Citizens Trust
Until August 2012 the Disability Times Trust was Chaired by the late Rt Hon Lord Morris of Manchester (the UK’s first minister for disabled people). It was set up in 1996 in response to the equalities work carried out by the Disability Times Newspaper and to provide employment advisory services to disabled people. The newspaper became a reference point for disabled people nationally and was received by MPs and decision makers in Westminster, informing the development of the Disability Discrimination Act. By 1999 the Trust had built on its burgeoning reputation by training disabled people in publishing and media skills. Skills development contracts with the Government Office for London and contracts with the DWP, LDA and LSC led to engagement with other disadvantaged groups.