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More than £1 million for 10 new research projects led by disabled people

  Ten new projects across the UK have received between £40,000 and £150,000 of National Lottery funding each, to explore how disabled people can live as full citizens in our society and what changes and support will make that happen in practice.   Over £1.15 million worth of funding has been granted as part of […]

Blog Post: DRILL – The Next Steps

  Being involved in a project like DRILL is both exhilarating and frustrating in almost equal measure. Recently the exhilaration has been at the forefront, partly because this month we move another step down the road by announcing over £1 million for another ten research and pilot projects across the UK which will help support […]

Blog Post: Humare Avaaz – Our Voice (Part 2)

  Read Blog Post: Humare Avaaz – Our Voice (Part 1) ‘So, why do you want to research into the barriers to independence faced by disabled Asian women, surely everyone knows what the barriers are?’ Well, on an anecdotal basis and having lived the issue for some 25 years we can understand why the question might […]