Who we are

Hertfordshire Action on Disability (HAD) is based at the Woodside Centre, Welwyn Garden City, near to the QE2 Hospital.

Our full address is: The Woodside Centre, The Commons, Welwyn Garden City, Herts, AL7 4DD.

The organisation was set up in 1958 by the then Welfare Department of the County Council to supply equipment to disabled people. HAD has grown a great deal in the intervening years and today are proud of the services we offer that help Hertfordshire’s disabled people maintain their independence and keep on the move.

These services are available to:

• People with disabilities living in Hertfordshire, as well as their families and friends;

• Carers of people with disabilities;

• Parents of children with disabilities;

• Children with disabilities.
  
  To provide the services HAD employs 30 people at The Woodside Centre.
  
  Operations & Development
  
  How the organisation is run and how it is growing …
  
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  Aims & Objectives
  
  Aims to provide innovative, affordable and practical services to people with disabilities; Objectives to promote independence and well being within the community.
  
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  Employees & Officers
  
  All Officers, Honorary Officers and Committee Members are volunteers who give their time to the organisation.
  
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  History
  
  Originally called Hertfordshire Association for the Welfare of The Handicapped HAD was set up in 1958 by the then welfare department of the County Council to supply equipment to disabled people.
  
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