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  • Access Event

    21 June 2017

    Sheffield Theatres’ are holding an Access Event on Tuesday 27 June from 3.30pm until 5.00pm at the Crucible Theatre.

    Sheffield Theatres event for individuals and groups who use Audio Description, Captioning or Sign Language services to get to know the venues at Sheffield Theatres. They will be holding familiarisation tours in the Lyceum and Crucible accompanied by Audio Describers, BSL Interpreters and live captioning.

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  • Sheffield Opening Doors for Disabled People and Carers

    22 March 2017

    Disability Sheffield has teamed up with Sheffield City Council and Nimbus to offer the new “Access Card” for disabled people and a “Carers Card” to anyone caring for someone in Sheffield. As part of the “Accessible Sheffield” project the aim is to make life easier for people. A group of young carers tried out their cards at Quasar.

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  • Sheffield Doc/Fest Accessibility Focus Group and Survey

    21 March 2017

    Doc/Fest organisers are keen to get your views on improving accessibility at this year’s film festival taking place from 9-14 June this year.Can you attend their focus group on Tuesday 11 April from 10-11am at the Showroom Café, Paternoster Row, Sheffield, S1 2BX or complete their survey?

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  • Celebrate Disabled Access Day at Kelham Island Museum

    30 January 2017

    This free and inclusive event on 11 March highlights work that has taken place to improve access at the museum.If you’d like to have a stall at the event, Kelham Island would love to hear from you.

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  • Uber wheelchair user denied taxi service

    16 January 2017

    “In my opinion there needs to be tougher regulations for taxi companies when it comes to giving someone the green light to be a driver; and more required training for all drivers on equality.” says Joshua Gardner who was left at the roadside after being told that his chair would not fit in the car.

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  • Disability Sheffield at SheffEX 2016

    20 October 2016

    Disability Sheffield enjoyed attending SheffEX 2016 to engage with the city’s leading businesses on the benefits of working with disabled people and attracting disabled customers in order to tap into the £80Bn spending power.

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  • Up to a Third of Premier League Football Clubs Miss Deadline for Disability Access

    27 September 2016

    “We have the richest, most profitable league on the planet. That has to be the most inclusive league as well otherwise it is morally bankrupt,” said Lord Holmes of the Equalities and Human Rights Commission.

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  • Slow Shopping Experience

    31 August 2016

    Customer Katherine Vero, whose mother had dementia, was delighted when her local Sainsbury’s in Gosforth agreed to trial ‘Slow Shopping’ ( starting this month ) and hopes that other retailers will follow where Sainsbury’s leads.

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  • DisabledGo are Holding an Event to Get Your Views on Hospital Access Guides

    09 August 2016

    This is your chance to let DisabledGo and Sheffield Teaching Hospitals know what you think of their new access guides.

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  • Healthwatch Sheffield Survey into Disabled Access to Dental Services

    11 July 2016

    Healthwatch Sheffield would like to hear about the experiences of physically disabled people accessing dental services in Sheffield.

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