February 2025 Research Brief: Differences in Organizational Priorities and Practices by Positions

The February research brief explores the gap between organizational priorities and practices across different employees’ positions. This brief presents the most recent OPPI data collected from 1,171 professionals with different roles and organizations in the disabilities system. About 10% of respondents are Executives, 19% are Directors, 30% are Managers, 35% are Frontline, and 6% are employees in other positions who do not support people with disabilities directly or indirectly. The piece describes consistently high priorities across all roles, with some differences in principles such as Staff Participation, Values, Impact, and Support. Also, there are notable trends across roles and ratings of organizational practices, with Frontline staff consistently rating practices higher than executives and directors. Learn more about how employees at different levels perceive organizational priorities and practices!