Research

Large and small research projects. Main area expertise is the improvement of access to information to enable disabled people, carers and other disadvantaged groups to access learning, training, employment, volunteering and leisure opportunities. Such projects can be for the following purposes:

• user consultation surveys
• training needs analysis
• baseline studies
• website content
• literature surveys
• external evaluations

I am a research mentor for SCARF (Scottish Communities Actions Research Fund)

Current and Recent Research

Citizens Advice Direct Elder Abuse Helpline Network External Evaluation (2008)

Contact the Elderly Highland Service. External Evaluations (2006 and 2008)

Saying it Simply Research Project. Helped the Glasgow Good Information Group to make a successful application for SCARF Stage 2 Funding and subsequently helped Group to carry out the research (2007-2008)

Citizens Advice Direct Signposting and Referral Project. External Evaluation (2006)

Health and Disability Information Service: Feasibility Study. Application for SCARF Stage 2 Funding SCARF mentor for the Wellbeing Intitiave. (2006)

Blueprint for Supported Employment in Scotland.
Contracted to write up research carried out by the Scottish Union of Supported Employment (SUSE) on behalf of the Scottish Executive (2006)

External Evaluation of the Wellbeing Initiative, Glasgow (2005)

Employment of disabled people in Grampian with particular reference to the voluntary sector. Application for SCARF Stage 2 Funding. SCARF mentor for Grampian Opportunities (2005)

AbilityNet Accessibility Kit Pilot Project External Evaluation on behalf of Scottish Enterprise Digital Inclusion Team and learningdirect Scotland (2004)

Literacies Learning on the Web , a report for Inverclyde Council Literacies Project (2003)

Healthy Hobbies Report A consultation exercise about out-of-school recreation for children with special educational needs and/or impairments. (2001)