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  • Petition against Cuts to in Funding for Autistic People

    Petition against Cuts to in Funding for Autistic People

    Emily Ivey felt like a prisoner when her support hours were taken away. Her petition calling for an end to cuts in funding for Autistic people is close to reaching 2,500 signatures.

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  • Access to Work Issues Arising from Covid-19 Emergency

    Access to Work Issues Arising from Covid-19 Emergency

    Disabled people are having problems receiving Access to Work funding during the pandemic, leading to campaigning organisation Inclusion London writing to the Government. The user-led group say that delays in awards and difficulties in getting responses when contacting the Department Of Work And Pensions could lead to working disabled people not being able retain their jobs now and after the crisis.

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  • Join In the Social Distancing Festival from Afar

    Join In the Social Distancing Festival from Afar

    This online arts community celebrates and showcases the work of artists around the world who have been affected by the need for social distancing due to the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19).There are many online live streams taking place as part of the Social Distancing Festival. This includes live music, live theatre, comedy and poetry.

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  • Self Care Toolkit

    Self Care Toolkit

    This Toolkit is a relaunched version of the Self Care Library, commissioned by the UK Department of Health as a free service giving sensible advice to everyone on what to do to help yourself and manage certain conditions.It comes with a recommendation to always seek medical advice for relevant diagnoses, prescriptions and other treatment plans.

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  • ROFA Conference Goes Ahead Online

    ROFA Conference Goes Ahead Online

    The Reclaiming Our Futures Alliance online conference saw calls for non-user-led organisations to ‘move over’ and make way for Disabled People’s User Led Organisations. It also highlighted the work of ROFA’s independent living campaign group, which is pushing for a new independent living strategy, enshrined in UK law and based on article 19 of the UN disability convention. It aims to include an end to compulsory admissions to psychiatric hospitals and forced treatment and community treatment orders.

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  • More Tips & Techniques for Managing Anxiety

    More Tips & Techniques for Managing Anxiety

    Khulisa, a national charity that works with young adults and children with challenging behaviour in schools, prisons and the community have produced a useful toolkit detailing “Tips & Techniques for Managing Anxiety in a Pandemic.The tips takes your through breathing techniques, meditation and mindfulness exercises and setting new regimes and activities to help you keep calm.

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  • Covid-19 Crisis Does Not Affect Your Legal Rights

    Covid-19 Crisis Does Not Affect Your Legal Rights

    A Sheffeld-based legal firm which specialises in Equality & Human Rights work for people treated badly by service providers because of disability, age, race, gender, sexual orientation and religious beliefs, has issued a reminder that you can still fight against discrimination even during the current health crisis. Their latest statement says: “The Covid-19 emergency hasn’t removed your rights under the Equality Act 2010 nor under the Human Rights Act 1998.

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  • Lidl Shopper told she 'Did not look very Disabled'

    Lidl Shopper told she 'Did not look very Disabled'

    A Sheffield woman with a rare impairment has made an official complaint to a supermarket after she was not allowed to do shopping with her carer because she did ‘not look very disabled.’ Chantelle who has the rare progressive neurological disorder Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia, said:
    “What is ironic is that there is a sign in the shop window saying ‘not all disabilities are visible’.

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  • NHS Volunteering 'Army' Up and Running

    NHS Volunteering 'Army' Up and Running

    Are you self-isolating and in need of support? If so more help is now at hand thanks to the fantastic nationwide response to calls for volunteers at the start of the Coronavirus outbreak.If you are currently not supported and need some help with shopping, a prescription collection or a friendly chat you can call on NHS Volunteer Responders for assistance.

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  • Get Out the Bunting for VE day 75

    Get Out the Bunting for VE day 75

    This year May Bank Holiday falls on Friday 8th May marking the 75th Anniversary of Victory in Europe ( VE ) day. Although many of the planned events celebrating the anniversary have been cancelled or postponed people throughout the UK are being encouraged to celebrate and acknowledge the anniversary in tat home.

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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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