About DASL
We were set up in 2001, having previously operated since 1984 as a project of a larger charity, Lambeth Accord, under the name ‘In the Know’.
Our organisation is controlled by disabled people through our Management Committee, which has a majority of disabled trustees, and our growing membership. Our job is to provide a range of high quality information, advice and advocacy, direct payments support and user involvement services to disabled people in Lambeth. Since December 2009 we have also been providing information and general advice services to carers as part of the consortium delivering the Carers Hub Lambeth.. our newest service is Lambeth Resolve a consortium of local charities led by Age UK Lambeth which provides information, advice and advocacy to older and disabled people.
We operate from fully accessible office premises in Brixton, in the centre of this multicultural south London borough.
You can download a leaflet about our services here DASLGeneral_Leaflet_June_2011.pdf We will be updating this soon.
Our aim is to enable disabled people, older people and carers to obtain the services to which they are entitled, make choices about how and where they live and play an active role in their communities.
DASL’s Strategic Plan 2006 – 2010 guides the direction of our organisation. Find out more about our current work and our plans for the future by downloading it here - DASL_Strategic_Plan_2006_-_2010.pdf - or contacting us for a copy.
We also produce an Annual Review on the work we have done over the past year. The review for 2010/2011 can be downloaded here - DASL_Annual_Review_2010-11.pdf - or you can contact us for a copy.
Equal opportunities is an integral part of our organisation’s work. You can read our statement here:
DASL_Equal_Opportunities_Statement.pdf