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<aside> ⚠️ TL;DR The support team pre-empt possible barriers for co-designers to participate to increase accessibility and to reduce shame, anxiety and a focus on what people can’t do. To pre-empt barriers, you’ll consider people’s identities, emotional safety, culture, triggers and neurotype.

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Common failure points for making co-design accessible include:

• poor timing or limited timing of sessions
• lack of transport or access to transport
• inaccessible and unwelcoming venues for sessions – for example, expecting children to come to formal adult places
• lack of child care for participants who are parents
• language barriers and lack of access to interpreters
• depersonalised and poor communication from the support team
• lack of access or confidence in using digital platforms (and no help with this)

Barriers to participation are things that make it difficult for people to take part.

Independent convening

Organisations can be poorly placed to lead co-design, as they may have a history of mistreating the people they support. It can be difficult for the voices of people with lived experience to be heard and valued by the organisations that have failed them.

Consider an independent convener for sensitive co-design.

Unsurprisingly, many people don’t trust those organisations who claim to be doing co-design. For that reason, they're often more comfortable and confident with an independent convener.

🧰 Tools and resources

Disability Visibility Project and Access is Love