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Agency, access and participation

Learning disabilities

We are interested in organisations creating practical opportunities for people with learning disabilities to participate, make choices and build fuller lives in their communities.

Adults taking part together in an inclusive community printmaking workshop
Illustrative image — not a funded organisation or beneficiary.
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Inclusion in ordinary life

Good community support is not only about access to a service. It can help people build relationships, develop skills, express preferences and participate in cultural, social or working life.

Explain what makes the work genuinely accessible and how participants influence what happens. Avoid language that presents adults as passive recipients.

02

Remove practical barriers

Useful enquiries identify the barriers an organisation is equipped to address: communication, transport, confidence, cost, inaccessible environments or lack of suitable support.

Describe the adjustments, staffing and partnerships that make participation possible, along with the limits of what the project can provide.

03

Evidence with care

Simple feedback, observation and participant-led review can be meaningful. Explain how the organisation learns what is working and how people can communicate their views in ways that suit them.

Quick check

Before you contact the Trust

  1. 01

    People with learning disabilities are central to the work.

  2. 02

    The activity is based in North East England or Central Scotland.

  3. 03

    Access and reasonable adjustments are described.

  4. 04

    Participants have meaningful choice and influence.

  5. 05

    The Trust has confirmed the current route for enquiries.

The strongest descriptions show what participation looks like from the perspective of the people involved.

Important: This page explains the Trust’s broad interests using the information supplied for this website. It is not a promise of funding or a substitute for the current application policy. Contact the Trust before preparing a full submission.

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