Further sources of help

There are very few crisp and useful explanations about how co-production can support organisations to improve their practice in recruiting and retaining disabled people as well as serve them as customers. Most of the work in this field is also targeted at health and social care organisation. However, these sources of reading may help.

The New Economics Foundation

The New Economics Foundation manifesto shows how public services can play a strong role in co-production. It charts the development of co-production, its growth in the UK, and sets out a ten point plan.

www.neweconomics.org/publications/co-production

Time Banks

See Time Banks for their work on co-production.

www.timebanks.org/co-production.htm

National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (NESTA)

NESTA is an independent body with a mission to make the UK more innovative; try reading this publication – it focuses on public services but is good in describing the principles and challenges.

www.nesta.org.uk/publications/assets/features/the_challenge_of_co-production

RADAR

Radar’s publication, ‘Lights, Camera, Action’ is designed to help public authorities in promoting and delivering disability equality. It has practical tips on how to involve disabled people effectively, create strong action plans and make the most of disability equality impact assessment.  It includes many case studies of public authorities – from councils to colleges and regulatory bodies – successfully using the Disability Equality Duty to drive improvements in public services and performance and deliver greater equality and inclusion for disabled people.