Disability Positive

What the charity does

We are Disability Positive. We provide services, opportunities and a voice to people living with disability and long-term health conditions. We have services to help people with everyday life and being part of their local community. We offer advice, help with practical tasks and advocate for people in lots of different situations and we share peoples' experiences to influence positive change.

Charitable objects

To promote inclusion for the public benefit, in accordance with the social model, among disabled people and their families who are or may be excluded due to barriers in society (regardless of the cause of exclusion) by: meeting and facilitating the support needs of disabled people and their families; promoting and increasing the opportunities for disabled people and their families to live independently, work and/or volunteer in the community; assisting disabled people and their families to make choices and access the services and support they may require to live independently in the community with appropriate support; supporting and empowering disabled people and their families so that they may carry out social roles (for example, without limitation, parent, employee, student, friend and partner); and promoting inclusion of disabled people and their families and preventing the exclusion of disabled people and their families.

Area of benefit: Not Defined.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 10/08/2000AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS DATED 27/10/2003, 19/10/2006,17/05/2007, 16/10/2008, 18/10/2012AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 01 DEC 2016 as amended on 20 Dec 2019