Disability Awareness Day

Disability Awareness Day (DAD), is Europe's largest 'not for profit' voluntary-led disability exhibition, and is held annually in a huge tented village within the grounds of Walton Hall Gardens. This year's show was our 20th anniversary and it was be held on Sunday 10th July Organised by Warrington Disability Partnership, it attracted over 25,000 visitors on the day plus up to 5000 visitors who took part in the complimentary events held during the week prior to DAD.

International Disability Awareness Day

Calling all disability organisations across the world - With your help, we would like to make DAD 2012 a truly International Event. For more details follow this link.

What a GREAT show!

THE 20th anniversary of Warrington's Disability Awareness Day once again proved to be a huge success as thousands of people flocked to the unique event at Walton Gardens. The event organised by the Warrington Disability Partnership attracted visitors from far and wide, including a delegation from Thailand!

• Read the fascinating report from behind the scenes at DAD 2011 from the pen of Dave Thompson, our Event Co-Ordinator for some real insights and interesting details.
• See our galleries of photographs from the show. Are you in one of our pictures?

Other galleries
Read all about the show at the Warrington Worldwide site.
Watch the Granada News Coverage here

Thank you

Thank you for all the help for our fund raising here is a list of all the people, companies and organisations who donated lovely gifts for our raffle.

DAD has three main aims:

• To highlight what statutory, private or voluntary services are available to enable disabled people to be as independent as is possible.
• To promote equipment and aides that could maintain or improve independence, not just what is offered by statutory service providers, we want everyone to see the best and/or latest designs
• To provide an opportunity to show what disabled people can do, in the field of Sport, Arts and Entertainment

As well as fulfilling all these aims every year the show also gives everyone who comes a really good day out filled with interest, fun and entertainment!