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'Second Wave' of Dance To Health Sessions.
22 March 2018
Take steps to stay as fit as possible in more free dancing sessions taking place at Firvale Community Hub on Wednesdays from 1.15-3.15 and Balfour House, Stocksbridge on Thursdays from 1.30-3.30pm plus female-only sessions on Mondays from 1.30-3.3opm at the U-Mix Centre, Asline Road, Lowfield. Get Dancing!!
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Guide To Employing Disabled People In TV Sector
22 March 2018
Channel 4’s guide includes a range of practical advice on how to find disabled talent, how to make a company more attractive to disabled people , ways to offer support to disabled employees and 5 good reasons for employing disabled people.
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Underpayment of Disability Benefits due to Government Error
22 March 2018
The National Audit Office has revealed in a report this week that staff at the Department for Work and Pensions have made errors resulting in around 70,000 disability benefits claimants not receiving their full entitlement, between 2011 and 2014 during a government overhaul of incapacity benefits when claimants were transferred from older benefits on to Employment and Support Allowance (ESA).
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British Sign Language Week : Mythbusters and Alphabet
22 March 2018
British Sign Language (BSL) week celebrated this month what the British Deaf Association calls the nation’s ‘fourth indigenous language’,raised awareness of the United Kingdom’s Deaf community and provided a platform for Deaf people to proudly promote their language and culture.
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Are Adjustments for Hearing Impairment Adequate at Entertainment Venues?
21 March 2018
Emily Webster, a final year student at Sheffield Hallam, who has a genetic degenerative hearing impairment, doesn’t think so and is writing a dissertation and report to take to her MP. Can you help by completing her questionnaire and giving your views?
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'Not Equal' Deaf Access Workshop
14 March 2018
Healthwatch Sheffield is hosting a workshop with Citizen’s Advice Deaf Advice Team and Disability Sheffield, where commissioners and providers of Health and Social Care can share their responses to the recommendations of our ‘Not Equal’ Report. The workshop will take place on Friday 23 March from 10am to 12noon at The Circle, 33 Rockingham Lane Sheffield S1 4FW.
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Northern Ballet In Motion: Dance Classes for Wheelchair Users
13 March 2018
Fancy giving it go? Come along to our FREE taster sessions at Northern Ballet on Sunday 18 March from 10am to 12pm For 8 – 19 years and from 1pm – 3pm for 19 years and over. Classes will take place at Northern Ballet (Leeds city centre) on Sundays through the Summer term, starting on 29 April.
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Changes To Respite Care For Children Consultation
12 March 2018
The Sheffield NHS Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) are planning to make changes to children’s NHS short breaks services (respite care) for children with complex health needs. Their online survey is open until 28 March if you wish to give your views.
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Get Ready For The Big Festival Of Debate
12 March 2018
The Festival Of Debate returns to Sheffield later this Spring, promising a wide range of talks and interactive events which will be held at venues across the city during April, May and June.Among those taking part this year is comedian and disability rights campaigner Francesca Martinez.
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SRSB Firth Park Support Group Launch
12 March 2018
Are you visually impaired? Do you live in the Firth Park area? Sheffield Royal Society for the Blind is launching a free Support Group for Visually Impaired People, their partners, carers and friends at the Pavillion Buildings in Firth Park on Wednesday 4th April from 10am to 1pm.
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