disability action wf

Disability Action Waltham Forest is an organisation run by disabled people for disabled people.  Our goal is that disabled people in Waltham Forest should be able to live independent and active lives and be an inclusive part of their community.

We work to address the barriers which disabled people still face: attitudes, prejudices, education, communication, access, transport, employment, institutional discrimination, access to services.

The work of Disability Action is based on the rights, responsibilities and choices of disabled people from our local communities.

• To advance the rights of disabled people
• To make sure disabled people can take part in deciding policies & practices that affect their lives
• To encourage all services to become more sensitive to the needs of disabled people from the whole community
• To act as a resource to local groups
• To make sure everyone can take part including black and ethnic minority disabled people, disabled women, disabled lesbians and gay men and always recognising differences of age, class and religious belief

• Represent the views of disabled people to the Council, health services, the police and other local and national organisations
• Work on Policy and Rights for the equal human and civil rights of disabled people
• Campaign on issues that affect disabled people
• Support smaller self-organised groups of disabled people

• Reaching Out: volunteer Support for isolated older and disabled people. Activities, prevention work, advocacy. Developing the skills and confidence of volunteers
• Stay Safe: a project that works with disabled people who have experienced disability hate crime, harassment, domestic violence and other forms of abuse, and with statutory and voluntary services dealing with hate crime and domestic violence
• Help at Home: in collaboration with WF Carers Association, we support an independent social enterprise that provides personal care and domestic help to disabled and older people

If you are:

• visually impaired and live, work or being educated in Waltham Forest

• caring for someone who is visually impaired that lives or is being educated in Waltham forest

•  working with visually impaired people in Waltham Forest