The power of small changes
UPDATE: In this blog, Kathryn Sturman talks about her diagnosis with sight loss, it’s challenges, and her organisation that promotes accessible music classes.You can find out more about her organisation,…
LDPO: the inaugural interaction
Venue: Leeds Civic HallLDPO Members Present: Mostafa Kamal (Acting-Chair), Hannah McGurk, Steve Graby (Secretary), Tom Harris, Chris Shanks (Treasurer), Sophie Yasmin, Anzir Boodoo, Peadar O’Dea (Chair), Maggie Griffiths & Gill…
Avoiding the Train wreck: How Social Media Action and the Threat of Protest reversed a terrible decision.
No one can say that mobilization or at least the threat of mobilization does not have real, concrete, positive effects. To give some background context to this statement, the train…
Another link in the chain
In retrospect it may not be the best idea to use the word ‘chain’ in the title of this blog post, but I wanted something dramatic and catchy, and something…
Origin of LDPO
I thought of the idea of Leeds Disabled People’s Organisation [LDPO] in late November, 2017, I was attending a screening of the documentary Defiant Lives which was being presented by…
The SEND protest
A protest took place outside Leeds Town Hall against cuts to disabled young people’s transport. Instead, a ‘travel allowance’ is proposed. The fear is that the cuts mean Leeds’ largely…
Disability Labour Association(meeting 2)
Several our LDPO members (Tom, Becca, Hannah and Peadar) went along to the second meeting of the Disability Labour Association on Wednesday 25th April. Although the group is in its…
Forum Central: Physical and Sensory Impairment Information and Strategy Session
This blog was originally posted on April 23rd 2018 Lucy (Forum Central) started off with an introduction and explained that in the last meeting in January 2018, they discussed a…
The Journey Begins
Thanks for joining us! This is the new home of Leeds Disabled People’s Organisation. We’re an organisation for disabled people, by disabled people, based in Leeds. Find our more about…