Promoting choice, control and independence
for disabled people in Sheffield
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.
URGENT FUNDRAISING APPEAL – Disability Sheffield have launched an urgent appeal to raise £10,000! Any support, donations or sharing will help! Visit our JustGiving Page to donate today!
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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Still Time to Write to your MP about Benefit Cuts
Inclusion London is urging ‘Act Now, Speak Up, Fight Cuts by writing to your MP’ using their template letter before 30th June to share your personal story of how the cuts may affect you. We have received some statistics on the predicted impacts for each constituency if you’d like to receive them to add weight to your letter.
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Invitation to Meet the Sheffield Advocacy Hub Team
Not sure what advocacy is or what a Hub is? Or you may know and want to meet the advocacy team anyway. Either way we invite you to come along to the Circle on Friday 30th May from 2 to 4pm to meet advocates from across the Hub, including our own. We’re looking forward to it and we hope to see you there !
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We're Hiring a Community Advocacy & Sheffield Voices Manager!
We’re hiring a Community Advocacy Manager to directly oversee both the established Sheffield Voices project and our pan-disability / non-LD community advocacy work.
Closing date: 8am Monday 9th June 2025
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Disability Sheffield Drop In - 11am - 12noon
We run drop-in sessions to hear from anyone with a disability who wants to join in and share discussion on accessibility, news and any...
MORE DETAILSIt's Learning Disability Week
Learning Disability Week from 16 to 20th June and led by Mencap, makes sure the world hears what life is like if you, or...
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Carers Week Starts Today
Carers Week’s annual campaign from 9 to 15 June raises awareness of caring, highlights the challenges unpaid carers face and recognises the contribution they make...
MORE DETAILSThe Suit Works Open Day - 10.30am - 3pm
The Suit Works hosts Open Day at Carver Street shop on 12 June
The Suit Works Open Day gives referrers and individuals an opportunity to...
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Pathways to Poverty
This hard hitting report from the Citizens Advice Bureau calls on the government to act now to protect living standards for disabled people, by reversing the decision to cut disability benefits. It explains how planned cuts to disability benefits will impact the people the CAB support. At the very least, they say, the reforms should be paused so that more meaningful consultation and impact assessment can take place.
FULL ARTICLEShare Your Blue Badge Misuse Stories
Disabled Motoring UK, the charity which supports disabled drivers and passengers, is calling for examples of Blue Badge misuse in order to continue their campaign against it. It followed the fourth Blue Badge Day Of Action, which they say: “reinforces the urgent need for continued enforcement and better education around the rules.”
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Reasonable Adjustments Still Not Being Made
Disabled workers are facing large amounts of discrimination including failures to provide reasonable adjustments and bullying at work a survey has found. The Trades Union Congress, which represents more than 5.2 million working people in 48 member unions. recently asked 1,000 disabled members to describe their experiences.
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