Amplifying stories and knowledge driving inclusion through partnerships, networks and Organisations of People with Disabilities (OPDs).
The AT2030 programme drives meaningful change by engaging with key sporting and cultural moments, working together with assistive technology users, Organisations of People with Disabilities (OPDs) and the wider disability innovation community. Through co-developed storytelling, we challenge stigma and deepen understanding, testing and scaling community engagement strategies to accelerate lasting impact.
The Para-Sport Against Stigma programme champions innovative approaches to amplifying para-sport activity, harnessing its power to shift perceptions and drive systemic change through targeted dissemination and advocacy.
This cluster is also building a network of Organisations of People with Disabilities (OPDs), to develop foundational knowledge of what is available to them from a funding to networking perspective. By designing research collaboratively alongside OPDs, we address barriers to AT access while creating meaningful mechanisms for AT user engagement and influence.
Sub-Programmes
- OPD & AT User Engagement: The global OPD/DPO map is the largest-ever collection of advocacy groups led by disabled voices in the transnational disability community.
- Para Sport Against Stigma: The AT2030 Para Sport Against Stigma Programme is a multi-phase research and practice initiative funded by UK International Development and led by Loughborough University in partnership with organisations across Southern Africa.
- Sector Events and Engagement: This area of the AT2030 programme serves to drive impact by amplifying programme and research outputs through public engagement mechanisms.
- Amplifying the Paralympics: The 2024 Paralympic Games provided a powerful global stage, and the Global Disability Innovation Hub seized the moment to amplify the voices, stories, and futures of disabled people worldwide by proudly supporting a landmark collaboration between leading UK and South African Deaf and disabled artists.
Latest
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Webinar: Improving Access to Funding for Organisations of Persons with Disabilities (OPDs): Collective Action for Disability-Inclusive Development
Global Disability Innovation HubSept. 29, 202612-1pm BSTThis webinar brings together key actors across the OPD funding ecosystem to foster practical dialogue on the future of disability‑inclusive funding and equitable partnerships. Suitable for organisations who fund, or are looking to fund, disability‑inclusive work. It will explore the real operational pressures and barriers facing OPDs and funders, and share practical lessons on what works to support sustainable, meaningful OPD participation in disability-inclusive development.
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Pathways to Funding for Organisations of Persons with Disabilities
Pollyanna WardropAug. 28, 2026This blog explores the importance of identifying where funding systems block OPDs from participating and determining how those barriers can be dismantled so OPDs can play a central role in shaping legislation, policies, and decisions affecting persons with disabilities.
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Webinar: Introducing the Global OPD Map
Global Disability Innovation HubJuly 9, 2026GlobalJoin our upcoming webinar: Introducing the Global OPD Map: Connecting the Transnational Disabled People’s Movement, Thursday 9th July, 12-1pm GMT
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Pathways to Funding For Organisations of Persons with Disabilities in Low- and-Middle-Income Countries plain text version
Rebecca Joskow, Anna Landre, Pollyanna WardropJune 30, 2026Case Studies and ReportsOrganisations of Persons with Disabilities (OPDs) play important roles as policy and governance experts, strategic partners, and advocates for the inclusion of people with disabilities, including speeding up access to assistive technology. Despite this central role in disability rights advocacy, many OPDs work with limited funding. This weakens their ability to continue their work, and to influence the shaping of strategies, policies, and interventions. This report is a plain text translation of the Pathways to Funding report which set out to map the current funding environment for OPDs in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
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Pathways to Funding - Tanzania Users and Survivors of Psychiatry Organisation (TUSPO)
Rebecca Joskow, Tanzania Users and Survivors of Psychiatry OrganizationJune 30, 2026TanzaniaCase Studies and ReportsThe Tanzania Users and Survivors of Psychiatry Organisation (TUSPO), a national membership movement of persons with psychosocial disabilities, was one of the eight OPD partners in the 'Pathways to Funding for OPDs in LMICs' work. Following the publications, TUSPO met with OPDs and policy stakeholders across the disability funding ecosystem in Tanzania. This paper describes the process, outputs and outcomes from TUSPO doing so.