Promoting choice, control and independence
for disabled people in Sheffield
Blog Archive
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Quality Performance from our Advocacy Service
05 September 2025
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?
18 August 2025
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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More Electric Cycles for Loan!
08 August 2025
Sheffield Cycling 4 All, our inclusive cycling project, has added three new electric cycles to their loan fleet to loan for free for up to three months ! They don’t just hand over the keys – the loan includes a free trial, personalised support and ongoing checks and advice .
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PIP Survey Impact
17 July 2025
The main thing we want you to hear from us is a BIG thank you to those individuals who responded to our recent survey on the proposed disability cuts. It was no doubt a sensitive and frustrating topic on which to share your experience so it’s important to share with you a flavour of what happened afterwards. We believe your responses have helped to make a difference!
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Spotlight on ....Mobility Scooters
03 July 2025
It’s not easy choosing a mobility scooter, is it ? So what are your options and where can you find reliable impartial information? What may you need to consider before you choose your mobility scooter….issues such as how and where to store one and whether you can get on public transport using one? The answers are in the first of our ‘Spotlight’ series.
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Temporary Move for SC4A
03 July 2025
Our last Sheffield Cycling 4 All inclusive cycling session in Hillsborough Park, before we close for Tramlines, will be on Thursday 10th July. Our first session back in Hillsborough will be Monday 4th August. The good news is we will be running sessions at Concord Park on Tuesdays and Thursdays during July.
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You Can Help to Fight the Cuts.
18 June 2025
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
06 June 2025
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
21 May 2025
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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We're Hiring a Community Advocacy & Sheffield Voices Manager!
09 May 2025
We’re hiring a Community Advocacy Manager to directly oversee both the established Sheffield Voices project and our pan-disability / non-LD community advocacy work.
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Closing date: 8am Monday 9th June 2025
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