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Blog Archive
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Telling Your Story Can Make A Difference
20 January 2023
To mark National Storytelling Week from January 30th to February 5th, Changing Faces, a charity representing people with visible differences or disfigurements, is urging people to share their story and providing some tips for storytelling.
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Disability Union's Annual Report
20 January 2023
The Disability Union, founded in 2020 to further disability rights and increase inclusion , has released its annual report showing its achievements during 2022. The Union is now planning a pilot project to trai disabled people to run for political office, as part of its community and political work.
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The Social Model Festival Plans to Offer More
20 January 2023
Theatre Deli is looking for disabled artists, theatremakers and creative practitioners to give their views about planning a festival based on the Social Model of Disability .The festival line-up will be based on your responses to help plan the direction of the festival and demonstrate the range of experiences and opinions you have. The closing date is 5 February.
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Need Support through Court?
19 January 2023
Support Through Court is a charity that provides practical and emotional support for anyone going through the civil or family court alone. The charity is now based at the University of Sheffield and has expanded its service. Their volunteers offer practical, procedural and emotional support either face to face ( appointment only ), by video or on the phone.
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Costly Differences Hit Disabled People's Heating
12 January 2023
We’re raising awareness during Energy Saving Week of a new report by the Resolution Foundation Thinktank showing that disabled people are being disproportionately hit by the cost of living crisis.Check out our Cost of Living Information Page if you are looking for support with energy bills and the Energy Saving Trust’s Warm Home Hacks.
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We Speak, You Listen
10 January 2023
Sheffield Voices would like to announce their next, We Speak You Listen event at Hillsborough Arena on 27th January. Sheffield Voices are working in partnership with Sheffield Health and Social Care and Healthwatch to find out what people want mental health services for people with learning disabilities and Autism to look like going forward.
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Disability Review Magazine's New Edition
10 January 2023
The publication promises informative articles, inspirational stories and life-improvement solutions. The latest Winter edition includes features that fall under their key categories of Employment & Education, Independent Living & Home Ownership, Motoring & Mobility, Travel & Leisure, the regular renowned Disability News Beat, and Disability Sport.
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2023/4 Cost of Living Payments
09 January 2023
The Government has announced more detail on the payment schedule for the next round of cost of living support. Charities, including the End Fuel Poverty Coalition, have called on the government to do more to protect vulnerable households from soaring costs and support cuts.
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Active Together
09 January 2023
Through Get Yourself Active’s ‘Active Together’ project, disabled people talk about why physical activity is important to them and how they have been supported by their care/support worker.The videos can be used as teaching resources in the social care and work sector to break down barriers and support disabled people to be active in the ways they want.
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Sheffield Failing to Plan for Accessible Homes
09 January 2023
A failure to plan for fully accessible homes has been uncovered by BBC Freedom of Information requests to hundreds of local councils, underscoring what the Equality and Human Rights Commission has called a ““hidden crisis” in housing for disabled. Cities such as Sheffield, Coventry and Bradford currently have no quotas.
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