An independent, evidence-based transnational observatory measuring the ratio between institutional effort (4 sectors) and the structural reality of exclusion (7 dimensions) across Ireland 🇮🇪, the United Kingdom 🇬🇧, and Guatemala 🇬🇹.
By applying the exact same mathematical equilibrium model, we evaluate whether public, private, academic, and media efforts match the scale of barriers in both Global North and Global South contexts.
High GDP EU welfare state with strong legal enactments, yet facing a 37.7-point employment divide, 407k severe activity limitations, and €9k–€12k annual extra living cost penalties.
| Disabled Population | 1,109,557 (21.5%) |
| Employment Divide | 37.7% (32.6% vs 70.3%) |
| Cost of Disability | €9,000 – €12,000 / yr |
| Legal Basis | Assisted Decision-Making Act 2015 |
| Research Co-Design | Tilting the Lens (Dublin) |
Statutory framework under the Equality Act 2010, yet experiencing a 28.5-point employment divide, 13.8% disability pay gap, 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 origin of the mathematical methodology. Characterized by severe census under-enumeration, over 70% informal economy, zero statutory disability living allowance, and community survival care.
| 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 / Initiatives 5125 & 6613 |
| Live Platform | www.idi.gt / iid.gt |
Every dimension in the IDI denominator is calibrated against official statistical microdata: 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.
Despite significant national economic output, disabled people face structural labor segregation. Under Ireland’s Comprehensive Employment Strategy (CES) and Part 5 of the Disability Act 2005, public sector statutory quotas are transitioning from 3% to 6%, while the UK addresses the disability pay gap (13.8%) and Access to Work barriers.
Originally formulated in Guatemala (iid.gt) and now harmonized for European jurisdictions, the IDI is an equilibrium ratio index that contrasts institutional response against the structural severity of exclusion.
Each sector is evaluated via 6 normalized operational variables: Strategic/Operational Plan (V1), Specific Budget (V2), Internal Regulation (V3), Hiring Percentage (V4), Physical/Digital Accessibility (V5), and Decision-Making Representation (V6).
The numerator measures institutional responsiveness across four strategic societal sectors, weighted according to their legal and systemic leverage under the UN CRPD:
The denominator is the unweighted arithmetic mean of 7 empirical dimensions capturing the living conditions and systemic barriers of disabled people:
Select a country preset to load verified baselines or adjust the 4 institutional sectors and 7 structural dimensions to observe how the balance ratio responds dynamically.
The Index on Inclusion and Disability was conceptualized, mathematically formulated, and deployed in Guatemala at www.idi.gt (and mirror iid.gt). That operational foundation powers this transnational model.
In Guatemala, the Índice de Inclusión y Discapacidad (iid.gt) confronts severe data invisibility: an estimated population of ~1.6 million disabled people, over 70% informal economy reliance, zero statutory disability living allowance, and community care networks operating under Decreto 135-96 and Iniciativas 5125 y 6613.
By applying this exact mathematical equilibrium equation to Ireland and the United Kingdom, we establish a scientifically rigorous transnational benchmark: comparing whether public policy in European welfare states or Central American economies genuinely overcomes the lived structural barriers of disabled citizens.
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.
Lead Architect: Ramiro Nochez McNutt (rnochezmc@mayandev.net)