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It's a Watermelon Fantasy!
07 January 2025
Music superstars Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre have given a charity for people with learning disabilities a tasteful boost by sampling a track made by them on their latest release. The American hip-hop legends have used Watermelon Fantasy, a song created by Daylight Studio on Outta Da Blue, with royalties going towards helping the studio’s future work.
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Equipment and Adaptations Policy Survey
07 January 2025
Are you a Sheffield City Council Social Housing Tenant? Have you had your say on their new draft Equipment and Adaptations Policy? By completing their survey you will help the Council make sure that their policy is easy to understand. The survey closes on the 24th of January.
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Autism in the Workplace Resources
06 January 2025
Only 3 out of 10 autistic people are in any kind of employment. We’ve been supporting a project at the Sheffield Autism Research lab ( ShARL ) at Sheffield University. The project has produced resources for employers around Autism in the workplace and the benefits of hiring autistic people.
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Amber Cold Health Alert
03 January 2025
The UK Health Security Agency has issued an amber alert for all of England from midday on 2 January to midday on 12 January. They have issued guidance for the public and you can also visit the NHS for advice on keeping healthy during the winter.
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Big Voice on Mental Health
05 December 2024
Our Sheffield Voices self advocacy group would like to invite you to their next Big Voice Conference on Friday, January 24th from 10am to 2pm at Sheffield Town Hall . The theme for this conference is Mental Health : Be Kind to Your Mind. This event is for people with a learning disability and Autistic people living in the Sheffield area and we also welcome service representatives.
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Season's Greetings from Everyone at Disability Sheffield
03 December 2024
Season’s Greetings and best wishes for a Happy Christmas and New Year from all our staff, volunteers and trustees. Please note that our office is closed from from 23rd – 27th Dec. We’re back week beginning 30th Dec but closed on 1st Jan for the Bank holiday. Read on for our individual project details and emergency contact support.
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We're Hiring an Advocacy Worker!
01 December 2024
Disability Sheffield is looking to recruit an advocacy worker to our team which seeks to provide an accessible high quality advocacy service to disabled people. The closing date for applications is 9am on Monday 13th January 2025.
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International Day of Persons with Disabilities.
30 November 2024
These mark-the-day days can feel like tokenism. But this day on 3rd December needs to be treated as a spotlight, shining not just on us, but on a society that in many ways disables us. We need to be seen, heard and valued. During today on social media we’ll be posting a few quotes, We particularly need to respond to the call today of ‘Nothing about us, without us’ calling for persons with disabilities to actively shape the conditions of their lives.
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Wanted: British, Nigerian or Romanian Men Working in Care
29 November 2024
A PhD research study is looking for participants to be interviewed about their work in the UK care sector. British males and Nigerian or Romanian males who have emigrated to the UK are invited to take part and receive a £20 shopping voucher.
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The Big Public Transport Survey.
28 November 2024
People with a learning disability are being asked what they think about the public transport system and how it can be improved. Mencap has set up The Big Public Transport Survey to find out your views.
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