Equality Together

Our History

• For over 40 years we have helped change the lives of tens of thousands of people within the Bradford and District areas. Our history is an important part of who we are, and is the reason we have such a wide depth of knowledge today. We started out as three separate charities before coming together in 2015 to form Equality Together as it is known today. Read on for a more in depth breakdown of our history…

The First Volunteers

• In 1979, laws surrounding disability rights and inclusion were ambiguous at best and disabled people faced a lot of inequality and discrimination. Fed up of the way things were, five volunteers formed the Action Group for Disabled People.
• The aim of the group was to come together to help educate and provide a platform for other disabled people in their communities.

Careers at Equality Together

• Equality Together started in 1979 as a group of 5 volunteers (Action Group for Disabled People) who, fed up of being discriminated against, united together to help educate and provide a platform for other disabled people in their communities.
• We fight tirelessly for some of the most marginalised and deprived people in society, always striving to find a positive outcome in areas which may have previously seemed perilous and bleak. We work with people with complex disabilities and last year 35% of our service users were from Black and Mixed Ethnicity communities.
• We believe everybody, regardless of any impairment or social status, should have the exact same access to and quality of life, that’s why we support the social model of disability and why our main objective is to support people to improve their lives by challenging disabling barriers.