Table 1
Participant Description (N = 9).
| Nr | Gender | Age | First language | Has a disability | Title | Knowledge (qualifications) weighting: Bachelors = 1 Honours = 2 Master’s = 3 PhD = 4 | Knowledge (publications) weighting: 1 to 5 = 1 6 to 10 = 2 11 to 15 = 3 16+ = 4 | Experience (in years) weighting: 1 to 5 = 1 6 to 10 = 2 11 to 15= 3 16+ = 4 | Influence (informed policy or policy revision) weighting Yes = 1 No = 0 | Total weighting score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Female | 37 | Shona | No | Attorney | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | Female | 74 | English | No | Professor Emerita (disability) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 |
| 3 | Female | 65 | Germany | No | Professor (Special needs education and rehabilitation) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 |
| 4 | Female | 59 | Hebrew | No | Speech Therapist | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
| 5 | Female | 42 | English | Yes, Cerebral Palsy | Tribunal Member | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 6 | Female | 50 | English | No | Associate Professor (Criminology) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 |
| 7 | Female | 44 | English | Yes, Speech disability | Compliance Officer | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| 8 | Female | 61 | English | No | Associate | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| 9 | Male | 54 | English | No | Forensic Psychologist | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 |