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  • APPG for Disability Inquiry into Halving the Disability Employment Gap

    10 June 2016

    The All Party Parliamentary Group for Disability invites written submissions to inform its inquiry into how the Government can fulfil its pledge to halve the disability employment gap. We would therefore like to ask disabled people to share their feelings and any personal stories of bearing the effects of unemployment or trying to stay in work. Please feel free to share them with us and let us know if you are happy to use them as examples in our response. We are happy to anonymise them if you would prefer.

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  • ROFA Conference 2016

    09 June 2016

    Disability Sheffield is delighted to announce, yet again, our co-hosting of the “Reclaiming Our Futures Alliance” on Thursday 14 July 10:30 am until 16:00 pm at Sheffield Town Hall .

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  • Is South Yorkshire Accessible for Disabled People?

    14 April 2016

    On a recent phone in on BBC Radio Sheffield on 4th April, Toby Foster asked one of the big questions for disabled people on access and whether South Yorkshire and North Derbyshire is accessible for disabled people. Disability Sheffield’s Andrew Crooks asked listeners how they would feel if they weren’t allowed outside of their house?

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  • Labour Leader Visits Disability Sheffield

    04 April 2016

    We were delighted to welcome Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn to our office on March 25th during his visit to Sheffield to support Labour’s candidate, Gill Furniss, in the upcoming Hillsborough and Brightside by-election.

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  • Disability Sheffield on Personal Independence Payment budget reaction on Radio Sheffield

    18 March 2016

    Listen to yesterday’s recording of Andrew Crooks talking on BBC Radio Sheffield about what the budget announcement meant to him and other disabled people in Sheffield. Andrew was quick to highlight that the proposed changes to Personal Independence Payment (PIP) came on the back of some already tough measures affecting disabled people badly.

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  • Samantha's Story - An Introduction to Personal Health Budgets

    14 March 2016

    This short film, coproduced by Disability Sheffield, Sheffield Voices Learning Disability Self Advocacy Group and NHS England will help you to understand what personal health budgets are and how you might be able to start the process of getting one, if you have a learning disability.

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  • Ways You Can Support Disability Sheffield

    10 February 2016

    Disability Sheffield has gained a good reputation locally and nationally for the quality of our services and projects but we face challenging times in the year ahead. If you like what we do here’s some ways you can support our work. Whether you’re interested in volunteering at community events or have any ideas for fundraising , however unusual, different or wacky, we’d love to hear from you.

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  • 12th March is Disabled Access Day

    26 January 2016

    We’re taking part in Disabled Access Day at Kelham Island Museum and we’d love to see you there – find out about the special offers, accessible events and activities in Sheffield and elsewhere and let us know where you’re going.

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  • Let's Talk About Restraint Conference - 17 March 2016

    07 January 2016

    Disability Sheffield have teamed up with Active Independence, Sheffield City Council and individual employers and their personal assistants to coproduce new Safer Restraints Training and downloadable resources to help people talk about safer restraints. We invite you to come along to our free conference at Rotherham United Football Stadium to share learning from the project.

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  • Our AGM papers are now online

    03 December 2015

    Following our Annual General Meeting on Thursday 3 December you can now view our AGM Agenda, Minutes and Accounts on our website.

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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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A fantastic presentation thought provoking and good questions from the floor around promoting this film/message to the general public not just professionals.
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