Promoting choice, control and independence
for disabled people in Sheffield
The Centre for Independent Living
We are a membership and user led organisation, run and controlled by disabled people. We promote independent living for disabled people in Sheffield. By independent living we mean that disabled people have the same freedom and rights to exercise choice and control over their own lives as any other person.
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Free Fitness Day Pass for Disability Sheffield Users
Working in partnership with Sheffield International Venues ( SIV ), we are providing FREE fitness passes for our users so that we can improve the fitness experience for disabled people across the city. We need your help to do this! Simply visit “Free Day Pass”, to get your pass and use it! You’ll be asked to provide some feedback through your email to let SIV know about your experience.
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Please Nominate Us for 12 Days of Giving
Christmas is a time for giving – and you can help Disability Sheffield carry out its vital services by nominating us for a church charity windfall. Ecclesiastical, a specialist insurance and financial company owned by Allchurches Trust is running a 12 Days Of Christmas giveaway to deserving causes in the UK. The more people nominate us the higher our chances – thank you.
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Join us at Disability Sheffield's Christmas Party!
Our spectacular live music fundraising event is back by popular demand at Crookes Social Club and this year we’re excited to announce it’s at Christmas! Yey, we’re really looking forward to this one. A night of music and fun with our staff, volunteers, friends and anyone else who wants to attend will be the perfect way to celebrate Christmas and the great year we’ve had at Disability Sheffield. Join us Yo Dynamo, DJ Moonmonkey, Pitbull Panda and DJ Dr Nic on Friday 20th December from 7.30pm to 11pm at Crookes Social Club.
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Disability Sheffield Christmas Party 2019 7.30pm - 11pm
We’re excited to announce the Disability Sheffield 2019 Christmas Party! There will be exciting live music from: Yo Dynamo https://yodynamo.bandcamp.com/ DJ Moonmonkey, Pitbull Panda...
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Disability Sheffield are running a number of FREE courses for Individual Employers and Personal Assistants in partnership with Skills for Care and Sheffield City...
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General Election 2019: DRUK guide to Policy and Comment
Disability Rights UK does not endorse or support any political party but has produced a comprehensive guide to the major political parties’ positions on all the policies affecting the lives of disabled people. The guide will continue to be updated with policy areas and comment up to the General Election on 12 December 2019.
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New Personal Health Budget Rights
With effect from Monday 2nd December, personal wheelchair budgets are being introduced as part of a range of measures to improve current wheelchair service provision, to ensure people have better experiences of care and to give people greater choice over the wheelchair provided. People who need Section 117 after care support now have the right to a personal health budget, providing them with greater choice and control when managing their own health and care.
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Know your Human Rights
This new online tool from the British Institute of Human Rights aims to support people with mental health and/or mental health capacity issues, and their advocates, to find out more about human rights and to be able to raise issues in a health and care setting.
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