The Rowan Organisation

The Rowan Organisation is an organisation of disabled people which has provided services to disabled people for over twenty five years. They are committed to the empowerment of disabled people by supporting them to overcome the barriers, both physical and attitudinal, which prevent them from achieving their objectives, or which limit their choice and prevent them from being in control of their own lives. They do this by providing access to appropriate information, resources and support in order to increase their opportunities for independence and enable them to make informed choices about their future.

In providing services they advocate the following Principles:

• Services offered should support disabled people to have increased choices, independence and control of their lives.
• Support provided should be based on and directed by the aims, objectives and needs identified by each disabled person.
• The same range of opportunities and facilities should be available to disabled people as are available to others.
• Disabled people should not be excluded, segregated or discriminated against because of their impairment.

 
Checked: October 2006