Full list of survey questions

For all types of co-ops

1) What type of co-op are you answering for? (If you are a member of more than one co-op, please fill in the survey separately for each co-op.)
– Workers’ co-op
– Housing co-op
– Other consumer co-op (e.g. a shop owned by its customers or a social care co-op whose members are the service users)
– Multi-stakeholder co-op (a co-op which has more than one group of members, e.g. a social care co-op whose members include both the service users and the care workers)
– Another type of co-op not listed above
If you answered another type of co-op, please describe what type of co-op your co-op is:

2) How many members does your co-op have?
– 5 or fewer
– 6-10
– 11-20
– 21-50
– 51-100
– More than 100

3) Are all members of your co-op directors?
– Yes
– No

3a) If not all members are directors, how many directors does your co-op have?
– 5 or fewer
– 6-10
– 11-20
– More than 20

4) When was your co-op established?
– Within the last year
– 1-2 years ago
– 2-5 years ago
– 5-10 years ago
– 10-20 years ago
– More than 20 years ago

5) In which region(s) of the UK does your co-op operate? (Please tick all that apply.)
– Northern Ireland
– Scotland
– Wales
– East Midlands
– East of England
– London
– North East of England
– North West of England
– South East of England
– South West of England
– West Midlands
– Yorkshire and the Humber
– Nationwide/no particular region

6) Does your co-op currently have disabled members who you are aware of?
– Yes
– No

6a) If no, has your co-op previously had disabled members who you were aware of?
– Yes
– No

7) Are you aware of anything that your co-op has done to meet (current or former) disabled members’ access needs to enable them to participate in co-op meetings or governance?
– Yes
– No

7a) [Optional] If yes, please briefly describe what the access needs were and what your co-op did to meet them.

8) Are you aware of any disabled members who have left your co-op due to their access needs not being met within it?
– Yes
– No

8a) [Optional] If yes, do you know which access needs were the issue?

9) Does your co-op have meeting disabled people’s needs as part of its stated mission or purpose? (e.g. a housing co-op focused on accessible housing for disabled people; a social care co-op meeting disabled people’s assistance needs; a workers’ co-op which primarily employs disabled people or which produces assistive technologies or access equipment)
– Yes
– No

Note: If this is the case, I may be interested in using your co-op as a case study! If you think your co-op might be interested in this, please contact me.

9a) If yes, was this an original aim of the co-op when it was founded?
– Yes
– No
– Not sure

10) [Optional] Was your co-op founded/intended specifically by, or for the needs of, any other minority or oppressed group (e.g. women, Black or other ethnic minority people, LGBTQ+ people)?
– Yes
– No

10a) If so, which group(s)?

For housing co-ops only

11) How many houses/flats/other housing units does your co-op have?
– 1
– 2
– 3-5
– 6-10
– 11-20
– 21-50
– More than 50

12) Was any of your housing built, or commissioned to be built, by/for the co-op?
– Yes
– No

12a) If yes, was any of the housing built intentionally to meet disabled people’s access needs?
– Yes
– No

12ai) If yes, how many housing units were built intentionally to meet disabled people’s access needs?

12aii) [Optional] If known, which access needs was the housing built to meet? (e.g. wheelchair access, accessible kitchens or bathrooms/wet rooms, space for live-in carers/personal assistants)

12b) If no, does your co-op have any plans that you are aware of to build accessible housing to meet disabled people’s access needs in the future?
– Yes
– No

13) Has any of your housing been altered or adapted (after being built, purchased or leased by the co-op) to meet disabled people’s access needs?
– Yes
– No

13a) If yes, how many housing units were altered or adapted to meet disabled people’s access needs?

13b) [Optional] If known, which access needs was the housing adapted to meet? (e.g. wheelchair access, accessible kitchens or bathrooms/wet rooms, space for live-in carers/personal assistants)

13c) If no, does your co-op have any plans that you are aware of to adapt any of your existing housing to meet disabled people’s access needs in the future?
– Yes
– No

For workers’ co-ops (including multi-stakeholder co-ops where one member group are workers) only

14) Does your co-op have a physical workplace?
– Yes
– No

14a) If yes, has your workplace been designed or adapted to meet disabled workers’ access needs?
– Yes
– No

14ai) [Optional] If yes, which access needs was your workplace designed or adapted to meet, and what was done? (e.g. adapted work equipment, building alterations for wheelchair access, installing an accessible toilet, modifications to the sensory environment)

14b) If no, does your co-op have any plans that you are aware of to make adaptations for disabled workers’ access needs in the future?
– Yes
– No

15) Do any members of your co-op work from home or remotely (some or all of the time)?
– No
– Yes, some but not all members
– Yes, all members

15a) If yes, was the decision to do this made in order to meet members’ access needs?
– Yes
– No
– Not known

16) Has your co-op made changes to working times or working practices to accommodate a disabled member’s access needs?
– Yes
– No
– Not sure

16a) If yes, briefly describe what changes your co-op made.

For all types of co-ops

17) Does your co-op have premises open to the public (e.g. a shop, a cafe, a social centre)?
– Yes
– No

17a) If yes, are there access barriers for disabled people in your premises that you are aware of?
– Yes
– No

17ai) If yes, please briefly describe the barriers that you are aware of.

17b) If yes, is there anything that your co-op has done specifically to improve the accessibility of its premises or to welcome disabled customers/clients/visitors?
– Yes
– No
– Not sure

17bi) If yes, please briefly describe what your co-op did.

17bii) If no, does your co-op have any plans that you are aware of to improve the accessibility of its premises in the future?
– Yes
– No

18) Does your co-op have a website?
– Yes
– No

18a) When designing or commissioning your co-op’s website, did your co-op seek to make sure that it was accessible to disabled users (e.g. people who use screenreader software)?
– Yes
– No
– Not sure

18ai) If no, does your co-op have any plans that you are aware of to improve the accessibility of its website in the future?
– Yes
– No

19) Does your co-op send out regular communications to its members (e.g. a newsletter or email updates)?
– Yes
– No

19a) If yes, are your communications made available in alternative formats to meet disabled members’ access needs?
– Yes
– No

19ai) If yes, which formats do you provide? (Please tick all that apply.)
– Large print
– Braille
– Audio recording
– Easy Read
– British Sign Language
– Other (please describe):

19aii) If no, why not?
– No member has asked for them
– The co-op cannot afford to provide them
– The co-op does not have the technical skills to provide them
– The co-op was not aware of alternative formats or of the need for them
– Other reason (please describe):
– Not known

20) Is there anything else you would like to add about co-ops and disability?