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About Disability
Hackney

Membership Development

Invitation to become a member

Disability Hackney invites every disabled person living in Hackney, to become a member. We also welcome people who are not disabled, but are interested in promoting the interests of disabled people.

What is Disability Hackney?

It was set up by Hackney Council, to assist disabled people to put forward their views about the right way to offer them the services that they need. These include health services and council services, including transport.

Disability Hackney is staffed and managed by disabled people and staff, management committee and members together have fought for better access to services such as health care, social services and housing. We have fought for:

Better access to public buildings and transport
Easier ways of applying for a freedom pass or blue badge
More accessible advice and advocacy services
More employment opportunities for disabled people

We also set up the Disability Reference Groups so that disabled people could speak directly with staff from Hackney Council and the National Health Service.

Why join Disability Hackney as a member?

You will be able to give your views on how services should be run and what new services are needed
You will meet other people to share information and experiences
You will be able to influence the way that Disability Hackney is run

If you would like to join us, please fill in the application form attached and send it to Disability Hackney.

Membership Categories

Individuals aged 18 years or over. At least 60% of our members should be disabled people
Groups and organisations representing the interests of disabled people and run by disabled people

Further details of our Membership are available in our Memorandum and Articles of Association. A copy of this can be obtained from Disability Hackney.

What does Membership mean?

Disability Hackney is a Registered Charity and a Company Limited by Guarantee and it has a duty to promote membership and attract members to the organisation.

Individuals who have been members for six months or more are eligible for election to the Management Committee, either through being co-opted or by formal election at the Annual General Meeting.

Benefits of Membership

Members have the opportunity to:

influence the way in which Disability Hackney is run
nominate candidates for the Management Committee
attend the Annual General Meeting and vote on proposals
become involved in the running of the organisation by attending relevant meetings and working groups
receive free newsletters
have access to Disability Hackney website

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	Disability Hackney's Work Acknowledged by The Guardian! Are you serious? Despite a legal obligation, many public bodies have failed to publish plans for fairer disability provision. You can read more about what Disability Hackney has done in the past and is actively doing at present on this front by reading Annie Kelly's article in The Guardian. Article >>

Disability Hackney

The Print House

18 Ashwin Street

London E8 3DL

United Kingdom

		+44 (0)0207 249 7849

		+44 (0)0207 249 7849

		reception@ disabilityhackney.org