An independent, evidence-based transnational observatory benchmarking human rights compliance, employment equity, and economic justice across Ireland 🇮🇪, the United Kingdom 🇬🇧, and Guatemala 🇬🇹.
The IDI harmonizes multidimensional inclusion metrics across different legal and economic environments, revealing structural challenges and actionable policy learning.
High GDP EU welfare state with strong legal ratifications, but constrained by a 37.7-point employment divide and €9k–€12k annual extra living cost penalties.
| Persons with Disabilities (Ireland) | 1,109,557 (21.5%) |
| Ireland Employment Divide | 32.6% (Gap: -37.7%) |
| Extra Annual Living Cost (Indecon) | €9,000 – €12,000 / yr |
| Legal Basis | Assisted Decision-Making Act 2015 |
| Co-Design Partner | Tilting the Lens (Dublin) |
Established statutory framework under the Equality Act 2010, yet facing a 28.5-point employment divide and £11.7k/year extra disability living costs.
| Disabled Population | ~16.0 Million (24.0%) |
| Employment Rate | 53.6% (Gap: -28.5%) |
| Disability Price Tag | £975/mo (~£11,700/yr) |
| Legal Basis | Equality Act 2010 |
| Pay Divide | 13.8% Median Pay Gap (ONS) |
The foundational origin of the index. Characterized by severe census under-enumeration, over 70% informal economy, and community survival networks.
| Disabled Population | ~1.6 Million (CONADI est.) |
| Labor Reality | >70% Informality (<15% formal jobs) |
| Statutory Living Allowance | €0 / Q0 (Full out-of-pocket) |
| Legal Basis | Decreto 135-96 / Initiative 5603 |
| Live Platform | www.idi.gt |
Every figure in the IDI is drawn directly from official statistical releases: the Central Statistics Office (CSO) Census 2022, the Indecon Cost of Disability Report, the UK Office for National Statistics (ONS), and Scope UK.
21.5% (22% rounded) of Ireland’s population (5,149,139 total) reports experiencing a long-lasting condition or disability in Census 2022.
8.0% of the entire population experiences severe daily limitations in personal mobility, independent living, or transport.
Employment rate of 32.6% for disabled people versus 70.3% for non-disabled citizens—among the widest divides in the EU.
Official empirical proof by the Indecon Report of extra costs incurred annually in Ireland, paralleling Scope UK’s £11,700/year price tag.', // Employment divide callout 'divide_title' => 'The Employment Divide: Ireland (37.7%) & United Kingdom (28.5%)
The IDI translates international human rights treaties (UN CRPD) into 5 measurable, actionable dimensions harmonized across legal, economic, and civic domains.
Abolition of substitute decision-making. Enforcing Ireland’s Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015, the UK’s Equality Act 2010, and Guatemala’s Decreto 135-96 / Initiative 5603.
Tackling the 38-point (IE) and 28-point (UK) employment divides. Enforcing statutory public quotas (3% to 6%) and formalizing workplace adjustment passports.
Compensating the €9k–€12k (Indecon) and £11.7k (Scope UK) annual living penalties. Decoupling Disability Allowance from means-testing to prevent poverty traps.
Implementing NDA Centre for Excellence in Universal Design (CEUD) guidelines, European Accessibility Act (EAA), and EU Web Accessibility Directives.
Operationalising "Nothing About Us Without Us". Redirecting state core funding to authentic Disabled People’s Organisations (DPOs) rather than charitable legacy providers.
Select a country preset to load official baselines, or adjust the 5 weighted dimensions to calculate the composite IDI score and inspect dynamic policy insights.
The Index on Inclusion and Disability was first conceptualized and put into operation in Guatemala via www.idi.gt. That operational experience provides the foundation for this transnational platform.
In Guatemala, the Índice de Inclusión y Discapacidad (idi.gt) confronts severe data invisibility: with an estimated population of ~1.6 million disabled people, official census data captured only a fraction, while over 70% of disabled workers rely on the informal economy with no statutory social security safety nets.
By expanding this architecture to Ireland and the United Kingdom, we prove that whether in a Global North welfare state or a Global South developing nation, disabled citizens face structural bottlenecks that require the exact same 5 pillars: Legal Autonomy, Employment Equity, Cost-of-Disability Relief, Universal Design, and authentic DPO Governance.
Transforming disability policy requires the alliance of cutting-edge research, authentic lived experience consulting, and evidence-based metrics.
Founded by Sinéad Burke (Disability Advocate, Member of Ireland’s Council of State) and strategized by Áine Aherne (Senior Consultant for Strategy, Research & Innovation). Tilting the Lens transforms public policy and global organizations by embedding lived disability experience into co-design from inception.
The IDI is live on the web (idi.report / mirror mayandev.net/idi), with an architecture designed for GDPR-compliant European cloud hosting (in Dublin / London), utilizing containerized microservices, high-availability data stores, and automated policy extraction.', // Footer 'footer_mission' => 'An evidence-based transnational observatory benchmarking human rights compliance, the employment divide, and economic justice under the UN CRPD across Ireland, the United Kingdom, and Guatemala.
Lead Architect: Ramiro Humberto Nóchez McNutt (rnochezmc@mayandev.net) • MayanDev Network