Blog Archive

• June is Motor Neurone Disease Awareness Month

  

  22 June 2017

  This year the MND Association are raising awareness of Motor Neurone Disease through their #MyEyesSay campaign plus read Euan’s blog about Life with MND.

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• Access Event

  

  21 June 2017

  Sheffield Theatres’ are holding an Access Event on Tuesday 27 June from 3.30pm until 5.00pm at the Crucible Theatre.

  Sheffield Theatres event for individuals and groups who use Audio Description, Captioning or Sign Language services to get to know the venues at Sheffield Theatres. They will be holding familiarisation tours in the Lyceum and Crucible accompanied by Audio Describers, BSL Interpreters and live captioning.

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• Want to get into print? Sign up for the WriteNow Mentoring programme

  

  19 June 2017

  The search has begun to find undiscovered writers from communities that are under-represented on the UK’s bookshelves as Penguin Random House UK opens applications for its year-long WriteNow mentoring programme.

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• Help with Minecraft Research for ipad Prize Draw

  

  19 June 2017

  This research aims to explore parents’ or guardians’ thoughts on the effect of playing the videogame on children who have autism or are deaf/hearing impaired.

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• Learning Disability Week 19 - 25 June

  

  19 June 2017

  The focus of this year’s learning Disability Week is employment and Mencap have produced a number of guides for people with a learning disability and for employers.

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• Whizz-Kidz Sheffield Ambassador Club

  

  12 June 2017

  Are you a wheelchair user aged 8-25? Would you like to meet new friends and gain new skills? Then join in with this local youth club!

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• Hospital Outpatient Services in South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw: Have your Say

  

  12 June 2017

  You’re invited to a workshop on Friday 30 June alongside doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals to explore what is and isn’t possible when it comes to providing outpatient services. Deadline for booking is Monday 26 June.

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• 'My Guide' : Helping You Get Out and About in Your Community

  

  12 June 2017

  The My Guide service offers vetted and appropriately trained volunteers and training in sighted guiding techniques to friends and family, to help people with sight loss to work towards the mobility goals they want to achieve.

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• Hail for Help at the Petrol Pump with MyHailo

  

  12 June 2017

  MyHailo is an assistive technology that allows users to request help with refuelling at participating petrol stations, without needing to leave the car.

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• Free Training for Disabled People to become Gym Instructors

  

  08 June 2017

  InstructAbility supports disabled people into a fitness career where they can encourage other disabled people to access leisure facilities and enjoy an active lifestyle.

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