HAFAD’S MISSION AND VALUES
HAFAD is an independent organisation promoting equality for
disabled people living and working in Hammersmith and Fulham
through the provision of high-quality, accessible and relevant
services and by campaigning to remove artificial barriers and
develop opportunity and inclusion.
AN ORGANISATION THAT PROMOTES CHOICE AND
CONTROL, EQUALITY AND INCLUSION
HAFAD aims to make sure that disabled people have the
necessary support to be able to be in control of our environments
and lifestyles and have effective information to make appropriate
choices. HAFAD promotes the equality and inclusion of disabled
people, through the provision of a range of high quality,
professionally managed and appropriately funded services meeting
needs identified by disabled people.
AN ORGANISATION OF DISABLED PEOPLE,
REPRESENTING DISABLED PEOPLE
HAFAD is an independent organisation that is effectively and
professionally controlled by and represents all disabled people
living and working within the diverse communities of Hammersmith
and Fulham. HAFAD will make sure that the needs, experiences
and interests of all disabled people are reflected within
Hammersmith and Fulham, both individually and collectively and
that there is an effective forum for consultation with disabled
people in the Borough.
AN ORGANISATION THAT IS WELL MANAGED,
STRUCTURED AND FUNDED
HAFAD aims to develop an appropriate and professional
organisational structure, build an effective and productive working
environment for staff, volunteers and members and make sure that
it has all the resources it needs to deliver a high quality of service.
HAFAD (Hammersmith and Fulham Action
on Disability) was founded in 1979 as an
independent organisation controlled and
managed by disabled people living or
working in the London Borough of
Hammersmith and Fulham. For 25 years it
has provided a focus for issues related to
disabled people in the Borough and has
developed itself as a campaigning voice to
ensure that the needs and aspirations of
the disabled community are effectively
represented in the mainstream of local
service provision.
HAFAD has been concerned to reflect the interests and
experiences of all disabled people and to challenge the oftennegative stereotypes and assumptions made about us.
HAFAD,
in
partnership
with
Hammersmith and Fulham Council, has
developed a range of specific services
to meet identified needs within the
disabled community; services rooted in
HAFAD’s driving values of equality and
inclusion.
During this time, HAFAD has developed
from a small group of committed people
working as volunteers to ensure that the
voice of disabled people is heard and
respected, to an organisation with a
membership of nearly one and a half thousand people, employing
over 20 staff and having an annual turnover of three quarters of a
million pounds.
HAFAD is based close to the River
Thames and Bishops Park and is near
a range of facilities in Hammersmith
and Putney and offers 25 days holiday
a year, four recess days and a
contributory pension scheme.