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.
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Enter our Competition to Design STS a New Logo!
Sheffield Travel Support has joined Disability Sheffield, and they need a logo! Enter our logo competition for a chance to win a voucher worth £75 – 1st place, £50 – 2nd place or £25 – 3rd place. The closing date to get your design to us is Monday the 6th of May, so get drawing!
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Meet Our Community Engagement Co-ordinator
Hello. My name is Paul Ntulila, and I’m thrilled to be the Community Engagement Coordinator at Disability Sheffield. My goal is to create a strong, thriving community of disabled people in Sheffield who can work with us to influence policies and decisions or even just meet up for a coffee and a chat. I recently travelled to the United Nations Office in Geneva, Switzerland to advocate for disabled people’s rights.
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Sheffield Travel Support Joins Disability Sheffield
Sheffield Travel Support (STS) has joined Disability Sheffield! STS is a paid for service that provides travel support to hundreds of people with learning disabilities each week. Regular customers have the same regular Travel Support Workers, helping them to build trusted relationships and to understand your needs and preferences better.
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Disability Sheffield Drop-in - 11am - 12noon
Every other week we run a drop-in session to hear from anyone with a disability who wants to join in and share discussion on accessibility...
MORE DETAILSIE and PA Development Group - 2 - 3.30pm
We are looking for Individual Employers and Personal Assistants to join our development group in building a community network that listens to your voice and...
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Sheffield Mind Clothes Swap - 6pm start
Bring 5 items of clothing, pay £5 entry and swap your clothes for 5 different pieces. Fun, sustainable and affordable fashion!
Venue : Wellbeing Centre,...
Act on Your Health - 10am - 3pm
An event demonstrating how the use of creative arts can help your health and wellbeing by Manor & Castle Development Trust at the Spires Centre.
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Free Digital Skills Course
Are you interested in improving your day-to-day digital skills? Does being online overwhelm you? CYF are running a free course to boost your online skills and confidence, taking you at your own pace during May .
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NAIDEX Exhibition a Hit with Sara
One of our new volunteers at Disability Sheffield , Sara Ali, has written a blog for us about the 50th Naidex (National Accessibility Inclusion and Disability Expo) event she attended, which took place over two days (March 20th-21st) at the Birmingham NEC.
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Local Elections Rule Changes and Accessibility
With local election imminent and a general election sometime this year we want to remind people there are more accessibility aids available and you can request other adjustments. You also need to know about a rule change for submitting postal votes at polling stations and council buildings.
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