You can download our visual Evaluation Group information page here. 

What does 'Evaluation' mean?

Evaluation is the process of assessing the value, merit, quality, or significance of something. Evaluation helps us to understand the difference our work is making. 

Why our Evaluation Group is important?

As an organisation run by and for Disabled people, the Evaluation Group helps us to embed diverse and intersectional lived experience into the development of our organisation. 

It helps us to generate helpful, evidence-based learning that we can use to improve how we do things.

The Evaluation Group also allows us to consistently listen and ensure that we are responding to the evolving needs of our community.

We deeply understand that community is important in achieving disability justice. By coming together in this way, we are able to think strategically about how we create an organisation and ways of working that push for systems change. 

How will the Evaluation Groups feedback be used?

The feedback of the Evaluation Group is key to decision making within our organisation. Feedback will help us to: 

• Co-design and improve services and work.
• Support organisational growth and development.
• Create startegic plans for change. 
• Ensure quality and accountability.
• Improve accessibility.
• Support more Disabled people in Merton.
• Build on our strengths - understand what we are doing well and do more of this. 

More information about our Evaluation Group meetings 

Meetings will be hosted by our CEO and take place four times per year. We will meet for 2 hours and have a fixed agenda. Meetings will take place online (Zoom).

In 2026/27, the topics for each Evaluation Group are:

• Session 1 - A review of our strategic priorities
• Session 2 - Embedding intersectionality
• Session 3 - Rebranding for sustainability
• Session 4 - A review of our values, definitions and independence charter

Each meeting will end with time to raise any points that you may have about our organisation and its work. 

How we will thank you for donating your time and expertise 

We will acknowledge members of this years Evaluation Group in our printed and digital communications. We will provide you with a small gift at the end of the 4th session. 

We are recruting new members of our Evaluation Group! How to join

Are you a Disabled person that is a part of our community of members? Do you have lived experience and ideas that you think would be valuable to our Evaluation Group? Please get in touch. 

To express your interest in joining our Evaluation Group, send us an email (using the form below), voice note, video or piece of art telling us why you want to join. We will then get in touch.

By joining we would ask you to commit to attending the four sessions over from June 2026 to March 2027 and to review a small amount of visual or written information before each session.