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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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Big Voice on Keeping Safe and Well

Big Voice on Keeping Safe and Well

If you have a learning disability and/or autism we’d love you to join us at our next Sheffield Voices Big Voice event on Friday 10th October from 10am to 2pm at St Mary’s Church. This time we’re exploring what it means to be safe and well in Sheffield and we’ll also provide lunch!

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Quality Performance from our Advocacy Service

Quality Performance from our Advocacy Service

We are very proud that Disability Sheffield Advocacy Service has been awarded the Advocacy Quality Performance Mark for a further 3 years from the National Development Team for Inclusion . It is the UK’s only independent quality performance mark for organisations offering independent advocacy; an essential service for people who need support to express their needs and have increased choice and control in their lives.

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Could you be a Disability Sheffield Trustee?

Could you be a Disability Sheffield Trustee?

We are seeking to appoint up to three new trustees to our Board, including to the key role of Treasurer.As a Disabled People’s User-Led Organisation (DPULO) we are very keen to hear from disabled applicants .LGBTQ+ and ethnically diverse communities are also currently under-represented on our board, similarly younger people, which we are also hoping to redress.Closing Date: 9am, 29 September

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Tuesday 4th November

Make It Together - 12noon - 1pm

Make It Together is a new creative online space from Disability Rights UK, designed for Deaf and Disabled people to come together, share experiences, and...

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Wednesday 5th November

More Than Medicine: NHS Employability Day - 10:00 am – 12:00 noon

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, in partnership with Employment is for Everyone and the Department for Work and Pensions, is hosting an Employability Session for people with...

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LGBT+ Health Evidence Review Workshops

LGBT+ Health Evidence Review Workshops

The National LGBT Partnership is holding a series of identity-specific virtual engagement events in early and mid November to support the national LGBT+ Health Evidence Review. These are events for people who are LGBT+ and also identify with one or more intersectional groups. Online surveys are available if you are unable to attend.

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How AI Can Make Information More Accessible

How AI Can Make Information More Accessible

AI isn’t just a buzzword any more. Artificial Intelligence is becoming part of everyday life in classrooms , at home and at work. The article ‘Disability, diversity and a very honest robot” in Kidz to Adultz magazine explores how AI, in particular ChatGPT can support disabled people by making information more accessible.

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Communities Strategy Promises a New Approach

Communities Strategy Promises a New Approach

Sheffield City Council’s new Communities Strategy sets out how they will work in a different way with all of the city’s communities over the next decade. It marks a major step forward and new approach by recognising that communities are experts in their own lives and should be equal partners.

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