Disability Equals Ability (DEA) has been awarded £5,250 in National Lottery funding to support its flagship initiative, “Health Horizons for Adults with disabilities” a new 3–6 month community-led project supporting chronically disabled adults across Salisbury, Devizes, and Trowbridge from 1st April 2026.
Disability Equals Ability has been running since 2021 and is staffed by 12 dedicated volunteers. Founded by CEO Juliana Ameh, the organisation emerged from her own lived experience of disability and her frontline work as a social worker, where she witnessed the profound gaps in support facing individuals, families, and children with disabilities.
The Health Horizons project will deliver accessible workshops, peer-led support groups, and information-sharing activities that empower participants to understand and access the health and wellbeing options available to them. Activities will take place both online and in fully accessible community venues, ensuring that as many chronically disabled adults as possible can take part.
Participants will also co-create a practical resource pack and a new “Health Horizons” online hub, which will continue to offer guidance and community connection well beyond the lifetime of the project.
