A great event marking achievements in global philanthropy that are making a difference to leaders and change makers working to tackle inequality in many countries

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Juliana’s story Juliana is the Executive Director of Voices of Women and Children with Disabilities in Ghana. She is taking part in ADD’s Global Disability Leadership Pilot that kicked off with an in-person week of…

Meet Juliana one of the participants from our Disability Leadership Academy

In her story, she reflects on the challenges she faced as a woman with a disability pursuing leadership and how she overcame them with resilience.

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#DisabilityLeadership #DisabilityJustice

And a booklet on the history is available from Tooting History Group at tootinghistory.org.uk/thg_asylum_p...

Delighted we unveiled a plaque to remember the thousands of lives lived at Tooting Bec Asylum - unforgetting these histories - thanks to Wandsworth Council for putting up the plaque and everyone who's shared so many memories. Video from J B Li-Kam-Tin

”…..we do this work at a time when trust feels fragile and anger is often directed downwards — with disenfranchised communities pitted against one another and with people being encouraged to blame those who already have the least power.” Wise & timely words

Today to mark #NationalInclusionWeek, we publish Supporting Disabled Older Workers. The report explores the barriers facing Disabled people in their 50s and 60s and highlights the immense value they bring to the workplace when provided with the right support.

Excited we will have a plaque to remember thousands of people who lived & worked in Tooting Bec Asylum/hospital - you’d never know it was there, it’s a housing estate. Come and discover the history and the people @tootingnewsie.bsky.social @andybell-centremh.bsky.social @pollardtom.bsky.social

Great opportunity to help shape and lead this disability justice organisation

Important initiative to enable people living with dementia to stay connected and doing the things that matter most to them

Chou standing next to her grocery store.

Srey sitting behind her sewing machine. Vannet standing next to her.

Last year, your support through our #UnlockIndependence appeal with BBC Radio 4 helped fund Vannet’s group in Cambodia. Now, members like Srey and Chou (pictured below) are running small businesses and earning independently. Thank you for supporting #DisabilityJustice.

Read more: add.org.uk/vannet/

chart showing Conventional disability employment gap (DEG), and the prevalence-adjusted DEG, among working-age adults: UK

Conventional measures of the disability employment gap can be misleading.

If we adjust for the increasing prevalence of disability, we can see that disabled people have seen a deterioration in recent years.

Read 'Opening doors' now ⤵️ buff.ly/d9KvJpj

We don’t always hear enough from people with dementia. This is a fantastic reminder that the things that matter to us all are unifying.

I loved the emphasis on reciprocity. Of course we all want to feel recognised & have opportunities to be helpful.

@tlap.bsky.social @neilmcrowther.bsky.social

Happy 50th Birthday celebrations to the Furzedown Project #Streathamhistory

40 For four decades, we’ve been working together – a global community of dedicated disability justice activists and passionate supporters – to advance disability justice and create a more inclusive world...

As part of our celebrations, we invited disability justice activists to share their stories to honour the voices that have led and inspired movements for disability justice.

Read the stories here: add.org.uk/40-2/

An online celebration will happen later this year, stay tuned! #40YearsofADD

40 For four decades, we’ve been working together – a global community of dedicated disability justice activists and passionate supporters – to advance disability justice and create a more inclusive world...

🎉 Our 40th anniversary celebrations have begun! 🎉

On 5th June 2025, we kicked off ADD’s 40th anniversary with a special event in the UK, a powerful moment to reflect on how far we’ve come and to celebrate the changemakers and disability justice activists who continue to shape our movement.

Brilliant

Disability rights and independent living campaigner John Evans

‘If you seek his monument, look around you’

John Evans created a life of possibility for countless generations of disabled people in the UK and globally through his quiet radicalism.

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Rest in Power.

Parliament must put disability inclusion at the heart of policy making Nearly three decades after the landmark Disability Discrimination Act 1995, Britain has witnessed a remarkable transformation in the lives of at le...

Will be speaking on this theme tonight with Phil Friend www.politicshome.com/thehouse/art...