The SDS Network is a global community working to define and improve best practice in self-directed support. Join the network and help us create a world that supports citizenship and equality for all.
Join our meet up to share existing research and begin to build a community of self-direction researchers.
Join in on 13 October at this year's Independent Living Conference in Bratislava.
SDS Network England would like your help to shape a new Children and Families Direct Payments Forum.
We all have the right to live a life of freedom and full community inclusion. These fundamental rights were articulated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. The 2006 Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities underscored that human rights apply to all people regardless of disability or chronic illness.
To ensure human rights for all, we must organize systems that maximise autonomy of the person to make choices and exercise control over their supports.
Working with disabled people and experts from many different countries the SDS Network published the Global Standards for Self-Directed Support in 2024.
The SDS Network was built by Citizen Network and the commitment of amazing people from around the world.
Many different organisations have also committed resources to strengthen the SDS Network and make it sustainable.
If your organisation wants to support the work of the SDS Network and to help advance citizenship and human rights for all disabled people then please explore our sponsorship options and get in touch.
Thank you to all our sponsors.