About Us
Thanet Disability Forum is a new organisation that has been developed to voice the concerns of disabled people and to provide a platform where disability issues can be raised and policies developed.
Thanet Disability Forum (TDF) is an organisation run by people with disabilities for people with disabilities. It was started in August 2006 and its objectives are:
To promote the interests, welfare and social inclusion of disabled people living in Thanet by:
- Fostering understanding among policymakers and practitioners of the needs and aspirations of disabled people.
- Raising awareness and debate on disability issues, stimulating the engagement of disabled people within that debate.
- Providing a platform where matters of concern to disabled people can be raised and policies developed.
- Making representations to public sector organisations, voluntary sector organisations, local and central government and local and national business to improve their policies and practices.
- Exchanging information with organisations providing services for disabled people, co-operating with but independent of such organisations.
- Providing information and sources of advice to disabled people.
- Combating discrimination on the grounds of disability by promoting equality of opportunity and a positive image of disabled people.
- Being a democratic, non sectarian, non party political organisation.
