DIAL advisory group

The DIAL advisory group was established in December 2011. If you are a DIAL member, the group is still open to new membership. Contact dialnetwork@scope.org.uk for more information.

DIAL advisory group: latest activity

In July the advisory group made good progress with developing a quality measure for the Network. Members also discussed social change and resilience research findings and spent a practical session sharing their experience of social media and learning about different options available. A 'graphicked' account of the day by Stephen Lee Hodgkins can be seen above.

Current membership

• DIAL Basildon and South Essex
• DIAL Lowestoft and Waveney
• DIAL Peterborough
• DIAL Southend
• Disability Advice Bradford
• Disability Cambridgeshire
• Disability Equality (NW)
• Equalities National Council (ENC)
• Gateopener
• Hammersmith and Fulham Action on Disability (HAFAD)
• Ipswich Disabled Advice Bureau
• Lisieux Trust

Terms of reference

Purpose

• Critical friend to Scope around facilitation of the DIAL Network.

Role

• To provide a platform of engagement and support between DIAL organisations and Scope.
• To contribute ideas around legislation for joint working that will create a more interactive Equality Network of DIAL organisations supported by Scope.
• To contribute to development of the annual DIAL Network offer in relation to DIAL member group support needs, relevant and appropriate to their work.
• To help harvest information about progress, activity and issues within the DIAL Network.
• To feed any issues up to national level and vice versa, moving forward those actions people want to see in the future.

Co-ordination

• Scope to facilitate.
• Meet every two-three months.
• Alternate teleconference and face-to-face meetings.

Objectives

• Create and regularly review annual membership offer for DIAL Network.
• To facilitate information sharing across the network.
• To identify initiatives for strengthening the network and lead on implementation.
• To regularly review and improve processes across the network to ensure maximum impact.

Member roles and responsibilities

• Leads for specific items of work.
• Commitment from both DIAL and Scope to support the DIAL Network to deliver high-quality and relevant support to disabled people, by developing and providing relevant and appropriate information and resources.
• Members of the Advisory group to link with local networks and be a conduit for information sharing and identifying customer need.