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On this International Human Rights Day, we highlight that the rights and inclusion of people with disabilities are essential to achieving human rights for everyone.
On this day, we are calling for more support and better protection for #DisabilityJustice work.
#InternationalHumanRightsDay
On this day, we are calling for more support and better protection for #DisabilityJustice work.
#InternationalHumanRightsDay
December 10, 2025 at 2:16 PM
On this International Human Rights Day, we highlight that the rights and inclusion of people with disabilities are essential to achieving human rights for everyone.
On this day, we are calling for more support and better protection for #DisabilityJustice work.
#InternationalHumanRightsDay
On this day, we are calling for more support and better protection for #DisabilityJustice work.
#InternationalHumanRightsDay
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On this International Day of Persons with Disabilities, we honor #DisabilityJustice activists and organisations of Persons with Disabilities leading change. Our 2024 Annual Report shares their impact and achievements.
Read the report: add.org.uk/annual-repor...
#IDPD2025
Read the report: add.org.uk/annual-repor...
#IDPD2025
December 3, 2025 at 12:21 PM
On this International Day of Persons with Disabilities, we honor #DisabilityJustice activists and organisations of Persons with Disabilities leading change. Our 2024 Annual Report shares their impact and achievements.
Read the report: add.org.uk/annual-repor...
#IDPD2025
Read the report: add.org.uk/annual-repor...
#IDPD2025
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
We were delighted to celebrate Chris Oechsli’s remarkable contributions to AFSEE, the III and his global leadership in philanthropy, social and economic equity with the award of an LSE Honorary Fellowship 🎓.
📖 Read the press release: afsee.atlanticfellows.lse.ac.uk/en-gb/news/l...
📖 Read the press release: afsee.atlanticfellows.lse.ac.uk/en-gb/news/l...
November 24, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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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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.
add.org.uk/julianas-sto...
#DisabilityLeadership #DisabilityJustice
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.
add.org.uk/julianas-sto...
#DisabilityLeadership #DisabilityJustice
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…
add.org.uk
October 14, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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.
add.org.uk/julianas-sto...
#DisabilityLeadership #DisabilityJustice
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.
add.org.uk/julianas-sto...
#DisabilityLeadership #DisabilityJustice
And a booklet on the history is available from Tooting History Group at tootinghistory.org.uk/thg_asylum_p...
October 3, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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
October 3, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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
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”…..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
Leading in troubled times - ADASS
The President of ADASS, Jess McGregor, and Vice President, Phil Holmes, have today published a short statement about the challenges we all face and the standards we must maintain when leading adult so...
www.adass.org.uk
October 2, 2025 at 7:12 PM
”…..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
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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.
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September 15, 2025 at 7:02 AM
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
September 10, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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
We’re seeking up to 4 new Trustees including a Treasurer + Safeguarding Focal Person to join ADD International’s Board.
Priority for applicants with disabilities. This is a voluntary role but reasonable expenses are covered.
Apply by 30 Sept 2025.
add.org.uk/seeking-new-...
#DisabilityJustice
Priority for applicants with disabilities. This is a voluntary role but reasonable expenses are covered.
Apply by 30 Sept 2025.
add.org.uk/seeking-new-...
#DisabilityJustice
Seeking new trustees.
ADD International is seeking up to four new Trustees, including a new Treasurer and Safeguarding Focal person, to serve on its Board as existing Trustees step down after serving their full terms.
add.org.uk
September 10, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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
Andy Burnham, Mayor of #GreaterManchester (GM) announces #LiveMore with #SharedLives - a new pilot in GM for people at the earlier stages of dementia who are beginning to feel that some support to stay active and keep on doing the things that matter to them, would be helpful.
September 3, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Important initiative to enable people living with dementia to stay connected and doing the things that matter most to them
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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/
Read more: add.org.uk/vannet/
August 7, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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/
Read more: add.org.uk/vannet/
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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
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
August 3, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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
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
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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
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
📢 New dementia report: 'I just want to be able to dance'
We’re proud to share a hopeful vision for care and support that promotes the wellbeing of people living with dementia through community development, social innovation, and personalised support. buff.ly/H4lKhFE
We’re proud to share a hopeful vision for care and support that promotes the wellbeing of people living with dementia through community development, social innovation, and personalised support. buff.ly/H4lKhFE
July 16, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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
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
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Happy 50th Birthday celebrations to the Furzedown Project #Streathamhistory
July 12, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Happy 50th Birthday celebrations to the Furzedown Project #Streathamhistory
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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
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...
add.org.uk
July 9, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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
Read the stories here: add.org.uk/40-2/
An online celebration will happen later this year, stay tuned! #40YearsofADD
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🎉 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.
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.
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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...
add.org.uk
July 9, 2025 at 1:25 PM
🎉 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.
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
Between 2012-18 I led a grant making initiative to support communications efforts to shift the public narrative around human rights and this film, by Age UK, was something that came out of it www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3ju...
Charles' story | Age UK
YouTube video by Age UK
www.youtube.com
April 28, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Brilliant
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‘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.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Ev...
Rest in Power.
John Evans created a life of possibility for countless generations of disabled people in the UK and globally through his quiet radicalism.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Ev...
Rest in Power.
January 14, 2025 at 6:06 PM
‘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.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Ev...
Rest in Power.
John Evans created a life of possibility for countless generations of disabled people in the UK and globally through his quiet radicalism.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Ev...
Rest in Power.
Will be speaking on this theme tonight with Phil Friend www.politicshome.com/thehouse/art...
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...
www.politicshome.com
November 27, 2024 at 4:24 PM
Will be speaking on this theme tonight with Phil Friend www.politicshome.com/thehouse/art...