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Now I Know
15 November 2022
Melissa Simmonds, the Adult Autism Project Coordinator and Sheffield Autism Partnership Network Coordinator at Voluntary Action Sheffield was invited to be one of six people to take part in the National Autistic Society’s Now I Know campaign to highlight the experiences of Autistic women and non-binary people.
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International Day of People with Disabilities
15 November 2022
The 3rd of December – the International Day of People with Disabilities – is a day designed to mark the rights, equality, equity and wellbeing of Disabled people in all areas of life. We stand in accord with Disability Rights UK’s powerful statement, describing how we are now facing “the most punitive living conditions in generations” and why this is the time to look, to see, to listen, and to recognise and honour disabled people as fully included members of society.
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Please Nominate Us During 12 Days Of Giving
15 November 2022
The festive period is a time for giving and we are hoping you can help up with our funding by nominating us for a £1,000 grant donation which could make a real difference to the work we do at Disability Sheffield . Your nomination could be the one that helps us win and all you need do is enter our name into the draw.Thank you!
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Free Direct Payments Workshops
14 November 2022
We have put together a FREE short online information workshop in November and December – just an hour at the most – aimed at everyone who works in community-based groups and organisations, to find out more about what Direct Payments is and how it might help people you work with/for.
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Write to your MP About Cost Of Living
14 November 2022
Turn2us, a national charity that helps people in financial hardship to gain access to welfare benefits, charitable grants and support services, is urging and aiding people to contact your MP, hoping that if enough people do so it will put pressure on the Government to do more to help.
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Join our Freelance Training Network
09 November 2022
Disability Sheffield is looking to create a network of freelance trainers with a lived experience of disability.We want to create a space so trainers can learn from each other and support each other and where we can support other disabled people to become trainers. If you are interested in being part of this network please get in touch.
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We Speak, You Listen
07 November 2022
Sheffield Voices would like to announce their next, We Speak You Listen event at Hillsborough Arena on 18th November from 10-2pm. Sheffield Voices are working in partnership with Sheffield Health and Social Care and Healthwatch to find out what people want mental health services for people with learning disabilities and Autism to look like going forward.
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Nothing About Us Without Us Exhibition
07 November 2022
Nothing About Us Without Us is a well-known disability rights slogan. It is also the title of a new exhibition at the People’s History Museum in Manchester, that explores how these rights have been fought for over centuries and the activism that has led this march forward. The exhibition opens on Wednesday 16 November at the start of UK Disability History Month and is open until October 2023.
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UK Disability History Month Returns
07 November 2022
UKDHM is an annual event and takes place from Wednesday 16th November 2022 to Friday 16th December. It focuses on the history of disabled people’s struggle for equality and human rights and builds resources on various themes.This year’s theme is Disability, Health and Well Being.The online launch is from 7- 8.30 pm on Thursday 17th November 2022
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Heat The Human Not The Home?
04 November 2022
In this new report MoneySavers at Money Saving Expert have investigated and shared their tips on the cheapest ways of keeping their bodies warm, from hot water bottles to electric gilets. It comes with a health warning that people with certain health conditions and older people are at risk from cutting back on heating.
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