An Integrated Approach to Disability Policy Development, Implementation, and Evaluation.

Abstract

This article provides a framework for an integrated approach to disability policy development, implementation, and evaluation. The article discusses how a framework that combines systems thinking and valued outcomes can be used by coalition partners across ecological systems to implement disability policy, promote the effective use of resources, incorporate specific support strategies that advance identified disability policy goals and lead to systemic changes and enhanced personal outcomes, and focus on activities that advance a unified vision for disability policy and the attainment of personal outcomes. The article concludes with a discussion of the significant challenges and opportunities regarding an integrated approach to disability policy in a time of change.