Over the last couple of months, ecdp has been sharing information with members on the Government’s new disability strategy and the work we are doing in Essex to help inform what it will look like. This work presents a significant opportunity for disabled people to shape the society they would like to live in and make recommendations about what needs to be done to achieve it.

This morning we are holding our first discussion group with members. This will be an opportunity for us to ask the questions outlined in the Fulfilling Potential discussion document (embedded at the bottom of the page and available on the ODI website) and collect the lived experience of members.

The first group is made up of members between 18 and 70 years old, with varied lived experience of disability. Our second group, which will be held in February will focus particularly on the lived experience of young disabled people.

In the short video below, ecdp’s Lived Experience Officer introduced the work we will be doing.

We want to ensure all our members have the opportunity to contribute so we are running an online survey in parallel to the discussion groups. Please take the time to tell us about the barriers you face and how you would like to see the Government support disabled people to overcome them: ecdp Fulfilling Potential - lived experience survey