{"id":9805,"date":"2022-06-28T14:31:21","date_gmt":"2022-06-28T13:31:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/?page_id=9805"},"modified":"2024-11-15T17:47:40","modified_gmt":"2024-11-15T17:47:40","slug":"potential-and-possibility-research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/about-us\/research\/potential-and-possibility-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Potential and Possibility 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-hs-group  \">\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">People with complex disabilities tell us what needs to change<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Touchbase-Cymru-29-10-21-005-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A man in a wheelchair and a woman smiling at each other.\" class=\"wp-image-4646\" style=\"width:419px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Touchbase-Cymru-29-10-21-005-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Touchbase-Cymru-29-10-21-005-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Touchbase-Cymru-29-10-21-005-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Touchbase-Cymru-29-10-21-005-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Touchbase-Cymru-29-10-21-005-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Touchbase-Cymru-29-10-21-005-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Touchbase-Cymru-29-10-21-005-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Touchbase-Cymru-29-10-21-005-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Touchbase-Cymru-29-10-21-005-1600x1067.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Our annual research reveals what people with complex disabilities want to do in the future, to find out what Potential and Possibility means to them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-default\">At Sense, we know how important it is for everyone to reach their potential. There are <a href=\"\/about-us\/research\/complex-disabilities-overview\/\">1.6 million people with complex disabilities in the UK<\/a>, and none of them should be left out of life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-default\">In 2024, we spoke to 1,279 people with complex disabilities to find out about their experiences, what matters to them and what barriers are in their way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Highlights<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-secondary-bullets\">\n<li>One third of people with complex disabilities reported that they\u2019d run out of food<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>One quarter of people with complex disabilities didn\u2019t receive any support to look for and apply for jobs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Over half of people with complex disabilities feel lonely compared to a quarter of the general public.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nearly half of people with complex disabilities struggle to access and engage with services online.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nearly half of people with complex disabilities felt that their needs weren\u2019t supported on public transport.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nearly a quarter of people with complex disabilities felt elections weren\u2019t run in a way that made it easy for them to vote.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sections<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list is-style-pink-blob-counter\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/about-us\/research\/potential-and-possibility-2024\/potential-and-possibility-2024-increased-financial-vulnerability\/\">Increased financial vulnerability&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/about-us\/research\/potential-and-possibility-2024\/potential-and-possibility-2024-access-to-employment\/\">Access to employment&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/about-us\/research\/potential-and-possibility-2024\/potential-and-possibility-2024-tackling-loneliness\/\">Tackling loneliness<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/about-us\/research\/potential-and-possibility-2024\/potential-and-possibility-2024-addressing-digital-exclusion\/\">Addressing digital exclusion<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/about-us\/research\/potential-and-possibility-2024\/potential-and-possibility-2024-improving-experiences-of-public-transport\/\">Improving experiences of public transport<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/about-us\/research\/potential-and-possibility-2024\/potential-and-possibility-2024-improving-political-engagement\/\">Improving political engagement&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About this research&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Potential and Possibility is an annual piece of research on the experiences and aspirations of people with complex disabilities. The research involves polling and our own survey. This year we involved 1,279 people with complex disabilities in our research. This year (2024) is the third year we have carried out this research.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These pages reflect the latest information from our 2024 research, building on our findings from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/about-us\/research\/potential-and-possibility-research\/potential-and-possibility-2023\/\">2023 and 2022<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have any questions about the research, please contact\u202f<a href=\"mailto:policy.research@sense.org.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>policy.research@sense.org.uk<\/strong><\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our latest research reveals what people with complex disabilities want to change to improve their lives in the UK.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"parent":5950,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":"","footnotes":""},"content_label":[],"class_list":["post-9805","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9805","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9805"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9805\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5950"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9805"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"content_label","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content_label?post=9805"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}