belongs to you.
You are a shareholder
A real stake in something you help build and own — not a service user, not a consultee.
Your vote is unbreakable
Blockchain records every decision permanently. No officer or funder can quietly rewrite it.
You earn Criptos
Participating earns our own digital currency. Completing this challenge earns your first Criptos.
The Cripto is the VDPM's own digital currency — named by reclaiming a word once used against us, just as the movement reclaimed crip theory and crip pride. Think of it like air miles, except you earn them by contributing to your own movement. Founding members receive their tokens when the blockchain infrastructure launches.
"Creating our own organisations is not something to take our minds off our 'tragedies' but a matter of life and death."
The Independent Living Challenge asks how far the right conditions are in place for you to live with choice, control and dignity. Gaps in your results are not personal failures — they are gaps in what society owes you. Your results include tailored advice rooted in the social model of disability, collective action suggestions, and an invitation to join the movement.
For each pillar, rate how far the right conditions are in place in your life. Expand "think about" for prompts to guide your thinking. If a pillar genuinely does not apply to your situation, mark it as not applicable.