Research and analysis

Fulfilling Potential: understanding disability

This is an analysis of the number of disabled people in the UK, the way disability affects lives and the barriers disabled people face.

Documents

Fulfilling Potential: building understanding – slides

Fulfilling Potential: building understanding – technical appendix

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Learning about disability in the UK (easy read)

Summary – Fulfilling Potential: building understanding

Summary – Fulfilling Potential: building understanding – slides

Details

This study summarises the analytical evidence on disability. It does not make policy recommendations but the will help the government develop its policy on disability.

Fulfilling Potential: building understanding – BSL summary

Fulfilling Potential: building understanding – BSL summary

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Published 13 February 2013