31 deliverables have been submitted to the Commission across all seven workpackages of the DARE project. Workpackage 1 on Recruitment was completed in the first reporting period, with 15 ESRs recruited to 8 beneficiaries. Workpackage 2 on Training has been fully completed. ESRs attended 5 network-wide training events during the time period of this report (3 were face to face trainings and 2 were online training due to the impact of Covid19). For Workpackage 3 on Research, the ESRs have developed and published three core annual deliverables on their research including their design, methods and findings. All of these research deliverables have been published on the DARE website. Workpackage 4 on dissemination and communication has also been completed, with annual updates of the Dissemination Plan and Communications Plan for the project. As part of this Workpackage, an electronic and Accessible Social Media Platforms report was compiled to ensure ESRs research reaches the broadest possible audience, and to facilitate feedback from the community and interested parties.
In order to ensure that individual ESR research projects are designed for maximum societal impact, each ESR in consultation with their supervisors developed at the outset of their project a list of relevant actors and decision-makers to target for impact and a plan of action to reach these as part of Workpackage 5 on Impact and Exploitation. The Impact Working Group, together with the members of the International Panel of Public Policy & Disability Experts, reviewed the plans, provided feedback for improvement and monitored its implementation. Workpackage 6 on Management and Co-ordination, has also been completed in accordance with the Consortium Agreement and Supervisory Board document, along with the DARE Data Management Plan. For Workpackage 7 on Ethics Requirements, both deliverables have been completed and submitted to the Commission. These relate to the procedures and criteria used to identify and recruit research participants, the process for obtaining informed consent, and statements of compliance with the rights of data subjects and national data protection legislation in the countries in which the research has been carried out.
