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Chronic Illness Inclusion
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Chronic Illness Inclusion or CII is a British patient group and disabled person's organization (DPO).[1]
Aims
"To change policies and perceptions around energy limiting conditions (ELCs) and chronic pain."
Services
Notable people
Patrons
Medical advisors
Research/Notable studies
- 2021, "I already have a job... getting through the day"[2] - (Full text)
- 2021, Policy Briefing: Energy limiting chronic illness (ELCI), social inclusion, employment and social security[3] - (Full text)
- 2020, Energy Impairment and Disability Inclusion: Towards an Advocacy Movement for Energy Limiting Chronic Illness.[4] - (Full text)
- 2019, Stories of Our Lives[5] - (Full text)
- 2018, Reclaiming 'Chronic Illnes'[6] - (Full text)
History
Chronic Illness Inclusion began in 2017 as a social research project called the Chronic Illness Inclusion Project or or CIIP, initiated by Catherine Hale and Jenny Lyus.[1] In 2021, Chronic Illness Inclusion was founded as a new organization, based on the work from the original project.[1]
In 2021, it became a disabled people's organization called Chronic Illness Inclusion.[1]
Funding
Interviews and articles
Online presence
See also
- Energy limiting condition (ELC)
- Energy-limiting chronic illness (ELCI)
- Disability
- Chronic illness
- Access to benefits
- Stigma and discrimination
- Invisible illness
Learn more
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Our history". Chronic Illness Inclusion. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
- ↑ Hale, Catherine; Benstead, Stef; Hardy, Kate; Ingold, Jo (April 2021). "I already have a job... getting through the day" (PDF). Centre for Welfare Reform. ISBN 978-1-912712-34-2.
- ↑ Hale, Catherine; Benstead, Stef; Hardy, Kate; Ingold, Jo (June 2021). Policy Briefing: Energy limiting chronic illness (ELCI), social inclusion, employment and social security (PDF). Centre for Welfare Reform. ISBN 978-1-912712-35-9.
- ↑ Hale, Catherine; Benstead, Stef; Lyus, Jenny; Odell, Evan; Ruddock, Anna (2020). Energy Impairment and Disability Inclusion: Towards an Advocacy Movement for Energy Limiting Chronic Illness (PDF). The Centre for Welfare Reform. ISBN 978-1-912712-25-0.
- ↑ Hale, Catherine (May 2019). Stories of Our Lives (PDF). The Centre for Welfare Reform. ISBN 978-1-912712-15-1.
- ↑ Hale, Catherine (June 2018). Reclaiming 'Chronic Illness': An introduction to the Chronic Illness Inclusion Project (PDF). The Centre for Welfare Reform. ISBN 978-1-912712-06-9.

