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Blog Archive
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Volunteers’ Week : Celebrate and Inspire
06 June 2023
2023 marks the 39th year of Volunteers’ Week (1-7 June), when we join thousands of charities and voluntary organisations recognising the often unseen contribution volunteers make to the work of their host organisations and society as a whole. This year’s theme is ‘Celebrate and Inspire’ and we want to take the time during Volunteers’ Week to say a big thank you to our volunteers and celebrate your efforts and all you contribute to Disability Sheffield.
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Engagement Network Launch
06 June 2023
Our voices are often passed over by people in charge. Disability Sheffield wants this to change – we’re launching a new engagement network on Wednesday 7 June to take disabled people’s voices directly to decision makers. Join us at the Showroom Workstation at whichever session is best for you to have your say on Sheffield City Council’s new personalisation and direct payments strategy.
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We're Hiring a Project Support Worker
24 May 2023
We are looking to recruit a Project Support Worker. The successful applicant will be working in a small but busy team assisting with the day to day running of Sheffield Voices, our learning disability self-advocacy project. The closing date for applications to be received is 5pm 9th June 2023
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Sheffield Voices 'Big Voice' Conference
23 May 2023
After a year of ‘We speak, You Listen’ events we want to come together as a community to celebrate so please join us for our fun, interactive, all day conference at Sheffield Town Hall on the 27th of June from 10-3pm, with lunch included! This event is for people with a learning disability and Autistic people living in the Sheffield area. You can come as part of a group, or by yourself. Everyone is welcome.
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Understanding the Effects of Long Covid on the Disability Community
12 May 2023
We know from research that people with long term health conditions/disabilities present differently with Long Covid and can be dismissed or not taken seriously by medical practitioners. Come along to our focus group on Wednesday 24th May from 4.30 to 7pm at Sharrow Community Forum to tell us what your experiences are of accessing support.
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We're Hiring a Network Coordinator
11 May 2023
We are looking to recruit a Network Coordinator to establish, grow and help coordinate a diverse, vibrant and user-led pan-disability network of disabled people across Sheffield, advocating for social change. The closing date is 9:00 am on the 5th June 2023
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New Sheffield PA Register Co-Production Events
05 May 2023
We’re building a new PA-Register for Sheffield, and we want your help! We’re holding our first co-production events this month to get the views of Individual Employers and Personal Assistants on how we can make the new PA Register work for you. Whether you’ve used the PA Register before or not, we want to hear from you!
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Call for Cyclists to Volunteer
27 April 2023
Do you love cycling as much as we do? We are looking for some new Cycling Session Volunteers to help out at our Sheffield Cycling 4 All sessions in Hillsborough Park. Our project enables anyone to enjoy cycling, whatever difficulties or disabilities they face. We are a people led organisation committed to providing Sheffield with regular and active inclusive cycling sessions.
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We Speak, You Listen
21 April 2023
Disability Sheffield’s learning disability and Autism group, Sheffield Voices, is holding their next ‘We Speak You Listen’ event at Hillsborough Arena on 26th May from 10am-2pm including lunch (provided).This month we are doing a session around the Cost of living and how it is impacting the learning disability community, as well as talking about the Learning Disability Strategy for Sheffield.
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COVID-19 PPE for Individual Employers Post March 2023
04 March 2023
The Disability Sheffield COVID-19 PPE Service will be ending on 31st March 2023. From April 2023, Individual Employers will be able to access COVID-19 PPE by registering with the NHS PPE Portal. PPE ordered from the portal is free of charge until 31 March 2024 or until stocks are depleted.
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