Our vision is a society where all Disabled people can live as full and equal citizens in all aspects of life and lead systemic change. We can only achieve this vision if our work is intersectional and inclusive of Disabled people who experience multiple marginalisation.

You can read our Intersectionality statement here. (accessible versions coming soon).

What does ‘Intersectionality’ mean? The term 'intersectionality' is used to describe how people who belong to two or more marginalised groups experience discrimination differently from those who belong to one marginalised group and each other.

We have developed an action plan that outlines the proposed work that we will do and the approach that we will take to make our work intersectional. 

We recognise that we can’t just decide that we want to be intersectional, and automatically have the skills, resources and knowledge to do this work. If we did, we would be doing it already. Understanding entrenched, complex and multi-faceted discrimination takes time, effort and deep listening and unlearning. It requires us to be humble, and to take our commitment seriously.

So, our action plan starts with deep listening and research, it focuses on taking the conceptual definition of intersectionality and deciding what this means in practice in our organisation. Keep an eye out for updates on how our work progresses in 2026. 

Our intersectionality statement and action plan were developled in collaboration with Birthing Ourselves - an intersectional DDPO.