Aims & Objectives of LAPWD
LAPWD was established to promote the rights of all persons regardless of age, type or nature of disability to:
- live in the community;
- have a range of choices in housing, transportation, education and employment;
- participate in social, economic, cultural and political activities
The core aim of LAPWD is to empower people with disabilities to achieve independence, self-determination, choice and control over their own lives.
Our principal activity is the provision of a Personal Assistant Service for people with physical and sensory disabilities.
As a Centre for Independent Living, we also aim:
- TO PROVIDE support for people with disabilities to live and work independently in the community:
- TO PROVIDE a forum for people with disabilities to explore and realise their human and civil rights:
- TO FACILITATE the raising of disability issues at local, national and international level.
The main issue for LAPWD is its need to secure ongoing core funding to continue and expand the PA service. The PA services operated through LAPWD shows that national schemes do not always take into account the different lifestyles and requirements of urban and rural living.
PA services in both rural and urban areas have been greeted by people with disabilities as a genuine step forward in enabling them to live independent lives.
As the services continue to expand, the expectations of people with physical disabilities will rise to include access to training and employment and to recreation facilities. Transport which is accessible to people with physical disabilities is a requirement for their inclusion in the rural community.
