Governing document DISABILITY EQUALS ABILITY
Governing document
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CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 09 Jun 2021
Charitable objects
1. THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, IN PARTICULAR, BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION, IN ENGLAND, WALES NIGERIA, ZIMBABWE AND BOTSWANA BY: A. THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF DISABILITY B. ADVANCING EDUCATION AND RAISING AWARENESS IN EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY; C. PROMOTING ACTIVITIES TO FOSTER UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS; D. CONDUCTING OR COMMISSIONING RESEARCH ON EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY ISSUES AND PUBLISHING THE RESULTS TO THE PUBLIC; E. CULTIVATING A SENTIMENT IN FAVOUR OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY. 2. TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES, AND THEIR FAMILIES/CARERS, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY: A. PROVIDING SERVICES OFFERING LEARNING AND RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES AND TO FACILITATE ACCESS TO A WIDE RANGE OF SERVICES IN ORDER TO MAXIMISE THEIR POTENTIAL, ENJOYMENT, QUALITY OF LIFE AND GENERAL WELL-BEING AND TO SUPPORT THEM, THEIR FAMILIES, DEPENDANTS AND CARERS; B. PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES; TO FACILITATE THEIR ACCEPTANCE AND/OR INTEGRATION INTO THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND TO IMPROVE PUBLIC AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR CONDITION; C. OFFERING SUPPORT AND INFORMATION; TO PROVIDE ADVOCACY SERVICES; D. SEEKING THE VIEWS OF AND TO LISTEN TO INDIVIDUALS, THEIR FAMILIES AND SUPPORTERS, ON ALL ASPECTS OF LIVING WITH DISABILITIES; TO PROMOTE THE NEEDS AND ABILITIES OF PEOPLE WITH A DISABILITIES THROUGH AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS; E. WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHER ORGANISATIONS AND SERVICE PROVIDERS TO OBTAIN THE BEST POSSIBLE BENEFIT FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH A DISABILITY.
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