08 September 2015
Reclaiming Our Futures (ROFA) is an alliance of grass roots groups and disabled peoples’ organisations (DPOs) across the UK who have come together to defend disabled people’s rights and fight for an inclusive society. This written submission has been drafted specifically to address the impact of the Equality Act 2010 on Disabled people’s independent living. Disability Sheffield are part of this response as a member of ROFA.
FULL ARTICLE07 September 2015
Do you use adult social care services (or know someone who does)? If you do, Healthwatch Sheffield would like you to keep a diary – just for one day – to tell them what life is really like.
FULL ARTICLE07 September 2015
The Care Quality Commission’s inspection report of Birdsgrove Nursing Home makes for uncomfortable reading and is a recent example of how England’s social care system is failing the most vulnerable in our society.
FULL ARTICLE04 September 2015
A small research business based in Leeds is helping to make a well-known groceries website accessible to people with disabilities and related health conditions.They are urgently looking for people who use assistive technology to take part in paid market research next week (8th-11th September).
FULL ARTICLE13 August 2015
We’ll be running a one day introductory course soon, which gives you the chance to find out if advocacy might be the right volunteering opportunity for you.
FULL ARTICLE13 August 2015
Are you in receipt of Continuing Health Care funding from the NHS? Disability Sheffield has teamed up with Healthwatch to offer you a chance to come and find out what a Personal Health Budget is and what it could mean for you. This conference on 16th September from 1-4pm is open to both professionals and disabled people and their supporters.
FULL ARTICLE10 August 2015
In an important case for the rights of people with learning disabilities a mother and her son with learning disabilities were awarded damages after the Local Government Ombudsman found that Cornwall Council had failed in its duties.
FULL ARTICLE10 August 2015
Sheffield has just launched the Smart Lab programme to help entrepreneurs test their ideas, products and services in a real-time city. Closing date is September 30th.
FULL ARTICLE06 August 2015
Sheffield Money is a new, not for profit, one-stop money and advice shop in the city centre offering a range of services including low cost loans and electrical goods.
FULL ARTICLE04 August 2015
Disability Action Alliance’s digital engagement group is keen to learn about disabled people’s experiences using the internet. Please take part in their survey.
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