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• Hydrocephalus Education Seminar

  …Teaching professionals and members of the Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) service are invited to a seminar about the effects of hydrocephalus – a condition caused by an accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid in the brain –…

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• Help Make Fashion More Accessible

  …Disabled, female but have difficulty finding fashionable clothes? if so you may be able to help a student who is doing her dissertation on the the fashion industry’s attitude to disability. The student, whose name is Catalina, is at Istituto…

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• International Day of Persons with Disabilities.

  …Disabled people make up the largest minority in the UK – over a fifth of us, but we remain hidden from public perception. Those of us who are seen are too often expected to have visible signifiers – a walking cane, special glasses, a wheelchair…

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• 12th March is Disabled Access Day

  …Disabled Access Day 2016 will take place on 12th March – encouraging disabled people to visit somewhere new and encouraging venues, organisations and services to be more accessible. The day invites venues to get involved by running special…

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• Post Office Launches New Cash Delivery Option

  …The Post Office has announced that they are making cash delivery payments available to the DWP to use to support their most vulnerable customers, initially in England, who are shielding because of the risk of infection should they leave their home.…

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• One Small Ramp for the Doctor....

  …TV sci-fi series Doctor Who has taken a small but significant step towards disability rights – by installing a ramp so wheelchair users can get into the famous Tardis Actor Ruth Madeley who stars as scientific advisor Shirley Anne Bingham on…

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• Start a Conversation to Thrive Online

  …Childnet has produced free resources for educators, parents and carers of young people aged 11 and over with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities ( SEND ) covering healthy relationships, digital wellbeing, online pornography and nudes.…

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• Right to Participate Launch and Equality Act Video

  …Disability Rights UK have launched their new Right to Participate website in partnership with the Legal Education Foundation. The Right to Participate project aims to increase awareness of the Equality Act, especially the ways it can protect…

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• Move More Celebrates Inclusive Sport

  …The Move More project aims to see meaningful improvement in the health, wellbeing and quality of life of everybody living locally. However their website states that “The world we all live in doesn’t make being physically active very…

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• Community Safety Lifewise Sessions

  …The Lifewise Centre are holding two open sessions on Thursday 20th February for community groups, social groups or individuals who work or support adults (18+) with special educational needs or learning difficulties. The sessions will be taking…

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