SGDEN is a fully independent organisation. We are a disabled persons’ user-led organisation (DPULO).
The work of SGDEN is led by a small community, with a majority of disabled people.
We hold regular events to:
- Provide information on schemes of use to our members.
- Gather the views of local disabled people, carers and organisations on the issues which concern them.
We use the information to:
- Inform the Council and other public bodies how they can make their services better for disabled people.
SGDEN is funded by South Gloucestershire Council.
What do we do?
South Gloucestershire Disability Equality Network is an independent group run by disabled people for disabled people.
We aim to represent and support the disabled community in South Gloucestershire by running events, working with other local organisations and providing information via monthly newsletters and social media. Our website is a one-stop information hub for the disabled residents of South Gloucestershire and those that support them.
We also work to influence South Gloucestershire Council, health services and other public bodies to get them to develop services which are fully accessible to disabled people.
Who do we mean when we talk about disabled people?
SGDEN believes in the ‘social model of disability’. We believe that it is the physical and attitudinal barriers of society which make our impairments into a disability.
By impairment we mean any physical, sensory or mental health condition which can lead to disadvantage and discrimination.
This includes people with learning difficulties, mental health conditions, long-term illnesses such as kidney disease as well as physical disabilities that may impact a person’s physical capacity and/or mobility.
