What we do
The aim of the Surrey Coalition is to campaign and promote the rights of disabled people to have equality of opportunity and to live independently. This means influencing the policies, strategies and services which impact on the lives of disabled people to make them better and more accessible for everyone.
The Right to Control is a new right for disabled people. It will let disabled people make their own decisions about their support using a range of public services instead of other people making choices for them. The “Right” requires that all public bodies work together to meet the individuals needs of each disabled person. To find out more view this Right to Control page on the Redhill Hub web site.
We work closely with the Delivering Empowerment Partnership Boards which aim to empower people with physical, sensory and cognitive disabilities, and those with HIV and Carers too, to participate, shape and influence decisions about the development of new services and service strategies - locally and county-wide. The Boards will also challenge others to ensure that services developed reflect the Social Model of Disability.
We firmly believe every one should have a say in how their lives are run, whatever their abilities and circumstances. However, not every one is able to express their views and make clear their needs. An advocate will listen, understand your needs, make clear your rights & will then support you in speaking up for yourself. To find the contact details of local advocacy providers, please go to the Advocacy section of our Links page.