A research project about Disabled People’s Organisations in the South West of England conducted by We Are The People and funded by the Wellcome Trust.

Who are we?

We Are The People are a small research team of disabled academics and non-disabled allies engaged in disability research and disability activism. 

To find out more about this research project, visit the We Are The People webpage.

About the project

This was a co-produced project with Disabled People’s Organisations (DPOs) across the South West. We asked disabled people about their experiences of using DPOs in both quantitative and qualitative ways. 

Project outcomes

  • Disabled People’s Organisations Mural by artist Stephen Lee Hodgkins. We commissioned Stephen to create a mural to reflect our research findings. The mural represents extracts of the qualitative data. The included words are designed to showcase the breadth of disabled people’s experiences and can be read in different ways.  

Disabled People's Organisations MURAL in colour

Funded by Wellcome

Creating the mural

close up of letter press characters Flyers for DPO hanging on a line Close up of DPO mural drying on a line

All image credits: Stephen Lee Hodgkins