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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.

URGENT FUNDRAISING APPEAL – Disability Sheffield have launched an urgent appeal to raise £10,000! Any support, donations or sharing will help! Visit our JustGiving Page to donate today!

WARNING – Data Breach – April 2025

Between the dates of Friday 28th March and Tuesday 1st April, Disability Sheffield suffered a data breach. The Disability Sheffield – Data Breach Document explains what happened, what data was affected, the actions we have taken and what you can do to help mitigate the effects if you were affected.

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You Can Help to Fight the Cuts.

You Can Help to Fight the Cuts.

What do you use your Personal Independent Payment daily living component for? Please let us know in our short anonymous survey. We can then present evidence of the impact on you and the local economy -the people we employ, the services and goods we purchase – to a range of decision makers and people in power. The survey closes on 25th June. Your participation can make a real difference, thank you

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Still Time to Write to your MP about Benefit Cuts

Still Time to Write to your MP about Benefit Cuts

Inclusion London is urging ‘Act Now, Speak Up, Fight Cuts by writing to your MP’ using their template letter before 30th June to share your personal story of how the cuts may affect you. We have received some statistics on the predicted impacts for each constituency if you’d like to receive them to add weight to your letter.

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Invitation to Meet the Sheffield Advocacy Hub Team

Invitation to Meet the Sheffield Advocacy Hub Team

Not sure what advocacy is or what a Hub is? Or you may know and want to meet the advocacy team anyway. Either way we invite you to come along to the Circle on Friday 30th May from 2 to 4pm to meet advocates from across the Hub, including our own. We’re looking forward to it and we hope to see you there !

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Monday 30th June

Disability Sheffield Drop In - 11am - 12noon

We run drop-in sessions to hear from anyone with a disability who wants to join in and share discussion on accessibility, news and any...

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Thursday 19th June

Sheffield’s Working Jobs Fair - 12 - 3pm

Opportunity Sheffield’s next Jobs Fair will be held at The Venue, Stocksbridge. Sheffield’s Working Jobs Fairs are co-run with Jobcentre Plus South Yorkshire and give...

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Friday 20th June

Calling Future Steelkings

An introduction to para ice hockey for those people who are interested in getting involved in the coolest team sport going!

Particularly interested in finding people...

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Pathways to Poverty

Pathways to Poverty

This hard hitting report from the Citizens Advice Bureau calls on the government to act now to protect living standards for disabled people, by reversing the decision to cut disability benefits. It explains how planned cuts to disability benefits will impact the people the CAB support. At the very least, they say, the reforms should be paused so that more meaningful consultation and impact assessment can take place.

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Share Your Blue Badge Misuse Stories

Share Your Blue Badge Misuse Stories

Disabled Motoring UK, the charity which supports disabled drivers and passengers, is calling for examples of Blue Badge misuse in order to continue their campaign against it. It followed the fourth Blue Badge Day Of Action, which they say: “reinforces the urgent need for continued enforcement and better education around the rules.”

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Reasonable Adjustments Still Not Being Made

Reasonable Adjustments Still Not Being Made

Disabled workers are facing large amounts of discrimination including failures to provide reasonable adjustments and bullying at work a survey has found. The Trades Union Congress, which represents more than 5.2 million working people in 48 member unions. recently asked 1,000 disabled members to describe their experiences.

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When I moved to Sheffield nearly five years ago it was my "go to" organisation. I expect it to stay that way. All the staff and volunteers seem to pull out little gems of effort that disabled people like me couldn't do without. Professionally and personally - I love em :)
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Andrew Crooks

Very good presentation, brave of the speakers to tell their stories and had a very high impact - feedback from Mate/Hate Crime presentation and video session at Safeguarding Working Together Conference
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Disability Sheffield is a forward-thinking, energetic organisation doing a lot of positive work in Sheffield. I have no doubt they will continue to do so for a long time to come.
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Ruth

A fantastic presentation thought provoking and good questions from the floor around promoting this film/message to the general public not just professionals.
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