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Supported Internships For Young Disabled People
09 October 2019
Young disabled people between the ages of 16 and 24 who would like to gain work experience and improve their employability and independence are being given the chance to apply for supported internships through Health Education England’s “Project Choice”.
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Report Shows Level Of Deprivation in Sheffield
09 October 2019
Sheffield is the 57th most deprived local authority in England says a new report – which counts rates of health and disability among its factors. The Indices Of Deprivation 2019 is the follow-up to similar reports from 2015 and 2010. Other factors considered are income, employment, education and training, barriers to housing and services, crime and the living environment.
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Hillsborough Park - All Wheeled Bike Park Survey
09 October 2019
Sheffield City Council is working with Access Sport and Sheffield Hallam University on a new open access, off-road, community all wheeled bike park based in Hillsborough Park. You can give your views on the proposal and help Sheffield City Council to make the right decision by completing their survey which closes on 26th October
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Petition - Solve the Crisis in Social Care
07 October 2019
This petition asks the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson and Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Matt Hancock to solve the crisis in Social Care,pointing out that this issue is just as important as Brexit, if not more so. Chris Sterry, a local carer, highlights the wider impact of the delay to the Green Paper on Social Care on health services and the health of carers.
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Cathedral Archer Project Harvest Appeal
07 October 2019
The Cathdral Archer Project, a charity set up to help homeless people in Sheffield, has launched their annual appeal which this year runs until 25th October. Donations of food will help feed up to 90 homeless people a day with breakfast, lunch and food parcels.
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BFI Film Academy Applications 2019 - 20 Now Open
07 October 2019
Do you dream of a career in the film industry?The BFI Film Academy are recruiting twenty young people aged 16-19 to take part in the academy here in Sheffield at the Showroom cinema.The course runs from Wednesday 6th November 2019 until Saturday 25th January 2019 – the deadline for applications is Saturday 26rd October at midday.
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Bags of Taste Cooking Demonstrations
04 October 2019
From Poor Diets to Richer Lives, Bags of Taste believe everyone should be able to afford good food. Join Bags of Taste on Fridays from 11am to 1.30pm from 4 – 25 October at St Mary’s Church, Bramall Lane, Sheffield S2 4QZ. Includes a free lunch .
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Petition - Review PIP Assessment
04 October 2019
This petition asks for a review of the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) assessment process claiming that evidence shows that people with epilepsy are disproportionately discriminated against during the assessment process. Of those people who have epilepsy and previously received Disability Living Allowance, 54% were denied PIP, this is the second highest rejection rate out of all health conditions and double the national average.
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Sheffield Adult Safeguarding Partnership Annual Report
02 October 2019
Sheffield Adult Safeguarding Partnership has released its Annual Report for 2018/9 in the form of a video. The Partnership helps to promote awareness of and develop a better public understanding of adult abuse and involves service users in the development of their policies and services as well as taking the lead responsibility for conducting serious case reviews in Sheffield.
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Off The Shelf 2019
02 October 2019
Off The Shelf, one of Britain’s largest and most accessible literary events, returns to Sheffield from October 5-26 and this year is expanding into other parts of South Yorkshire. All the main venues have disabled access although you are asked to inform the box office when booking if you or a member of your party is a wheelchair user.
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