Our Partners
We work closely with a range of organisations who share our values and goals, to make society a more inclusive place.
Evenbreak is an AAA accessible specialist job board that helps disabled candidates find work opportunities with employers who will value their skills. It’s free for candidates to register and a cost-effective approach for employers of all sizes. Partnering with Evenbreak to include their complementary services helps us continue to guide employers into adopting best practice around inclusion, diversity, disability and neurodiversity.
Disability Rights UK is a UK pan-disability charity which was set up with the aim of representing the needs and expectations of disabled people in the UK. It is a Disabled People’s Organisation (DPO) that engages on issues impacting the rights and equal participation of disabled people. D&A’s CEO, Atif Choudhury, is a trustee at Disability Rights UK and we work together to pool knowledge, expertise and a shared commitment to strengthen the inclusion of disabled people.
The Global Rainbow Foundation (GRF) is an NGO based in Mauritius working to empower disabled people through education and training. The GRF advocate for the legal rights of disabled people and promotes awareness of the daily issues and obstacles they face, as well as supporting individuals to become more autonomous and independent. We partner with the GRF to provide local training on conducting needs assessments, assistive technology and inclusive practice.
The Commonwealth of Learning (COL) is an intergovernmental organisation, created by Commonwealth Heads of Government in 1987 to promote the development and sharing of open learning and distance education knowledge, resources and technologies. COL empowers people through learning that leads to economic growth, social inclusion and environmental conservation. Through the Virtual University for Small States of the Commonwealth (VUSSC) initiative, COL and D&A are collaborating to embed assistive technologies in teaching and learning practices, to ensure disabled people can access education.
The HERA arts project at Brighton Health & wellbeing Centre is a network of programmes using artistic and creative practices to enhance the quality of life, health and wellbeing of patients, staff and community. HERA provide access to high-quality arts activity to people, specifically designed to improve the functional health and wellbeing of participants whether they are facing complex or long-term health challenges, both physical and/or mental.
Do-IT Solutions is a tech-for-good company that is passionate about helping organisations to challenge conventions in order to optimise talent and recognises the collective power of neurodiverse thinkers. Our shared aims are achieved through collaborative working, web-based tools, and training delivering innovative and robustly tested solutions.
Neatebox create modern but accessible technology to address the very real issues that are affecting society. They are driven to provide the solutions that place the disabled person at the heart of their interactions and build relationships that are mutually beneficial to all. Their Welcome platform facilitates positive communication between customers and customer service staff to create long-lasting and mutually respectful relationships.
Citizens Online champion digital inclusion, aiming to reduce the digital divide by helping organisations and communities get online. From training to research and policy development, Citizens Online work to ensure the digital world is inclusive and accessible to those at risk of being left behind. The Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated the shift to digital, it’s therefore never been more important for us to work together to ensure everyone can access essential services. We partner with Digital Brighton and Hove (DBH), one of Citizen Online’s flagship projects, to ensure people across the south coast impacted by homelessness, neurodiversity and disablement are supported through their digital transition.
Literacy100 work to support literacy learning within the homeless community. Literacy100 was set up with the aim to provide a forum for practitioners delivering literacy education, so that they may share and promote good practice. Equally, to support organisations and donors who wish to initiate new literacy services, by offering both practical advice and reference to research. D&A and Literacy100 share the same beliefs that everyone deserves to thrive, but not everyone has the chance to. Many literacy issues and educational marginalisation are rooted in socioeconomic and emotional causes, which can be mitigated through empathetic, tailored support.
Established in 2007, Creative Future is an arts organisation based in Brighton supporting some of the UK’s most talented under-represented artists, with a particular focus on writers. Their mission is to make the arts more diverse and representative of the world we live in. Creative Future provides skills training, mentoring, coaching, promotion and publishing opportunities to talented writers who lack access to opportunities due to mental health issues, disability, identity or social circumstances. We work together to ensure outreach is as inclusive & accessible as it can possibly be, especially when delivering services digitally.