11 Million
DEMAND: design and manufacture for disability “Transforming the lives of people living with disability”
people have a disability or long standing illness in the UK alone. That’s more than the entire population of Belgium.
That’s where we come in. DEMAND specialise in the design and manufacture one off pieces of bespoke equipment, transforming the lives of those with disability. As we’re a charity, we supply the equipment for FREE
one in four disabled people would like things to help them with their day-to-day life There are thousands of products on the market, but a lot of the time they do not meet the disabled persons specific needs.
Here is a breakdown of people’s impairments in the UK to give you an idea of what disabilities we commonly help with.
DEMAND’s current UK reach.
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UK population in Millions 1 Mobility- 6.4 2 Lifting, carrying- 6.1 3 Manual Dexterity - 2.7 4 Continence - 1.7 5 Communication - 2.0 6 Concentration/Learning - 2.3 7 Recognising danger - 0.8 8 Physical Co-ordination - 2.6 9 Other - 3.9
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We have branches in Hertfordhire and Yorkshire. With time and further support we hope to expand to the North and West.
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Mobility is the impairment with the most prevalence
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How we help Design and make for; Opportunity
Modify existing equipment
Design and make for; Everyday needs
0-4
6%
5-10
16%
AGE
range of clients
11-16
Repair, refurbish, recycle disability equipment
12%
17-25
Manufacture our own products to sell
Design and make for; Recovery
18%
32%
26-65 9%
66-80 80+
25 and under
52%
6%
And with your support we’ll continue to help more. Within the next 3 years we will have helped enough to fill the O2 arena. 20,000!
10,132
12,169
items have been made in our workshops
Since 1995 we’ve helped enough people to fill all the seats in the Royal Albert Hall.. Twice!
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Living with disability; The costs
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£££
£
£
£
+25% Cost of raising a child
3x Cost of daily living
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50%
2x
Give as much or as little as you can, or get involved in fundraising!
Bespoke pieces of disability equipment made by DEMAND’s craftsmen
You will change lives of people with disabilities
“All our ambitions realised”
“Wonderful”
“Revolutionary”
Likelihood of low income
Your donations - Our equipment - Happy People
of all disabled people can't find work and are twice as likely to live below the poverty line as everyone else, so can’t afford expensive one off products!
“Completely transformed” £100 Donation
£500 Donation
Will be enough for us to make a bespoke set of cutlery for someone with limited strength or control to enable them to eat independently.
Will allow us to make a walking frame designed specifically to the disabled person’s requirements.
£3000 Donation
Can make a specialised Ski Frame for people who cannot walk unaided and allow them to enjoy the upright ski experience freely and safely.
How can you support us? Donate easily via text message or by visiting www.demand.org.uk. Leave a legacy. Give as you earn. Donate unwanted, serviceable disability equipment. Volunteer a little of your time. Fundraise in your community or at work. Talk to us about any resources or expertise you can spare a little of.
By the end of our lives, almost half of us will have at least one disability. Help transform someones life.
donate now Text ‘DMND12£10’ to 70070 or Scan this QR code to donate
visit
demand.org.uk
phone
01923 681800
info@demand.org.uk
Bibliography: Office for Disability Issues- http://odi.dwp.gov.uk/docs/res/eedp/eedp-easy-read.pdf http://odi.dwp.gov.uk/docs/res/factsheets/disability-prevalence.pdf Scope UK- http://www.scope.org.uk/news/disability-2012/disability-facts-and-figures Guardian- http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2012/aug/30/every-paralympic-athlete-and-their-sport-data#data and DEMAND Databases.