Our Vision and Mission:
We believe in a world where disabled people live their lives free of barriers and stigma. Our mission is to harness the strength and skills gained from our lived experience of disability to create more inclusive services and communities.
We are a Peer-Led Charity and Deaf and Disabled People’s Organisation (DDPO).
Our office is based in Barnet, North West London. Nearly all of our charity trustees and staff have lived experience of disability, including mental health issues and/or long-term health conditions.
The Social Model of Disability is at the centre of everything we do. This is because every day, disabled people everywhere overcome barriers to participating in society and accessing many things that non-disabled people take for granted. We believe that these experiences give us a deep understanding of how society can be made more equal and inclusive.
We believe that learning to use our lived experience for social change is a skill. We have become experts in harnessing the lived experience of our staff, members, volunteers and people who use our services to design and deliver higher quality, more person-centred services. We believe that this benefits both disabled people and society more widely. We also work to support other organisations to do the same.
We are passionate about social change. As an organisation, we work to use our lived experience to create change in the following ways:
- Thought Leadership - To work towards a better understanding of the needs of disabled people and their on-going contribution to services and society.
- Peer Support - To design and deliver services which utilise lived experience to meet the needs of disabled people.
- User Voice - To raise awareness and educate society about the barriers faced by disabled people and how we can work together to remove those barriers.
- Empowerment - To empower and enable disabled people to achieve their potential.
- Community Development - To develop inclusive communities which provide equality of opportunity for all their members.
Our Vision and Mission:
We believe in a world where disabled people live their lives free of barriers and stigma. Our mission is to harness the strength and skills gained from our lived experience of disability to create more inclusive services and communities.
We are a Peer-Led Charity and Deaf and Disabled People’s Organisation (DDPO).
Our office is based in Barnet, North West London. Nearly all of our charity trustees and staff have lived experience of disability, including mental health issues and/or long-term health conditions.
The Social Model of Disability is at the centre of everything we do. This is because every day, disabled people everywhere overcome barriers to participating in society and accessing many things that non-disabled people take for granted. We believe that these experiences give us a deep understanding of how society can be made more equal and inclusive.
We believe that learning to use our lived experience for social change is a skill. We have become experts in harnessing the lived experience of our staff, members, volunteers and people who use our services to design and deliver higher quality, more person-centred services. We believe that this benefits both disabled people and society more widely. We also work to support other organisations to do the same.
We are passionate about social change. As an organisation, we work to use our lived experience to create change in the following ways:
- Thought Leadership - To work towards a better understanding of the needs of disabled people and their on-going contribution to services and society.
- Peer Support - To design and deliver services which utilise lived experience to meet the needs of disabled people.
- User Voice - To raise awareness and educate society about the barriers faced by disabled people and how we can work together to remove those barriers.
- Empowerment - To empower and enable disabled people to achieve their potential.
- Community Development - To develop inclusive communities which provide equality of opportunity for all their members.
