Promoting choice, control and independence
for disabled people in Sheffield
Blog Archive
-
Spotlight on ....Mobility Scooters
03 July 2025
It’s not easy choosing a mobility scooter, is it ? So what are your options and where can you find reliable impartial information? What may you need to consider before you choose your mobility scooter….issues such as how and where to store one and whether you can get on public transport using one? The answers are in the first of our ‘Spotlight’ series.
FULL ARTICLE -
The Concessions are Unacceptable and Divisive
27 June 2025
Alongside Crips Against Cuts, National Survivor User Network , Mad Youth Organise, Just Treatment, DPAC and Taking the PIP, Disabled Rights UK have this morning released a joint statement against the Government’s proposed ‘concessions’ to their dangerous benefit cut proposals.
FULL ARTICLE -
New Healthy Living Toolkits
27 June 2025
The Leicester, Leicestershire, and Rutland Learning Disabilities and Autism Collaborative has produced new healthy living toolkits for individuals and professionals to help people with learning disabilities lead healthier and happier lives.
FULL ARTICLE -
Friends are Definitely Electric !
25 June 2025
The next and very popular ‘Are Friends Electric?’ club afternoon is coming up on Sunday July 13th from 2pm – 5pm, at the Samuel Worth Chapel. It’s a Synthpop, Futurepop, and Darkwave club night, hosted by Isaac White and dad Stuart White with contributions from other DJs.
FULL ARTICLE -
Are you Prepared for Adulthood.?
25 June 2025
The Early Years, Education and Skills service within Sheffield City Council is running a new series of short, online lunchtime sessions to help young people, families and professionals learn more about ‘Preparation for Adulthood’ support available locally. The introductory session is on 2 July.
FULL ARTICLE -
You Can Help to Fight the Cuts.
18 June 2025
What do you use your Personal Independent Payment daily living component for? Please let us know in our short anonymous survey. We can then present evidence of the impact on you and the local economy -the people we employ, the services and goods we purchase – to a range of decision makers and people in power. The survey closes on 25th June. Your participation can make a real difference, thank you
FULL ARTICLE -
Still Time to Write to your MP about Benefit Cuts
06 June 2025
Inclusion London is urging ‘Act Now, Speak Up, Fight Cuts by writing to your MP’ using their template letter before 30th June to share your personal story of how the cuts may affect you. We have received some statistics on the predicted impacts for each constituency if you’d like to receive them to add weight to your letter.
FULL ARTICLE -
Pathways to Poverty
05 June 2025
This hard hitting report from the Citizens Advice Bureau calls on the government to act now to protect living standards for disabled people, by reversing the decision to cut disability benefits. It explains how planned cuts to disability benefits will impact the people the CAB support. At the very least, they say, the reforms should be paused so that more meaningful consultation and impact assessment can take place.
FULL ARTICLE -
Share Your Blue Badge Misuse Stories
03 June 2025
Disabled Motoring UK, the charity which supports disabled drivers and passengers, is calling for examples of Blue Badge misuse in order to continue their campaign against it. It followed the fourth Blue Badge Day Of Action, which they say: “reinforces the urgent need for continued enforcement and better education around the rules.”
FULL ARTICLE -
Reasonable Adjustments Still Not Being Made
03 June 2025
Disabled workers are facing large amounts of discrimination including failures to provide reasonable adjustments and bullying at work a survey has found. The Trades Union Congress, which represents more than 5.2 million working people in 48 member unions. recently asked 1,000 disabled members to describe their experiences.
FULL ARTICLE
Company limited by guarantee registered in Cardiff, Number 4639160 and a registered charity Number 1112712 | Web Design Chesterfield by CNS Media
