Physical Disability

GMCVO are seeking applications from voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise (VCFSE) organisations, working in Greater Manchester, for the benefit of Greater Manchester residents, to encourage a change in the narrative around disability by improving accessibility and inclusion for d/Deaf and disabled people.

Macc is delighted to announce that, following an open tender process, we have once again been successful in securing the contract with Manchester City Council to deliver infrastructure support to the city's voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) sector. This work enables us to support charities, community groups (including the community work done by faith organisations), voluntary groups, and social enterprises to be healthy, sustainable, well-run and above all, impactful for our communities.

An upcoming grants programme is aiming to change the narrative around disability across Greater Manchester.

GMCVO will be seeking applications from voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise (VCFSE) organisations, working in Greater Manchester, for the benefit of Greater Manchester residents, to encourage a change in the narrative around disability by improving accessibility and inclusion for Deaf and disabled people.

This programme is for small and local charities and CICs with an income between £25,000 to £500,000 that are led by and working with Deaf and Disabled people who are experiencing poverty. Organisations can apply for a three-year unrestricted grant of £75,000.

A new resource has been launched to help disabled people in Greater Manchester get online. The guide has been developed with input from partners and organisations of Greater Manchester’s Disabled People Panel. They advised that many disabled people and care professionals are unaware of where to access digital support, such as assistive technology, digital skills and getting online, and that more guidance was needed to help disabled people understand and utilise the range of technology available.

Opencast’s User Research team are seeking participants based in Manchester to take part in accessibility research. They’re hoping to chat to individuals with disabilities who use assistive technology to support with everyday life, and British Sign Language (BSL) users. Assistive technology could include, but isn’t limited to, screen readers, voice recognition, text-to-speech, and spellcheck tools.

As a thank you for taking part, you’ll get a £50 digital shopping voucher. Your feedback will support work in making services more accessible and user-friendly for all.