If you have an interest in disability research not related to DRILL then please contact our Head of Policy Nuala Toman M: 07967 322639, E: [email protected].

Latest

Submission to the Independent Commission on UK Public Health Powers - Call for Evidence- February 2023

Disability Action emphasizes the need to learn from COVID-19 regarding the treatment and support of people with disabilities, including non-discrimination in medical resource allocation, involving disabled individuals in decision-making, providing accessibility, developing guidelines with disabled organizations, and ensuring vaccine centers are accessible. Disability Action also highlights the need for disaggregated disability data for monitoring inclusion in the response and recovery.
Job Match Success Story – 6 years on!

Job Match participant Richard Marrs tells us about his experience.
True Cost Campaign

The Consumer council has launched their 2023 True Cost Campaign
Exploring the need for food banks for disabled people – a call for evidence

The Trussell Trust calls for evidence for an ambitious research project to better understand disabled people’s experiences of the social security system and the drivers behind the overrepresentation of disabled people being referred to food banks. This includes a comparative analysis of disabled people’s experiences of claiming Adult Disability Payments in Scotland, and Personal Independence Payments across the rest of the UK.