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  • Alice's Blog from Strasbourg

    05 July 2018

    In this guest blog Alice, one of Disability Sheffield’s Advocacy Workers, shares her experience of a recent training course that she attended in Strasbourg France, entitled ‘Active citizenship and political participation of young disabled people as a pathway towards Independent Living’.

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  • Public Sector Careers Fair for Disabled People

    02 July 2018

    Kathryn Littlewood, our colleague on secondment at the DWP and her team, have organised a Careers Fair for disabled people at the Town Hall on Wednesday 11 July from 1.30 to 3pm . Find out about roles and recruitment with the Fire Service, SY Police, Sheffield City Council, the NHS, Sheffield Hallam University and Sheffield Colleges.

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  • Extra funding for Sheffield adult mental health crisis services

    02 July 2018

    People at risk of a mental health crisis in Sheffield will be able to access new support services soon thanks to a £429,000 funding boost for the city.

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  • Special celebratory event to mark NHS' 70th birthday

    02 July 2018

    Sheffield’s NHS is coming together to mark the 70th anniversary of the day the NHS was born at an interactive free event on July 5th outside Sheffield Cathedral from 11am to 7pm for adults and children, showcasing past, present and future advances in healthcare.

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  • Say Aphasia June 2018 Newsletter

    28 June 2018

    The June issue of the Say Aphasia Newsletter includes updates on the work being done by Aphasia groups and their supporters around the country , including Sheffield Aphasia Group (SAG) working with Sheffield NHS Speech & Language Therapists,Dr Caroline Haw and Jenni Crisp.

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  • Participants wanted for research into the psychological impact of PIP

    28 June 2018

    Luminous, a disabled student studying for a Master’s Degree in Psychology at Sheffield Hallam University is looking for disabled people who receive a Personal Independence Payment to take part in her research survey.

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  • Sheffield Pub has perfect attitude to disability

    28 June 2018

    If you want to know where to go on Saturday to watch the England game, thumbs up to The Barrel pub in Chapeltown. Their staff were dismayed that a parent thought he had to ask if his disabled son would be welcome inside, because of their experience of people’s negative attitudes and comments.

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  • Have you been unfairly treated by your landlord because you're disabled?

    28 June 2018

    Citizens Advice would like to interview anyone who thinks they’ve ever been treated unfairly or badly by a landlord, letting agent or property manager and thought it might be because they are disabled. Citizens Advice are writing some new advice content to help people check if they’re being discriminated against in housing, and give them guidance on what to do about it. They would like to speak to people for about 45-minutes, ask them about their experience and show them a few web pages of advice to see what they think of it. As a thankyou Citizens Advice are offering a £50 gift card for your time and support.

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  • House of Lords Debate : Challenges facing disabled people in 2018

    28 June 2018

    Disability Rights UK prepared two briefings for the House of Lords debate on 28 June about the ‘challenges facing disabled people in the United Kingdom in 2018’.

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  • Deafblind Awareness Week 2018

    25 June 2018

    Deafblind Awareness Week takes place 24-30 June 2018, and this year hundreds of people will be raising awareness across England by taking part in Sense Walks in memory of a man called Roger Mulholland, who was deafblind.

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