Annual Report 2005 - The National Disability Authority
Annual Report 2005 - The National Disability Authority
Annual Report 2005 - The National Disability Authority
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<strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>2005</strong><br />
virtually every measure, people with disabilities are significantly more excluded from<br />
Irish society than non-disabled people. <strong>The</strong> report suggests a set of 25 indicators of<br />
participation which if monitored over time would enable measurement of whether<br />
progress is being achieved in including people with disabilities.<br />
<strong>Disability</strong> and Social Inclusion<br />
<strong>The</strong> NDA collaborated with the Equality <strong>Authority</strong> to commission research exploring<br />
the relationship between disability and social exclusion. This research was undertaken<br />
by the Economic and Social Research Institute and was launched at the NDA on 14 th<br />
June <strong>2005</strong>. <strong>The</strong> aim of the study was to examine social inclusion and exclusion for<br />
people with disabilities under four headings: education, earnings, poverty and social<br />
participation. This was carried out through an analysis of data collected in the Living<br />
in Ireland Survey and the Quarterly <strong>National</strong> Household Survey. When data on each<br />
of these areas was examined, it emerged that people with disabilities are significantly<br />
more excluded from Irish society than non-disabled people. <strong>The</strong> degree of impairment<br />
associated with the disability was found to be a significant factor in the degree of<br />
exclusion experienced.<br />
Objective 1.5<br />
To develop baseline quantitative and qualitative<br />
data to inform and underpin the planning and<br />
development of policy, practices and services<br />
for people with disabilities.<br />
<strong>The</strong> NDA continued to develop its research work during <strong>2005</strong>, with a range of inhouse<br />
and commissioned projects; through the provision of funding to support<br />
individuals and organisations undertaking disability-themed research; and initiatives<br />
aimed at promoting standardised approaches to data gathering.<br />
Collaboration in research projects<br />
Research Advisory Committee<br />
<strong>The</strong> Research Advisory Committee (RAC) was formally established in May 2002,<br />
under the Chairmanship of Professor Ferdinand Von Prondzynski. <strong>The</strong> committee was<br />
established to provide advice and support to the NDA’s Research Unit on the planning<br />
and monitoring of its research programme. Membership of the RAC covers a wide<br />
range of backgrounds and specialities, including people with disabilities, their families,<br />
representatives of Government Departments and their agencies, and representatives of<br />
research centres, both University based and other.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Research Advisory Committee met in March and June <strong>2005</strong> and advised the NDA<br />
on the implementation of its research programme and on possible future priorities.<br />
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