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Building Our Futures An 18-month action-research project led by a

Building Our Futures An 18-month action-research project led by a consortium of London Deaf and disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) into the human resource, management and employment needs of DPOs and disabled employees. Background.

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Building Our Futures An 18-month action-research project led by a

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  1. Building Our Futures An 18-month action-research project led by a consortium of London Deaf and disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) into the human resource, management and employment needs of DPOs and disabled employees.

  2. Background 8Recognition that many Disabled People’s Organisations (DPOs) have human resource issues 8Anecdotal between meeting the needs of disabled staff and providing services with limited resources 8Concern about the lack of understanding amongst funders and commissioners about the needs of DPOs 8Sensitivity about the issue

  3. Purpose of the action-research • 8 Gather evidence on the additional human resource employment and management needs of both Deaf • and disabled employees and DPO’s. • 8 Work with a mix of London DPOs to develop and • pilot a range of solutions. • 8 Disseminate the findings and solutions in order to • improve policy, practice and provision.

  4. Methodology 8 Desktop research 8 Needs analysis (8 DPOs and 16 disabled employees) 8 Develop a set of HR/Management solutions to pilot 8 In-depth consultation on the implementation of pilot 8 Publish recommendations on HR needs of DPOs

  5. Research 8CEOs of 9 DPOs interviewed 8Detailed interviews with 17 staff within DPOs 8Informal input from several disabled employees 8 Funders and other stakeholders consulted DPO is defined as an organisation working on disability issues with at least 75% of its management committee being disabled people.

  6. Findings 8 A greater proportion of part-time workersin DPOs 8 Recruitment in a DPO takes longer than average 8 More intense period of induction required 8 Issues with Access to Work 8 Concern about accessibility and appropriateness of training opportunities

  7. Findings 8 Limited support from infrastructure organisations 8 Long-term sickness absence 8 Skills of management committees to deal with HR issues 8 Lack of support for managers 8 Lack of sympathy/understanding by funders

  8. Recommendations 8 Full cost recovery calculations should reflect higher costs of DPOs 8 More work based tailored training and support for disabled staff and managers 8 The Compact/partnership arrangements need to be more inclusive of DPOs 8 More training to increase understanding of the needs of Deaf and disabled people

  9. The Funders viewpoint 8What are your experiences of funding DPOs? 8 Do any of the issues raised sound familiar? 8 Are there any problems/concerns not addressed? 8 Any solutions to suggest?

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