Glossary

ODI words and terms

 

Co-production

Principle that policies should be developed through direct engagement with disabled people and organisations representing disabled people: with people whose lives policies affect, to identify barriers and address these barriers.

Department for Works and Pensions (DWP) (links to DWP website)

The ODI is hosted by the Department for Work and Pensions, a department committed to promoting opportunity and independence for all, helping individuals achieve their potential through employment and working to end poverty in all its forms.

Directgov – disability and carers (links to Directgov website)

This is a government website for information relevant to disabled people on rights, benefits entitlements, home and housing options. The `Disabled People' and `Caring For Someone' sections provide information for the public on financial support, rights, and health issues, all in one place.

Disability Discrimination Act (1995 and 2005)

The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 and 2005 sets out a legal framework of civil rights for disabled people. It means that disabled people now have a set of rights which they can enforce.

Disability Equality Duty

Enforced on 4 December 2006, the DED addresses the inequalities disabled people face in their day to day lives and requires every public authority to give due regard to disability in carrying out their functions.

Disability consultations

ODI consultations involve disabled people and feedback helps to shape government policies and improve services in the delivery of equality for disabled people.

Disability Equality Schemes

Public authorities (such as government departments, councils, hospitals and schools) are required to publish Disability Equality Schemes that set out how they will carry out their disability equality duty, monitor, report on progress and how they have involved disabled people in developing their schemes.

Disability research

ODI research gives the latest on ODI-related themes such as young people, independent living, human rights, employment and older people.

Equality 2025

This is a non-departmental public body made up entirely of disabled people.

Images of Disability

A government initiative aiming to ensure disabled people are properly considered in the development and production of government communications.

Improving Information for disabled people

The ODI's 'Improving Information' project looks at how disabled people's access to information on public services can be improved. In principle, high quality public services should be inclusive and accessible and a key part is good information provision.

Independent Living

Independent living is about disabled people having choice and control over the support they need to go about their daily lives and any practical assistance people need should be based on their own choices and aspirations.

Independent Living Strategy

The Independent Living strategy sets out a five-year plan that seeks to realise the Government’s aim that all disabled people (including older disabled people) should be able to live autonomous lives, and to have the same choice, freedom, dignity and control over their lives as non-disabled people.

ODInsight

ODInsight keeps you up-to-date on ODI disability-related news and informs on what the government is doing in delivering the 2025 disability equality vision.

Office for Disability Issues (ODI)

The Office for Disability Issues was set up to help government deliver on the commitment made in the report, 'Improving the Life Chances of Disabled People'.The ODI acts as a champion of disabled people within government and we work with all departments to help them better understand and meet the needs and aspirations of equal members of society.

Roadmap

The Roadmap identifies 14 themes that encompass all aspects of disabled people's lives. It shows how government departments are working together to deliver disability equality.

UN Convention on Disability Rights

The UK was among first countries to sign the United Nations Convention on Disability Rights on 30 March 2007. It aims to enable the 650 million disabled people in the world to access existing human rights. The convention covers areas such as the rights to life, access to justice, to personal mobility, to health, to education and to work.

Page last reviewed: 10 June 2010