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Covid Plans in Place
16 September 2021
The Government has issued new guidance on the COVID-19 response in an Autumn and Winter Plan for England. Plan A introduces an enhanced vaccination programme offering a first dose of vaccine to 12-15 year olds and a booster dose to individuals who received vaccination in Phase 1 of the COVID-19 vaccination programme. If the data suggests the NHS is likely to come under unsustainable pressure, the Government has prepared a Plan B.
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Is the Accessible Information Standard Working ?
13 September 2021
At Disability Sheffield in our latest video we’re asking people living in Sheffield How Accessible is Your GP’s Surgery? It’s very timely to release our video just as a coalition of charities, SignHealth , Sense, RAD, RNIB, LDEngland, Visionary, RNID and HealthWatch have come together to review how the Accessible Information Standard has impacted patient experiences, five years on from its implementation in 2016. Please complete their survey.
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Cawston Park Closure
10 September 2021
We are shocked and disgusted to hear of the deaths of Joanna, Ben and Nicholas and the appalling lack of ‘care’ they received at Cawston Park. How many more deaths? How many more closures? How many more reports and recommendations ? How many more years do we have to wait until the government acts to close private assessment and treatment units for people with learning disabilities, autism or mental health needs? We call on the government to act NOW.
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Social Care Proposals At a Glance.
10 September 2021
The long awaited Government proposals to ‘fix’ the care crisis has been announced but is ‘too little too late’ says Disability Rights UK. The BBC has produced an article entitled Social care changes at a glance covering what is being proposed and how the changes will be funded.The social care reform proposals do not kick in for another two years.
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Time to Act
07 September 2021
This briefing paper by the Institute for Public Policy Research examines the impact of the pandemic, following decades of increasing regional inequalities, on the lives of disabled people across the north of England.Their conclusions emphasise that now is the time for policymakers to act and ensure that disabled people have equal access to opportunity across the North and the rest of the UK.
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Make Some Noise with DPAC
05 September 2021
Action group Disabled People Against Cuts is inviting you to to make a big noise about the £20 cut to Universal Credit coming in September and the reintroduction of sanctions and conditionality returning in October in its latest protest against Government policies under the hashtag @AudioRiot. The planned protest will be at Westminster on Tuesday September 28th, but local branches , like DPAC Sheffield will also be taking part in a nationwide version on the Saturday September 25th.
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Take The Chance To Work With Nature
03 September 2021
Are you passionate about wildlife and nature and want to work in conservation, but don’t have the practical experience or qualifications? Working for Nature offers bursary paid positions for people from harder to reach backgrounds to get their foot in the door of the conservation sector and recruitment for the next cohort of trainees is now open!You have to register for their information session on Wednesday September 15th to apply.
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ALLFIE's Looking for Young Learners to Make your Voices Heard
02 September 2021
The vision of the Alliance for Inclusive Education (ALLFIE) is ‘a world where inclusive education is a right not a struggle’ and they campaign for the inclusion of all Disabled learners in mainstream education.ALLFIE are looking for more Disabled Young people, aged between 16 and 25, to get involved in their’ Our Voice project’ and join in their online sessions and discussion topics from mid September onwards.
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Can Do South Yorkshire
02 September 2021
If you are concerned about climate change and want to find your own way to contribute to the fight against it Can Do South Yorkshire can inspire you to do the things that feel small, but can make a real difference.They believe we all have a part to play in tackling the climate emergency.You can take action at home, work, school and in the community.
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Feeling Creative? Join the Professors
02 September 2021
Are you interested in performing arts and being creative? If so you may like to become one of The Professors, a group of learning disabled and non disabled artists based at Weston Park Museum creating unique performances, films and exhibitions using their life experience to influence the content.
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