Promoting choice, control and independence
for disabled people in Sheffield
Blog Archive
-
Can you Help Improve Direct Payments?
10 September 2023
Are you a direct payments user? Do you have personal assistants (PAs)? And do you want to improve the service for yourself and for others? If so you could offer invaluable advice to Sheffield City Council in various ways to help shape a creative and flexible mix (or market) of care and support options in the city.
FULL ARTICLE -
Work Capability Assessment Review
08 September 2023
As part of the Government’s mission to support more people into work, the Department for Work and Pensions has launched a consultation on changes to the Work Capability Assessment, following the landmark Health and Disability White Paper published earlier this year. The DWP is keen to hear views from a wide group of citizens, especially disabled people and disability organisations.
The closing date is 30 October 2023
FULL ARTICLE -
Are You Connecting to Warmth?
06 September 2023
Warm Homes Sheffield is a partnership between Sheffield City Council and energy experts AgilityEco. It provides a route to access a number of energy saving programmes that can help Sheffield residents to reduce energy use and stay warm and well. It provides a range of fully-funded energy efficiency improvements for your home.
FULL ARTICLE -
BFI Film Academy Applications 2023 Now Open
06 September 2023
Are you in your late teens and interested in film making? Well you could be on course for success by applying to take part in the British Film Institute’s learning programme based at the Showroom in Sheffield from this November to next February. Applications close on 16 October 2023.
FULL ARTICLE -
Make Having Your Say in Sheffield Better
24 August 2023
Sheffield Council are keen to know what your experience of using their new ‘Have Your Say Sheffield’ website has been and whether any changes are needed to make it more user friendly, effective and accessible for digital engagement with communities. Their survey closes on Monday 28 August.
FULL ARTICLE -
Inclusion North Looking For Directors
23 August 2023
Do you have a learning disability and have good ideas about how to make life better for people with a learning disability, autistic people and their families? If so you may wish to volunteer to be on Inclusion North’s Board of Directors. The closing date for applications is Friday September 8th.
FULL ARTICLE -
Transcultural Counselling
22 August 2023
Emosi is Sheffield’s only purpose built Transcultural Therapy Centre for children aged 2-12 years, aimed at giving children with emotional and behavioural challenges the very best start in life. Emosi, which means ‘emotion’ in a number of different languages, is a safe place where children are supported as they transition through developmental stages at their own pace in a child-led environment.
FULL ARTICLE -
National Survey of Care Workers
21 August 2023
People working across adult social care are being encouraged to complete a new national Government survey which aims, for the first time, to capture the experiences of those working in adult social care, to support improvements over time. The survey is open to people working in any care-related role across all settings in adult social care, including personal assistants and employees in local authority adult social care departments.
FULL ARTICLE -
TEC : You Said, We Did, What do you Think?
21 August 2023
Sheffield City Council is holding workshops at various times and for different target groups on September 12th (MS teams) and 13th (face to face) to capture your thoughts on developing their new Technology Enabled Care (TEC) Service Delivery Model. The workshops will feature key information captured from the Focus Groups and share an early design of the new service.
FULL ARTICLE -
Getting the Benefits You Deserve
16 August 2023
The Sheffield Autism Partnership Network, which aims to build a better Sheffield for people with autism, recently held a network session on access to benefits and produced a document, Getting the Benefits You Deserve. It’s about applying for a Personal Independence Payment and what to do if your application is turned down.
FULL ARTICLE
Company limited by guarantee registered in Cardiff, Number 4639160 and a registered charity Number 1112712 | Web Design Chesterfield by CNS Media
