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  • Do you employ a PA? Is your data secure?

    15 October 2017

    We all use our phones, tablets and computers to send and receive data, but how secure are they? 1.5 million cyber attacks happen annually, how protected are you?

    We are creating a creature comforts style animation to inform employers about the risks and we need your feedback.

    *WHEN
    Wednesday 15th November
    1pm to 3.30pm
    Lunch provided

    FULL ARTICLE

  • Sheffield Equality Hub Newsletter for October

    12 October 2017

    We support Sheffield City Council to produce their monthly newsletter containing news and events from the Equality Hub Network. Catch up with all the latest news and events this month in the Sheffield Equality Hub newsletter.

    FULL ARTICLE

  • Off the Shelf Events

    10 October 2017

    One of Britain’s largest and most accessible literary events, has returned to Sheffield. Since it began in 1991 Off the Shelf has developed into an essential part of the city’s cultural life with personal appearances by many top writers and performers.

    FULL ARTICLE

  • This Girl Can Weekender Events

    04 October 2017

    Try something new! Women and girls with an interest in sport – and of any ability range – are being offered free taster sessions at several Sheffield venues from 6-9 October.

    FULL ARTICLE

  • Walking for Purpose - Take the next step to Employment

    04 October 2017

    Are you looking for work or know someone who is? This scheme offers exercise, skills for work, free training and workplace visits and is launching the 2nd block of walks on Tuesday 10th October in two new areas in Darnall and Lowedges.

    FULL ARTICLE

  • Epilepsy Drug - Warning for Pregnant Women

    02 October 2017

    Almost 70% of women surveyed about a powerful epilepsy drug, Sodium valproate, known as Epilim, have not received new safety warnings about the dangers of taking it during pregnancy.

    FULL ARTICLE

  • Prove It, Fix It Campaign

    02 October 2017

    A Sheffield charity, Sparkle, has launched a campaign and petition to try and ensure autistic children get the right form of education, claiming that Sheffield City Council has been putting finances before needs.

    FULL ARTICLE

  • Hate Crime – Moor Markets, 17th – 21st October

    29 September 2017

    To mark National Hate Crime Awareness Week 2017, there will be a stall in Moor Markets from Tuesday 17 October to Saturday 21 October. Run by Sheffield Safe Places, Disability Sheffield and Sheffield Voices, it will be a chance for people to draw attention to the issue and to interact through art.

    FULL ARTICLE

  • Southern Health NHS Trust Guilty Verdict

    27 September 2017

    After a 4 year justice campaign Southern Health Trust has finally pleaded guilty in court for its failings in the case of 18-year-old Connor, a patient under their care, who drowned in a bath while having an epileptic seizure at the now-closed Slade House in Oxford in 2013.

    FULL ARTICLE

  • Money Matters Project Research - Single Parent Women and Poverty

    26 September 2017

    Are you a disabled woman and a single parent? If so the Money Matters project would love to hear from you. They want to interview as many disabled women as possible, in confidence, about what it’s like to be a single parent with a disability and highlight possible solutions and coping mechanisms which might assist other women.

    FULL ARTICLE
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