Akbar Khan has volunteered with Bradford PHAB for over 35 years and is now the chairman. PHAB aims to bring together members of the local community, including those with disabilities, to provide social, fun, and educational experiences for children and young people. It works to promote inclusion and changing attitudes towards disability by encouraging self-confidence, independence, and the development of skills in young people of all abilities. PHAB is entirely run by volunteers and provides a wide range of activities and transportation for children and young people with and without disabilities.

1. i Volunteer Leeds
Akbar Khan
PHAB
ulous PHAB
“Akbar
Khan
I 35 writes have volunteered for
Bradford PHAB for over
years
and I am now
the chairman.

2. i Volunteer Leeds
Akbar Khan
PHAB
our aims are
To bring together members of the
local community with young people
from all walks of life including
those with disabilities and different
locations in Bradford
To provide a setting in which physically disabled and able bodied children and young
people can mix and develop understanding – some with life limiting conditions

3. i Volunteer Leeds
Akbar Khan
PHAB
our aims are
To work with partners, from both voluntary and non-voluntary
organisations in providing activities for children and young people
To provide regular, social, fun and educational
experiences for children and young people

4. i Volunteer Leeds
Akbar Khan
PHAB
our aims are
To promote and encourage opportunities where people
with disabilities and people without disabilities share experiences
and embrace on an ‘equal’ basis working towards an inclusive society
To work towards
changing attitudes
and assumptions
about disability

5. i Volunteer Leeds
Akbar Khan
PHAB
The aim of Bradford PHAB is to promote and encourage people of all abilities
to come together on equal terms, to achieve complete inclusion within
the wider community. This includes promoting and encouraging the self
confidence and independence of young people of all abilities through a range
of diverse activities and projects.
bradfordphabclub.org.uk
This includes promoting
and encouraging the self
confidence and independence
of young people of all abilities
through a range of diverse
activities and projects thus
empowering them to develop
skills and confidences that they
can then utilise in everyday life
to prepare them for work and
or further education.

6. i Volunteer Leeds
Akbar Khan
PHAB
We have a large group of children and young people both with and without
disabilities and we provide a wide range of activities for them to access. The
participants are transported to and from the club each week. We also provide
supervision and support to the children and young people and offer a break
from everyday life with a chance to mix with and make new friends. Referrals
are received from children’s social care in Bradford and other supporting
agencies and although transport costs are the biggest cost to us, we try and
accommodate all referrals that are made to us.
We are entirely reliant upon volunteers with no paid staff. In our volunteer
team we do have qualified youth workers and teachers and most of the
volunteers have attended the club since we were children so have over 30
years of experience in supporting young people, particularly those with
additional needs.
bradfordphabclub.org.uk

7. i Volunteer Leeds
Akbar Khan
PHAB
Our volunteers include those that work, professionally, with individual
disabled children and thus understand their needs and are able to make
informed decisions to best achieve positive outcomes for them.
bradfordphabclub.org.uk