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Free Webinar : How to Make an Effective EHC Plan
09 January 2025
Author and Solicitor, Ekaterina Harrison is joined by another mum, Julie Pender in this free webinar on the 22nd of January to share their experience and expertise and help make the process of obtaining an Education Health and Care Plan easier for other families.
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Art Group for People with Learning Disabilities and Autism
08 January 2025
You may have heard that Sheffield Voices is not currently running an art group, but don’t worry! – a new Friendship Art Group is starting on Fridays from Friday 10th January from 2 – 4pm at the Israac Centre, 54 Cemetery Road, Sheffield, S11 8FP.Many familiar faces from the old group will be there, so you’ll feel right at home, and of course new faces are welcome!
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Accessible Performance Guidance
07 January 2025
The Sheffield University Theatre Company (SUTCo) has opened a consultation into the effectiveness of accessible performances of their theatre productions. Responses will be used to create guidance materials for student production teams to ensure their performances are as inclusive as possible and cater to the needs of the community.
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It's a Watermelon Fantasy!
07 January 2025
Music superstars Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre have given a charity for people with learning disabilities a tasteful boost by sampling a track made by them on their latest release. The American hip-hop legends have used Watermelon Fantasy, a song created by Daylight Studio on Outta Da Blue, with royalties going towards helping the studio’s future work.
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Equipment and Adaptations Policy Survey
07 January 2025
Are you a Sheffield City Council Social Housing Tenant? Have you had your say on their new draft Equipment and Adaptations Policy? By completing their survey you will help the Council make sure that their policy is easy to understand. The survey closes on the 24th of January.
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Autism in the Workplace Resources
06 January 2025
Only 3 out of 10 autistic people are in any kind of employment. We’ve been supporting a project at the Sheffield Autism Research lab ( ShARL ) at Sheffield University. The project has produced resources for employers around Autism in the workplace and the benefits of hiring autistic people.
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Amber Cold Health Alert
03 January 2025
The UK Health Security Agency has issued an amber alert for all of England from midday on 2 January to midday on 12 January. They have issued guidance for the public and you can also visit the NHS for advice on keeping healthy during the winter.
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Big Voice on Mental Health
05 December 2024
Our Sheffield Voices self advocacy group would like to invite you to their next Big Voice Conference on Friday, January 24th from 10am to 2pm at Sheffield Town Hall . The theme for this conference is Mental Health : Be Kind to Your Mind. This event is for people with a learning disability and Autistic people living in the Sheffield area and we also welcome service representatives.
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Season's Greetings from Everyone at Disability Sheffield
03 December 2024
Season’s Greetings and best wishes for a Happy Christmas and New Year from all our staff, volunteers and trustees. Please note that our office is closed from from 23rd – 27th Dec. We’re back week beginning 30th Dec but closed on 1st Jan for the Bank holiday. Read on for our individual project details and emergency contact support.
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We're Hiring an Advocacy Worker!
01 December 2024
Disability Sheffield is looking to recruit an advocacy worker to our team which seeks to provide an accessible high quality advocacy service to disabled people. The closing date for applications is 9am on Monday 13th January 2025.
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