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  • Sheffield Local Plan - Make Your Voice Heard

    Sheffield Local Plan - Make Your Voice Heard

    03 February 2023

    If you are interested in contributing your thoughts to Sheffield’s Draft Local Plan you can do so individually, come along to the next Access Liaison Group meeting on the 8th of February at 10am on Zoom, or email your thoughts to us at Disability Sheffield by 10th of February.

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  • Providing Positive Change

    Providing Positive Change

    02 February 2023

    If you are jobless or economically inactive and want to make changes to improve your future prospects, the courses in Opportunity Sheffield’s e-brochure may help you find a way forward. A Mind Apart, Autism Plus,Down2U Physiotherapy and a Zest4Life are amongst the courses available.

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  • Events For LGBT History Month

    Events For LGBT History Month

    02 February 2023

    Founded in 2005 by Schools OUT UK, LGBT+ History Month takes place every February. Film screenings,talks, concerts, shows, comedy and club nights are all lined up to mark the month in Sheffield.

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  • Healthwatch Sheffield Work Priorities

    Healthwatch Sheffield Work Priorities

    01 February 2023

    Healthwatch Sheffield is dedicated to helping improve health and social care services in Sheffield. If you’d like to have your say on what you think Healthwatch Sheffield should focus on over the next 2 years, please complete their new Work Priorities Survey 2023-2025 or attend a meeting on 21st (online) and 28th (in person) of February.

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  • Call to Write to your MP about Prepayment Meters

    Call to Write to your MP about Prepayment Meters

    27 January 2023

    A campaign call has gone out for disabled people to write to their MP over the forced installation of prepayment meters on vulnerable energy customers. The Action Network is asking you to write and help them to put pressure on the government about this important issue that needs to be addressed.

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  • Prepayment Meter Scandal Must End

    Prepayment Meter Scandal Must End

    24 January 2023

    Business and Energy Secretary Grant Shapps has written to energy suppliers calling on them to stop the harmful and anxiety inducing practice of forcibly moving consumers over to prepayment meters without taking every step to support vulnerable consumers in difficulty.This follows after pressure from the voluntary sector, including Citizens Advice calling on energy companies to stop the practice.

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  • Connect Through Creativity Callout

    Connect Through Creativity Callout

    24 January 2023

    Criptic Arts are looking for online facilitators to deliver creative and engaging events over Zoom in spoken English or BSL for a year-long series of weekly workshops and activities called Connect through Creativity. This opportunity is only open to deaf and disabled people.

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  • Mental Health Support Hub Launch

    Mental Health Support Hub Launch

    20 January 2023

    The national charity Mental Health Matters is launching a Support Hub at 44 Bank Street, Sheffield S1 2DS on 31 January from 2 – 4.30 pm. Drop in to learn more about the service and meet the staff team along with other local organisations who provide mental health support.

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  • Online Training for IEs and PAs

    Online Training for IEs and PAs

    20 January 2023

    Coleman Training, a Skills for Care Centre of Excellence endorsed learning provider, has developed training resources for individual employers and personal assistants.Their online courses are available for a monthly fee per learner, which can be reclaimed via individual employer funding.

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  • Telling Your Story Can Make A Difference

    Telling Your Story Can Make A Difference

    20 January 2023

    To mark National Storytelling Week from January 30th to February 5th, Changing Faces, a charity representing people with visible differences or disfigurements, is urging people to share their story and providing some tips for storytelling.

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