Promoting choice, control and independence
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Blog Archive
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Honouring Transgender Lives
20 November 2024
November 20th marks the 25th Transgender Day of Remembrance. It honours the memory of the transgender people whose lives were lost in acts of anti-transgender violence. Research shows that transgender people reported higher rates of disability (30 percent) compared with *cisgender women (24 percent) or *cisgender men (18 percent). Statistics around their healthcare are very troubling.
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Working with a Disability – From Striving to Thriving
01 March 2022
Join Sheffield Health and Social Care Disability Staff Network Group and Sheffield Flourish at this online evant on Thursday 17 March from 2 – 3pm to explore through conversation and video what it means not just to live with, but to thrive with a disability. This event is part of the South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw ICS Health and Wellbeing Festival (14 -20 March ).
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Homecare - What Matters to You?
18 February 2021
Healthwatch Sheffield and Disability Sheffield want to hear from people who use home care, their families and loved ones to find out how services have been working for you. What works well, what doesn’t and how you would like to see things change. Join us to talk about homecare at our online event on Wednesday 17th March 2021 from 2-4pm .
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Learning Disability England Annual Conference
06 February 2020
The 2020 Learning Disability England conference takes place on 13th February 2020. This year the theme of the event is inclusion, with the conference title: ‘Including Everyone – What next?’
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Free SODiT Workshops & Events for 2020
06 February 2020
Survivors of Depression in Transition are hosting a number of free workshops and events throughout 2020, starting February 13th at The Circle.
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New Date For Workshop On Urgent Care Services
02 May 2019
The final of a series of workshops on urgent care services in Sheffield has been rescheduled for Thursday 6th June from 10am – 12.30pm (registration and refreshments from 9.30am) at St Mary’s Church, Bramall Lane, Sheffield, S2 4QZ, between Sheffield’s inner ring road, and Bramall Lane football ground.
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Advocacy and Information Celebration and Video
12 December 2018
We hope that you enjoyed our Celebration Event on Thursday 6th December marking 10 years of our advocacy and information service, as much as we did. Thank you to our sponsors who made the celebration possible – Switalskis solicitors, our local Sainsbury’s on Division Street and Virgin for the use of their fantastic lounge. A special thank you to our trustee Christine Griffiths from Switalskis solicitors for her support and assistance at the event and our volunteer, Andrew Smith who has produced a great video we launched on the night to mark the occasion.
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Groups Team Up For Ambitious Christmas Event
06 December 2018
Specialist keyworkers for people with mental health problems and learning disabilities in Sheffield have teamed up to host a Christmas event aimed at helping individuals find their vocation. Big Ambitions and Mencap will be co-hosting the event on Thursday 13th December between 12pm-2pm at the Exchange Brewery, 2 Bridge Street, Sheffield, S3 8NS.
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Celebrate with Us
21 November 2018
It is with great pleasure that we invite you to Disability Sheffield’s Celebration Event at the Virgin Lounge on Thursday 6th December from 4 – 6pm, marking 10 years of our advocacy and information service. Over the years, our service has supported disabled people living in Sheffield by providing information and advocacy support on a range of issues, enabling them to live their own lives.
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Rock'n'roll Rotary Fundraising Evening
24 October 2018
Fancy an evening of rock’n‘roll to help raise money for charities including Disability Sheffield? We are very grateful to again be named as a beneficiary at Taptonfest, a fundraising evening of rock’n‘roll music including a pie and pea supper at Tapton Hall on Saturday November 17, from 6.30-11pm, organised by The Rotary Club Of Sheffield Vulcan.
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