Disability Wales / Anabledd Cymru

Name

Disability Wales / Anabledd Cymru

Legal name

Disability Wales / Anabledd Cymru

Website

https://disabilitywales.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1972

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Disability Rights Advocacy

NAICS

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412), Business Associations (813910)

akta.pro primary industry

Disability Services & Assistive Solutions (Accessibility, Assistive Tech) (BPAGALAM)

Keywords

• Disability rights advocacy
• Membership organisation services
• Digital inclusion training
• Independent living research
• Accessibility education resources

Headquarters

HQ city

Cardiff

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Grant Funding: Primary revenue from grants awarded by Welsh Government, Big Lottery Fund, National Lottery Community Fund, National Emergencies Trust, Heritage Lottery Fund, and other public funders to deliver specific projects and programs supporting disabled people in Wales.
2. Membership Dues: On 23 March 2026, Anabledd Cymru launched a new membership structure that eliminated joining costs for all membership categories, removing any membership fee barriers.
3. Donations: Charitable donations accepted through JustGiving platform to support the organization's work for disability rights in Wales.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Disability Wales / Anabledd Cymru is the national membership body for Disabled People's Organisations (DPOs) in Wales, delivering advocacy, membership services and project-based programmes for disabled people. Its work covers campaigning on Welsh Government policy, capacity-building for DPOs, digital inclusion training, independent living research, political participation support, and the production of easy-read accessibility resources. Funding comes primarily from institutional grants and donations rather than commercial sales.

Product overview

Disability Wales / Anabledd Cymru is the national membership body for Disabled People's Organisations (DPOs) in Wales, functioning as an advocacy and membership organization rather than a technology product company. The organization offers a portfolio of projects and services including membership for DPOs and allies, the Digital Lives digital inclusion project providing internet skills training and assistive technology awareness, social media factsheets in easy-read formats, video production projects like Unlocked Lives, educational resources on disability rights (Rights Here, Rights Now), the Equal Power Equal Voice mentoring programme for political representation, the DRILL research programme on independent living, the Way to Go accessibility toolkit, theatre and arts projects addressing disability hate crime, and funding schemes supporting disabled candidates in elected office. The core offering centers on advocacy, membership services, campaigns, and digital inclusion initiatives rather than software products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Disability Wales Membership Services National membership programme for Disabled People's Organisations (DPOs), associate members and supporters across Wales, providing voting rights, board nomination eligibility, policy language resources, early event registration, website listing and access to advocacy campaigns.
• Digital Lives Project Digital inclusion project delivering workshops across Wales on internet skills, assistive technology, internet safety, iPad apps and ICT use for disabled people, supporting their ability to benefit from online services.
• Way to Go Interactive Toolkit Online interactive toolkit aimed at disabled people and their organisations for access audit and inclusive design, with workshops delivered across Wales.
• DRILL Research Programme Five-year research programme led by disabled people gathering evidence on social barriers to independent living and learning, managed in Wales by Disability Wales in partnership with Disability Action Northern Ireland, Inclusion Scotland and Disability Rights UK.
• Equal Power Equal Voice Mentoring Programme Mentoring programme aiming to increase diversity of representation in public and political life in Wales, delivered in partnership with WEN Wales, Stonewall Cymru and EYST Wales and funded by National Lottery Community Fund and Welsh Government.
• EQuip Work Experience Programme Programme connecting disabled university students aged 18-25 with Disabled People's Organisations across Wales for work experience placements, funded by the Volunteering Wales Grant through WCVA.
• Real Human Being Theatre Project Theatre piece developed with Taking Flight Theatre Company to educate young people about disability hate crime through forum theatre techniques, delivered to secondary school pupils, and funded by the Home Office.
• Unlocked Lives Video Project Video project capturing the everyday issues faced by disabled people during the COVID-19 pandemic, creating self-expressive content compiled into a feature-length film by Dogma Films and funded by The National Lottery Community Fund Wales.
• Rights Here, Rights Now Educational Resources Educational resources for teaching all learners about the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Disabled People (UNCRDP), including practitioner packs and lesson plans.
• Social Media Factsheets Easy-read factsheets highlighting the benefits of using different social media platforms including Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Skype, available in English and Welsh.
• Access to Politics Services Cross-party Disabled Person Politics Network providing peer support, training, mentoring and best practice toolkits for deaf and disabled people interested in politics and elected office across Wales.
• Cronfa Mynediad i Swyddi Etholedig Cymru (Access to Elected Office Fund Wales) Fund administered by Disability Wales and funded by Welsh Government that supports disabled people to participate fully in democracy by paying additional costs faced when standing for elected office.

Quantifiable outcome

• 550 disabled people supported to get online through Digital Lives project
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Wales Co-operative CentrecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014Partnership with Wales Co-operative Centre for Citizen Directed Co-operatives Cymru (CDCC) project, funded by Big Lottery's BIG Innovation fund. The partnership aims to develop citizen-directed co-operatives as a new way for disabled people to manage Direct Payments, providing greater voice, choice and control.
• Taking Flight Theatre CompanymajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012Partnership with Taking Flight Theatre Company to develop Real Human Being theatre piece educating young people about Disability Hate Crime, funded by The Home Office.
• Welsh Women's AidmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2010Research partnership with Welsh Women's Aid and University of Glamorgan on Domestic Abuse of Disabled Women in Wales project, funded by Welsh Government's New Ideas Social Fund.
• Digital Communities WalesmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Welsh Government's digital inclusion programme to tackle barriers to digital inclusion including cost, lack of skill, and lack of awareness of assistive technology among disabled people.
• Aidis TrustcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Aidis Trust to provide assistive technology demonstrations as part of the Digital Lives project, showing the wide range of assistive technology available for disabled people.
• Dogma FilmsmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProduction partnership with Dogma Films for Unlocked Lives video project capturing experiences of disabled people during the COVID-19 pandemic, funded by The National Lottery Community Fund Wales.
• Disability Action Northern IrelandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUK-wide DRILL programme partnership managing disability research on independent living across four nations.
• Inclusion ScotlandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUK-wide DRILL programme partnership managing disability research on independent living across four nations.
• Disability Rights UKcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUK-wide DRILL programme partnership managing disability research on independent living across four nations.
• Bridgend Coalition of Disabled People (BCDP)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal partnership for BAVO project delivering training to build capacity of disabled people in Bridgend County Borough.
• Wales Council for the Blind (WCB)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for BAVO project to build capacity of disabled people in Bridgend County Borough.
• Dewis CILcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Enabling Wales Project developing training programme for disabled people and DPOs throughout Wales, including support for establishing new Centres for Independent Living.
• Women's Equality Network (WEN) WalesmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership in Equal Power Equal Voice mentoring programme (2021) to increase diversity in public and political life in Wales.
• Stonewall CymrumajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership in Equal Power Equal Voice mentoring programme (2021) to increase diversity in public and political life in Wales.
• Ethnic Minorities & Youth Support Team (EYST) WalesmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership in Equal Power Equal Voice mentoring programme (2021) to increase diversity in public and political life in Wales.
• Cardiff UniversitymajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch collaboration with Cardiff University and WCVA's Brexit Forum to produce information on impact of Brexit on disabled people in Wales.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Inclusion London: London-wide coalition of Disabled People's Organisations. Comparable as a DPO-led advocacy and capacity-building body delivering similar services to member organizations in its region.
• Disability Rights UK: UK-wide disability rights organization and DRILL partner. Comparable as a national policy and advocacy body working with and through a network of disability organizations and disabled people.
• Disability Wales (operating model reference): The subject organization itself, listed for completeness as the canonical DPO national membership body model.
• Disability Action Northern Ireland: Northern Ireland's national DPO membership body and DRILL partner. Operates an equivalent model of membership services, advocacy, and project delivery for disabled people, differing only by geography.
• Inclusion Scotland: National membership body for Disabled People's Organisations in Scotland. Sister organization within the DRILL four-nation partnership with an almost identical mandate, GTM, and membership model, making it the most directly comparable peer.

Broad incumbents

• Sense: UK charity supporting people with complex disabilities including deafblindness. Comparable as a national disability service and advocacy provider but with a narrower specialist remit.
• Scope: One of the largest UK disability charities, offering campaigning, services, and support across England and Wales. Comparable as a disability-focused nonprofit but with a much larger scale and service-portfolio breadth.
• Leonard Cheshire: UK-wide disability charity providing services, supported living, and international programmes. Comparable as a large disability-sector nonprofit but operating direct service delivery rather than a DPO membership model.
• Mencap: Major UK charity supporting people with learning disabilities through services, advocacy, and campaigning. Comparable as a national disability nonprofit, though focused on a single impairment group.
• RNIB (Royal National Institute of Blind People): UK charity for people with sight loss, providing advocacy, information, and services. Comparable as an established national disability charity working in advocacy and inclusion, though focused on one impairment group.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/disabilitywales
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/DisabilityWales
• Facebookfacebook.com/disabilitywales
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/disability-wales-anabledd-cymru
• Instagraminstagram.com/disabilitywales/?hl=en

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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