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The Centre for Independent Living

We are a membership and user led organisation, run and controlled by disabled people. We promote independent living for disabled people in Sheffield. By independent living we mean that disabled people have the same freedom and rights to exercise choice and control over their own lives as any other person.

WARNING – Data Breach – April 2025

Between the dates of Friday 28th March and Tuesday 1st April, Disability Sheffield suffered a data breach. The Disability Sheffield – Data Breach Document explains what happened, what data was affected, the actions we have taken and what you can do to help mitigate the effects if you were affected.

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Big Voice on Keeping Safe and Well

Big Voice on Keeping Safe and Well

If you have a learning disability and/or autism we’d love you to join us at our next Sheffield Voices Big Voice event on Friday 10th October from 10am to 2pm at St Mary’s Church. This time we’re exploring what it means to be safe and well in Sheffield and we’ll also provide lunch!

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Quality Performance from our Advocacy Service

Quality Performance from our Advocacy Service

We are very proud that Disability Sheffield Advocacy Service has been awarded the Advocacy Quality Performance Mark for a further 3 years from the National Development Team for Inclusion . It is the UK’s only independent quality performance mark for organisations offering independent advocacy; an essential service for people who need support to express their needs and have increased choice and control in their lives.

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Could you be a Disability Sheffield Trustee?

Could you be a Disability Sheffield Trustee?

We are seeking to appoint up to three new trustees to our Board, including to the key role of Treasurer.As a Disabled People’s User-Led Organisation (DPULO) we are very keen to hear from disabled applicants .LGBTQ+ and ethnically diverse communities are also currently under-represented on our board, similarly younger people, which we are also hoping to redress.Closing Date: 9am, 29 September

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Sunday 19th October

Off the Shelf : Unfinished History of Disability Activism - 12 noon

1 in 5 people in the UK are disabled yet disability activism remains overlooked in history books, media, and politics. Blending investigative journalism, social history...

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Tuesday 4th November

Make It Together - 12noon - 1pm

Make It Together is a new creative online space from Disability Rights UK, designed for Deaf and Disabled people to come together, share experiences, and...

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Lived Experience Advisor Roles

Lived Experience Advisor Roles

National charity Designability is inviting six to eight individuals with lived experience of disability to join a paid research project as Lived Experience Advisors. Applications are open until 20th October.

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Pathways to Work

Pathways to Work

You might have heard of services like WorkWell, Connect to Work, or UKSPF- they’re all part of Pathways to Work – South Yorkshire’s joined-up support offer for people who are facing challenges with work due to their health or other circumstances.

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Unpaid Carers App Project

Unpaid Carers App Project

Are you an unpaid carer? Would you like to help shape a new digital solution for Sheffield and South Yorkshire? The focus of the project will be to help develop a new app / digital solution to access information, advice, and support 24 hrs a day.

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Disability Sheffield is a forward-thinking, energetic organisation doing a lot of positive work in Sheffield. I have no doubt they will continue to do so for a long time to come.
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Very good presentation, brave of the speakers to tell their stories and had a very high impact - feedback from Mate/Hate Crime presentation and video session at Safeguarding Working Together Conference
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When I moved to Sheffield nearly five years ago it was my "go to" organisation. I expect it to stay that way. All the staff and volunteers seem to pull out little gems of effort that disabled people like me couldn't do without. Professionally and personally - I love em :)
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