Tackling Coronavirus Episode 2: Supporting people with sensory loss during COVID-19 By Sean Tunnicliffe, Communications Officer, Forum Central This the latest in a series of blog posts where I talk to key workers from local third sector [...]
A message from Councillor Judith Blake CBE, Leader of Leeds City Council and Tom Riordan CBE, Chief Executive, Leeds City Council We hope you and your families are keeping well. It continues to be a challenging time [...]
Action on Hearing Loss is launching a new service in Leeds providing information, advice, support and training about hearing loss and tinnitus. Many people diagnosed with hearing loss experience significant barriers and isolation (both socially and at [...]
Tackling Coronavirus Episode 1: “We will come out of it, but things will be different” By Sean Tunnicliffe, Communications Officer, Forum Central This is the first in what will be a series of blog posts where I [...]
Purple has published a series of e-tutorials aimed at raising awareness of the importance of delivering good customer service for disabled people. The seven-part series includes practical hints, tips and examples to bring this issue to life. [...]
The Government has released guidance for people who receive support via direct payments, including through personal budgets and personal health budgets, local authorities, clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) and providers who support and deliver care via direct payments. [...]
Originally due to be held in June this year, the William Merritt Centre has rescheduled its AccessAbility Exhibition due to Covid-19. The new event details are as follows: Date: Wednesday 2nd June 2021 Time: 10:30am-4.30pm Location: Centenary [...]
In December 2019 we had a large celebratory event at Leeds City Museum to mark the International Day of People with Disabilities. It was a great event, with lots of people coming together from across the city [...]
Leeds City Council have set up 33 locality ward Facebook pages where Covid 19 updates will be posted. Please join a group if you live, work or have family connections in any of the wards. Your [...]
Understandably, many charities are concerned about what to do during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, so the Charity Commission has published some advice based on “frequently asked questions” it has received in the last few weeks. The Commission says [...]
