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  • Give Your Feedback on Your Direct Payment

    Give Your Feedback on Your Direct Payment

    20 May 2025

    Take a few minutes to share your thoughts on your care and support by completing Sheffield City Council’s Direct Payment survey. Let them know what’s working and what can be improved! Your feedback will be used to inform discussions at their first Direct Payment Provider Forum in September. The survey is open until 1st September.

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  • Have your Say on Warmer and Healthier Rented Homes

    Have your Say on Warmer and Healthier Rented Homes

    20 May 2025

    Are you a private renter eligible for the Priority Services Register? Three Hands is inviting you to participate in a new project called Let Zero, led by the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority and supported by the Centre for Energy Equality at an online Zoom discussion on Tuesday 17th June 12-2pm. You will be paid £75 for your time and expertise.

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  • Future Ready Hub

    Future Ready Hub

    13 May 2025

    Are you young, disabled and ready for the future? Possibly not but don’t worry, campaigning organisation Disability Rights UK has come up with a Hub which offers options to learn about all things employment and education-related, to support young people through your post-16 options, and let you know your rights.

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  • Rosie Future For Dysarthria Awareness Day

    Rosie Future For Dysarthria Awareness Day

    12 May 2025

    Speech disorder dysarthria may not always be a laughing matter – but comedian Rosie Jones has praised a Sheffield-based campaign to publicise the problems caused by it. Dysarthria Awareness Day was set up by the Human Communication Sciences department at the University of Sheffield and is backed by several speech organisations.

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  • Get Together for Good

    Get Together for Good

    12 May 2025

    Mental Health Awareness Week ( 12 – 16 May ) is this year all about celebrating our communities and how they support good mental health and wellbeing. Communities connect, support, and give us a sense of belonging and purpose. helping to prevent feelings of isolation and loneliness. So what’s your Community?

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  • Sheffield Life, Loss & Death Festival – Free Events This May

    Sheffield Life, Loss & Death Festival – Free Events This May

    04 May 2025

    Whether you’re looking for a space to share, to listen, or simply to learn these events are for anyone interested in talking about how we can support ourselves and others with these topics that touch all of our lives. Everyone is welcome, and all events are free to attend but please book in advance.

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  • Reading Group has All Formats Covered

    Reading Group has All Formats Covered

    01 May 2025

    Part of the Festival of Debate, Touretteshero’s Radical Reading group is a free event which will take place at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield on Friday 16th May from 10am-1pm.If you’re a disabled, neurodivergent or chronically ill person with an interest in connecting to ideas in different ways join this relaxed event using text in different accessible formats.

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  • Help Shape Healthwatch Sheffield

    Help Shape Healthwatch Sheffield

    15 April 2025

    Healthwatch Sheffield is recruiting to their Strategic Advisory Group – a group of volunteers who steer the direction of their work. The opportunity is open to anyone who lives, works or volunteers in Sheffield. If you’d like to be involved in the design and delivery of health and social care services, the closing date for applications is Tuesday 22nd April 2025 at 5pm.

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  • Green Paper on Benefit Changes Explained

    Green Paper on Benefit Changes Explained

    11 April 2025

    The DPO Forum England have released a Green Paper Explainer, detailing all the key information about the Government’s proposed changes to how Disabled people are supported by the benefits system, the consultation and how we can have our voices heard. The explainer details the impact of the changes, as well as how to how to get involved to resist them.

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  • Green Paper Consultation Resources

    Green Paper Consultation Resources

    09 April 2025

    Many disability charities and disabled people’s organisations are offering guidance and resources on the government’s proposed reform of the benefits system and the Green Paper consultation , ending on 30th June 2025. We’re highlighting the content of some major resources in this article and you may wish to contact any charity relating to your specific impairment or long term health condition.

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