Transformative, Inclusive, Innovative and Collaborative!
Linda Nield, Senior Commissioning Officer at Working Age Adults Commissioning Team: “It was a very bustling event, wasn’t it? Really well attended I was pleased to see!”
The International Day of Disabled People’s Celebration that was held on Thursday 30 November 2023 at Leeds Museum was a great success, with over 380 people from all over Leeds attending the marketplace and the accessible dance, ping-pong/cricket and circus skills activities. Our Sensory Room was also very much appreciated by those who used it, and Jodie Boyd-Ward and Craig Grimes, our Guest Speakers were both well received.
It showcased not only the great work being done by organisations that are run by and for people of many disabilities, but it also illustrated the united feeling across the city to make such a celebration possible.
Many thanks to all who made this event possible and to those who came along on the day to support and make this Leeds For All event so enjoyable!
Follow us on social media to see photos of the event, using the hashtags #IDODP2023 and #LeedsForAll:
Report
To read the IDODP 2023 Report and watch the highlight videos, as well as previous years’ reports and videos, please go our International Day of Disabled People page.
IDODP Small Grant Events and Activities 2023
Grants were awarded up to the amount of £350 this year to organisations who reflected the theme of ‘Transformation, Innovation and Inclusion’.
Those organisations undertaking activity around this theme, celebrating the contributions of disabled people to Leeds and highlighting the barriers disabled people still face in fully participating in local civil life. Activities both closed and open to the public have been taking place from 30 November and will continue to be held until the end of January 2024.
List of IDODP Grant Holders and Funded Activities
All the grant funded activities have now successfully taken place with new audiences being reached and new activities being initiated and developed. We are currently working on the feedback that we have received from participating organisations and meanwhile would like to thank them all for supporting this valuable microfunding scheme.
The table below contains information about the activities and when they took place.
Organization | Project name | Venue/Date of event |
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Canal Connection CIC | Happy Wednesdays (Canal Trip) | Wed 6 Dec The Lock Keepers House |
Craft Conscious Cafe | "What Happens In Crafting, Stays In Crafting" | Tues 12 Dec Cardigan Community Centre |
DEX Ltd | Wheel of Fortune Stall | Thurs 30 Nov IDODP Broderick Hall |
GFS Community Enterprise | Disability Celebration Day for People in East Leeds | Sat 13 Jan Old Gipton Fire Station |
Harehills Park Bowling Club | Black-Out Bowls Tournament | Fri 29 Dec Harehills Park Bowling Club |
Leeds Bereavement Forum | Death Cafe | Thurs 30 Nov IDODP Museum Café |
Leeds United Foundation | Mixed Disability Training Session | Sat 16 Dec Thorp Arch Training Grounds |
Leeds Macular Society | Macular Spectacular | Mon 4 Dec The Numan Centre |
People in Action | Leeds Talent Show | Thurs 30 Nov Leeds City College Chroma Q Theatre |
Swarthmore Centre | Winter Printmaking Drop-in Session | Tues 12 Dec Swarthmore Café |
YAMSEN | YAMSEN:SpeciallyMusic | Tues 8 December Hillside Christmas Fair Thurs 14 Dec St Matthew’s Church and Pudsey Civic Hall |
Activities
Many thanks to Yorkshire Dance, Active Leeds, Yorkshire Cricket and The Feel Good Circus who all held very engaging and fun activities for us throughout the day. Participants really enjoyed trying out and joining in with accessible movement, ping-pong, table cricket and circus skills.




Quiet/Sensory Room
The Sensory/Quiet Room was also a welcoming place to go for some peace and calm with over 35 people going in there during the event. It was a great new addition to this year’s programme.
IDODP 2023’s resources
These are the resources created for IDODP 2023.
Event Programme
Our event programme summarises what’s happening on the day in one document. There are different versions you can use but all have the same information:
- PDF Event Programme: IDODP 2023 Event Programme pdf (124 KB)
- Plain text version best for screen readers: Plain text IDODP 2023 Event Programme word document (65 KB)
- Easy Read version: Easy Read IDODP 2023 Event Programme pdf (8MB)
Access video
We have published a video on Youtube showing how you can get around the museum to access all the rooms during the event. Watch the video on YouTube: Access Tour of Leeds City Museum for the International Day of Disabled People Marketplace Event 2023. The video has subtitles. Use the icons on the video toolbar at the bottom of the video. Turn subtitles on using the ‘subtitles/close captions (c) icon which is the rectangle with lines or CC.