Annual Report 2005 - The National Disability Authority

Annual Report 2005
to inform and underpin the planning and development of policy,
practices and services for people with disabilities. 31
Collaboration in research projects 31
Research Advisory Committee 31
Building Disability Research Capacity in Ireland 32
Research Promotion Scheme 32
NDA Postgraduate Research Scholarships 32
NDA Disability Research Database 32
Research Approach and Methodology 33
Improving Disability Data Collection at National Level 33
Research Projects 33
Education 33
Individual Education Plans 33
Special education provision 34
Special Education Provision for Children with Disabilities
in Irish Schools: The Views of Stakeholders 34
Early School Leaving 34
Built Environment 35
A review of the effectiveness of Part M of the Building Regulations 35
Health 35
Prevalence of Disease in Older People 35
The Experiences of People with Disabilities in Accessing Health Services 35
Sport and Physical Activity 36
Other commissioned research in 2005 36
STRATEGIC PRIORITY TWO 38
Maximising accessibility in public services 38
Objective 2.1 To develop and issue guidelines and audit tools
to assist Government Departments and their agencies 38
Code of Practice on Accessibility of Public Services
and Information provided by public bodies 38
Providing Information In Accessible Formats 39
Access Handbook 39
Access Auditing of the Built Environment 39
Guidelines for Purchasers of Disability Equality Training 39
Objective 2.2 To work in partnership with the Department of Justice,
Equality and Law Reform to monitor, guide and audit progress 40
Objective 2.3 To award an accessibility symbol to compliant public services 40
Excellence Through Accessibility Award 40