Funding for disability justice

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.

** Social justice: Our approach to social justice draws on the five principles set out by the Civic Power Fund: Equal access to resources, equity, participation, diversity and human rights. Read more here.

1. Deaf and Disabled people’s organisations have the capacity to campaign for the rights of Deaf and Disabled Londoners.
2. Funders increase their investment in Deaf and Disabled people’s organisations.

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.

Audio version - listen to the funding guidelines