Co-production
Why co-production is the most effective way for your policy or project to involve disabled people
Ensuring that disabled people are involved effectively can seem challenging so at the start of a project it may help to consider the level of involvement required. The Office for Disability Issues (ODI) recommends co-production to deliver effective results.
About co-production
Co-production means working with disabled people as partners at a strategic level. It is also a commitment to involve disabled people throughout the life of the policy or project. This level of involvement can have a significant positive impact on its effectiveness.
Benefits to co-production include:
- access to first-hand experience of disabled people
- publicly demonstrating the value placed on the views of customers
- creating credible relationships by working together to identify solutions to difficult problems
- producing better solutions.
Co-production could mean working closely with a particular organisation or inviting a range of disabled people to offer advice on the policy or project. This ensures that the same group of disabled people will be involved throughout development and delivery.
Everyone can benefit from co-production: civil servants have an opportunity to develop a better understading of the everyday experiences of disabled people, and disabled people can learn more about how policy is developed and delivered.
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- About the Public Sector Equality Duty
- The social model of disability
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- Inclusive policymaking
Page last reviewed: 30 March 2011
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