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Join Us: Membership

Would you like to have a say in what Inclusive Living Sheffield does? Apply for membership and join us. (Membership forms can be downloaded at the end of this page)

Inclusive Living Sheffield is a company limited by guarantee, with charitable aims. We are currently applying to register as a charity.

The company has a Board of Directors, all of whom are disabled people. The Directors are responsible for the way the company is run. This means that they must:

• approve all company policies;

• discuss, approve and monitor the company's activities;

• recruit and appoint staff;

• ensure that ILS funding is spent appropriately and accurate financial records are kept and audited.

For the first two years the Directors were also the only members of ILS, but from 1st November 2005 membership is open to potential full and associate members.

Membership will be free for individuals and organisations until 1st November 2008 and this will then be reviewed.

All potential members will be asked to agree that they support ILS aims and objectives and will try to promote:

• A social approach to disability

• Social inclusion

• An influential voice for disabled people

Members will have the following rights:

Full members will have voting rights at the Inclusive Living Sheffield Annual General Meeting. This will include the right to vote for Directors.

Full members will be invited to join a database of disabled people willing to take part in consultation about local and national policies.

Full members will be offered volunteering opportunities.

All members will receive a free newsletter about disability issues in Sheffield .

All members will be invited to attend consultation events.

Types of Membership

Full membership

Who can apply?

• Individual disabled people

• Organisations of disabled people

Organisations of disabled people should have a commitment to at least 2 of the following:

• The social model of disability

• Independent living

• Direct payments

• Promoting the rights of disabled people

The organisation should have a constitution or governing document stating this and will be asked to provide a copy of this document and a copy of the latest annual accounts. Final decisions about membership will be made by the Board of Directors.

Associate Membership

Who can apply? Any individual or organisation supporting ILS aims can be an associate member. Associate members have all the benefits of belonging to ILS but are not able to vote at the Annual General Meeting, and cannot be members of the disabled people's database.

If you are interested in becoming an ILS member either give us a call or download and send in one of our application forms.

Downloadable Membership Application Form

Why not contact us to discuss becoming a member? We'd be delighted to hear from you.

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