Blog Archive

• Free Development Workshop for Community Groups

  

  19 September 2017

  Want to grow your organisation? Come along to A FREE session with the VAS development team and SYFAB for small groups in Sheffield on Tuesday 3rd October 2017.

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• Change Needed in Media Portrayal of Disabled People

  

  18 September 2017

  Calls are being made for change as disabled people say they don’t feel they are well represented in either broadcast or printed media. Essentialaids.com have created a colourful, thought-provoking campaign that helps represent disabled people and their mobility products in a fresh, exciting way. Hopefully helping to get other to rethink on how disabled people are portrayed – or sometimes just being plain ignored.

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• Test Bed Programme Announces New App

  

  14 September 2017

  The SOS UK app is being offered as a free download to the public and will contain details of medications, allergies and other information useful in an emergency.

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• United Nations calls for Action on Rights for Disabled People in UK

  

  14 September 2017

  A UN committee has told the UK government to produce an annual progress report on how it is implementing the recommendations of a damning inquiry that found it guilty of “grave and systematic violations” of key parts of the disability convention.

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• Access Event at Sheffield Theatres

  

  14 September 2017

  Get to meet the team on a familiarisation tour on Friday 29 September in the Lyceum and Crucible Theatre accompanied by Audio Describers, BSL Interpreters and live captioning, plus tea and cake!

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• Sheffield CCG Annual Public Meeting

  

  13 September 2017

  The APM takes place on Thursday September 28th from 2-4pm at Sheffield United’s Ambassador Suite. If you want to submit a question for the panel of directors mail it by the 21st.

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• Department for Transport Consultation

  

  13 September 2017

  The Department for Transport (DfT) is seeking feedback on a draft accessibility action plan which sets out proposals to improve the travel experience for disabled people. The consultation will run until 15 November 2017.

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• Sheffield Equality Hub Newsletter for September

  

  11 September 2017

  Catch up with all the latest news and events this month in the Sheffield Equality Hub newsletter.

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• Accountable Care Organisations: what are they all about?

  

  08 September 2017

  The next Healthwatch Voluntary Community and Faith Sector Forum event is next Thursday 14th September,10-12noon at Voluntary Action Sheffield All representatives of voluntary, community and faith sector groups across Sheffield are all welcome.

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• The Young Carer, Parent and Adult Carer Strategy Update August 2017

  

  22 August 2017

  Sheffield City Council has produced a “You Said, We Did Update” to the strategy to show how they have acted upon carers’ feedback to help realise the vision that Sheffield becomes a ‘city where carers are valued and have the right support to continue to care for as long as they want to’.

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