Mission Statement

 “To change the national consciousness on Disability from Inability to Capability”

Cheshire Disability Trust (CDT) was formed in 2010 as an autonomous trust to exclusively focus on promoting livelihoods for Persons with Disabilities (PwD) in India, under the Cheshire Homes India National Council. CDT has its National Livelihood Resource Centre (NLRC) in Bangalore and there are seven other Livelihoods Resource Centers (LRCs) across India. These are implemented by Cheshire's partner organizations in those individual locations, through which the activities of skilling and placing persons with Disability (PwD) towards wage and self employment is done.

The LRCs act as a one stop platform to provide all related services that support a person with disability (PwD) to fully participate in livelihood opportunities and be part of the mainstream. Leonard Cheshire Disability (LCD) is a UK based international NGO that supports thousands of persons with disabilities in the UK and works in 55 countries in partnership with 250 NGOs across the world. LCD’s Access to Livelihood Programs achieved global recognition in 2012 as being among 40 most innovative development practices. CDT is the implementing partner in India for LCD’s Access to Livelihoods programs. CDT has mainly reached out to persons with disability from poor economic background and from the rural communities.

CDT is a strong enunciation for Persons with Disabilities (PWD).

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