Membership and management structure

Telephone:  023 8020 2635

 

Text phone:  023 8020 2649

FAX:  023 8020 2648

Address:  Unity 12, 9-19 Rose Road, Southampton, SO14 6TE

E-mail:  lesley@southamptoncil.co.uk

or

Download a Membership Application Form

or

Online Membership Application Form

Our aims are:

• to support individuals or groups of disabled people wishing to live
  independently;
  
  
• to ensure that the views of disabled people are taken notice of;
  
  
• to change the attitude of others towards disabled people;
  
  
• to demand that the way disabled people live their lives is determined by
  themselves and not by professional bodies or institutions of any kind;
  
  
• to remove all constraints and barriers imposed on disabled people by
  society as regards education, access, transport, employment and
  leisure activities.

Conditions of membership:

To join SCIL you must be aged 14 or over and live or work (paid or unpaid)
in the geographical county of Hampshire. You must also agree with the
'objects' of the Association as set out in the Memorandum of Association,
paragraph 3(1).

These being:

a) to provide means by which disabled people may take control over their
own lives, achieve full participation in all spheres of society, and effect
changes in how they are viewed and treated.

b) to provide encouragement, assistance, advice, support and facilities to
individuals or groups wishing to live independently, by means of exercising
choice and exerting control over their own life and lifestyle, and to raise the
expectations of disabled people, individually and collectively, and ensure
that their voice be heard.

To be a full member you must be a disabled person (whatever your impairment
- sensory, mobility, learning or 'hidden').

Non-disabled people may join as associate members and can participate fully
in our activities but they are not entitled to vote. This is to ensure that SCIL
remains in the control of its disabled members.

Members are required to pay a membership fee, which at present stands at
£5 for waged applicants and £2.50 unwaged applicants.

Members are required by law to agree to pay up to £1 in the event of SCIL being
wound up.

Members are entitled to receive notice of and attend any meetings called by SCIL
and will from time to time receive these and other mailings. We try to circulate
anything that might be of general interest or benefit.

Members are welcome to contact the Management Committee or visit the office
at any time. If you experience any problems we will try to help. If you want to assist
in the day to day running we are glad of any extra help.

Membership is renewable annually on April 1st.

Groups or professionals who wish to be involved in their professional capacity can
be placed on our mailing list and attend our events but cannot become members.

*** Postscript ***
In order to get the best out of the organisation and make it our own we all need to
contribute what we are able to its development.

The Management Committee looks forward to working with you to this end if you
decide to join us.

Company Registration No. 2106145