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Blog Archive
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Sheffield Cycling 4 All’s Made a Great Impact
19 November 2024
We’re excited to share Sheffield Cycling 4 All’s Impact Report for 2023-24! This year, our project has reached more participants and supported health, wellbeing and community connection through accessible cycling opportunities. We plan to run sessions at new times, in new locations and offer different types of cycling in the future
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First Report of Covid 19 Inquiry
22 July 2024
The UK Covid 19 Inquiry’s first report and recommendations, covering Module 1 of their investigations has been published in a range of formats. Module 1 examined the state of the UK’s central government structures and procedures for pandemic emergency preparedness, resilience and response.
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Transport For All - Are We There Yet?
22 February 2024
This report presents highlights of the findings from research carried out by Transport for All during 2022 and 2023. It presents disabled people’s experiences of transport in England, the barriers we face and priorities for change. The transport industry must listen and act to deliver transport justice for disabled people.
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The Amazing Impact of Inclusive Cycling
13 October 2023
Our inclusive cycling project, Sheffield Cycling 4 All, launched their first ever public impact report at their recent 15th birthday party. It describes their achievements providing statistics and personal stories showing how the project promotes wellbeing and supports a healthier lifestyle. Their new Autumn/Winter timetable starts on 30th October with sessions from 10.30am to 1.30pm.
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Disabled People's Reliance On Food Banks
24 July 2023
More than half of households experiencing food insecurity, and three quarters of people referred to food banks say that they or a member of their household are disabled, according to new research from The Trussell Trust in their report,‘Hunger In The UK’. The Trust says that the most significant cause driving the need for food banks is the design and delivery of the social security system.
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We Speak, You Listen
21 April 2023
Disability Sheffield’s learning disability and Autism group, Sheffield Voices, is holding their next ‘We Speak You Listen’ event at Hillsborough Arena on 26th May from 10am-2pm including lunch (provided).This month we are doing a session around the Cost of living and how it is impacting the learning disability community, as well as talking about the Learning Disability Strategy for Sheffield.
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Barriers Over Online Access To GP Practices
08 February 2023
Some patients in Sheffield are facing ‘significant barriers’ to accessing GP practices online, a new report has said.The report is the work of Healthwatch Sheffield, who set up a GP website health check, which analysed 74 GP practice websites, finding a widely varying picture across the city.
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Autism Post Diagnosis Research Report
06 October 2022
Researchers at Sheffield University have been finding out what support the autistic community wants after getting an autism diagnosis.Their report recommends that emotional and psychological support, person-centred support, practical support, support to understand autism, support with relationships and accessible support delivery are key priorities.
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Disability Hate Crime on the Increase
23 August 2022
Now Then magazine has published an article following their Freedom of Information request to South Yorkshire Police showing that disability hate crime figures rose to 441 in 2021, a 77% increase since 2018.Campaigners claim that this figure may still be lower than the actual incidence due to disabled people reluctance to report incicents and encourage disabled people to report hate crime if thay have been victimised.
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Report Aims for a New Partnership
18 August 2022
Disabled people’s voices need to be valued and prioritised in the planning and delivery of health and care services. This report sets out the findings of research carried out by The King’s Fund and Disability Rights UK into how disabled people are currently involved in health and care system design, and what ‘good’ might look like in a new partnership.
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