A computer centre for disabled people in Bradford is facing closure after the Council refused it a grant.

Last year the Disabled Access Technology Association (DATA) in Bowling received £92,000. But in this year's awards to voluntary groups the charity hasn't got a penny.

Now the organisers are planning to lobby Tuesday's Bradford Council meeting demanding a rethink. Carrying a banner saying "Important DATA - do not delete", they will declare that unless there is a change of heart the centre, based in Neville House, Neville Road, off Wake-field Road, will close in spring.

Karan Smith, 39, of Holme Wood, who has spina bifida and is in a wheelchair, said: " There is nowhere else for us to go. I have qualifications through coming here I would never have had."

Up to 90 adults a year use the centre's 60 computers and laptops to train for qualifications.

Chairman of the management committee Avtar Singh Bhatt said: "The Government's policy and the Council's policy is to get people into employment yet in practice it does not appear to be supporting this.

"Disabled people often need that bit of confidence."

The Council money always meant DATA could get extra European funding of more than £80,000 which will also be lost, they say. The Council awarded £5 million in grants to voluntary organisations this year.

For the first time there was a new system where the groups had to pitch for the cash and were given money for the service they provide.

The pioneering Karmand centre is also campaigning against a cut of more than £40,000, claiming it too could close.

A Bradford Council spokes-man, said: "The voluntary sector support team has carried out an impact assessment on DATA with other organisations affected by the changes in funding.

"The outcomes are being considered by the director of community development and lifelong learning in line with the recommendations of the Council's executive committee."