Over a third of families in London that include a Disabled person are living in poverty. And almost half of people living in poverty are Disabled or are living in a household with someone that is Disabled.
A vision for 2040
We want to see Disabled Londoners that reflect London’s diversity, asserting and accessing rights and privileges in all areas of life by 2040. To achieve this vision we need a strong, vibrant, diverse and sustainable Disability justice movement*. Our focus is on disability justice, because disability justice is a social justice issue.
Many things need to be in place to enable a movement, but for the disability justice fund we’re focusing on funding Deaf and Disabled People's Organisations (DDPOs). Right now DDPOs are underresourced, with no targeted funding enabling disability related campaigning or movement building.
(*This vision includes people who may not have a political identity as a Disabled person, and if they chose to be activists, that they are able to bring their full intersectional selves to any organisation, campaign, or movement. Currently, the disability movement has a history of White leadership, and large disability charities are not led by Disabled people.)
Decision making
The project team from Trust for London and City Bridge Foundation includes staff members with lived experience of disability. We’re also working with an advisory panel of eight Disabled activists to decide who to shortlist and fund.
Key documents and information
Access the funding guidelines in different formats and download helpful supporting documents for currently funded partners.
20 November 2023
Essential documents
09 April 2024
Supporting documents
Timeline for round two
Date | Event |
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Monday 20 November 2023 | Applications open |
Monday 4 March 2024 | Applications closed |
Week of 27 May 2024 | Successful applicants invited to meet grants manager |
Week of 29 July 2024 | Grants awarded |
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Joanna leads on our disability justice fund work