Background
We began in 1995 as a community group, then known as Action by Differently Abled People in Tynedale or A.D.A.P.T. The aim then was to ‘improve the quality of life of disabled people’ by promoting better access to services. The first priorities identified were difficulties in accessing buildings and a lack of accessible transport; therefore the first projects developed were an access group and a community transport project.
In recognition of the access needs of geographically isolated people, our aims were expanded to include people disadvantaged by lack of public transport in rural locations. In 2007, we widened our area of operation to the North East and changed our name to Adapt (North East) to reflect our region-wide work in developing community transport.
