3. Emergent issues

Across the interviews there were seven emergent issues that reoccurred, although perspective varied depending on the interviewees’ personal experience of the issues shared. These issues provide us with key insights on entry points into the challenges of disability inclusion for ACEVO, civil society and disabled leaders themselves.

The seven key issues were as follows:

• A lack of understanding and/or confusion around who is considered disabled
• How civil society understands disability, and where disabled people’s organisations and disability charities sit
• Stigma around disability and how it affects disclosure and employment
• The accessibility and relevance of ACEVO’s offer to disabled leaders
• Sector and societal barriers which inhibit disability inclusion in the sector
• The capacity and confidence of civil society to meet the needs of diverse leaders
• Visibility of disabled leaders and the missed opportunity to learn from them.