Promoting choice, control and independence
for disabled people in Sheffield
Blog Archive
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Buddy Up to Get Active
11 September 2023
Our Get Active buddying scheme is a pilot project to support people to attend a physical activity in their local community. if you’d like to help people with a learning disability, severe mental illness or autistic people get more active and can volunteer for a few hours a week on a Monday or Tuesday to attend an activity with a disabled person, we would love to hear from you!
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Could You Volunteer to Peer Support?
11 September 2023
We are looking for around 10 volunteers to help us design and deliver peer support group workshops to people going through the direct payments process. The first stage will be to work with our Community Network Coordinator to create four different workshops based on your lived experience and for this stage we can pay volunteers a small co-production fee.
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First Past the Post Wins for Sheffield Voices
30 August 2023
It’s Absurde !! Our self advocacy group for adults with a learning disability and autistic adults, Sheffield Voices, is all a flutter after scooping £20,000 in the Ebor Festival Community sweepstake at York Races last weekend, which rewards charitable and community organisations across Yorkshire and acknowledges their hard work within the community.
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Never Cycled Before But Would Like To?
24 August 2023
Sheffield Cycling 4 All, our inclusive cycling project, is carrying out a review and would like to find out what they can do to encourage more people to engage with them. If you have never cycled with them before and have time to fill out their short survey it would be massively appreciated.
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We're Hiring a Personal Assistant
19 July 2023
We are looking to recruit a PA Support Worker (for Independent Advocate). The successful applicant will provide efficient, effective and tailored support for the Independent Advocate within his role. This post is funded by the DWP Access to Work scheme which is designed to support disabled people to work. The closing date for applications is 9am on 10th Aug 2023.
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Rail Ticket Offices Closures and Accessibility
14 July 2023
The proposed closure of most rail ticket offices across the country is a concern for many disabled people. The picture is mixed across Sheffield and nearby destinations in terms of the impact. Read on to find out more about the proposed cuts and how to make your voice heard most effectively by the 1st of September.
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We're Hiring a Finance Coordinator
27 June 2023
We are looking to recruit a Finance Coordinator to oversee all day-to-day financial processing and payments, ensuring financial systems and records are accurate, reliable and processed in a timely manner. The closing date for applications to be received is 9am on 17th July 2023
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Taxi Evidence Call
08 June 2023
Despite our efforts and those of other organisations in the city who support vulnerable people , many staff and service users continue to tell us about the issues they face when trying to book a taxi. We are aware this is a long-standing, ongoing problem and are looking to collect evidence to see how we can help it be further addressed. Can you help us by completing our form to let us know what’s happened when you make that call in the hope of getting to wherever you need to be?
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Volunteers’ Week : Celebrate and Inspire
06 June 2023
2023 marks the 39th year of Volunteers’ Week (1-7 June), when we join thousands of charities and voluntary organisations recognising the often unseen contribution volunteers make to the work of their host organisations and society as a whole. This year’s theme is ‘Celebrate and Inspire’ and we want to take the time during Volunteers’ Week to say a big thank you to our volunteers and celebrate your efforts and all you contribute to Disability Sheffield.
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Engagement Network Launch
06 June 2023
Our voices are often passed over by people in charge. Disability Sheffield wants this to change – we’re launching a new engagement network on Wednesday 7 June to take disabled people’s voices directly to decision makers. Join us at the Showroom Workstation at whichever session is best for you to have your say on Sheffield City Council’s new personalisation and direct payments strategy.
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