Illness, disability and social inclusion (summary)

The Foundation launched a research project to examine how to drive forward the social inclusion of people with illnesses. The term ‘illness’ refers in a broad sense to chronic (physical or mental) illness and disability. In concrete terms, the project aims to address the values and concepts underlying this issue and to examine how those concepts are in the process of being made operational. It reviews the nature and scale of the problems facing different groups. It also aims to identify policy initiatives in employment, education, housing, transport and other areas which facilitate social and economic integration, particularly where there are efforts towards more integrated policies or more comprehensive services. This summary document outlines the findings of the project, which have been published in a full report (EF0335). An information sheet (EF0332) on this topic is also available.