BID Services Vacancy: Support Worker VI/HI –Leeds
About the role Salary: £16,766 per annum Hours: 37 per week Job description Do you have the passion and experience in supporting people who have a sensory loss and have a desire to learn BSL Sign Language? [...]
Shopmobility update
Leeds City Council (LCC) has issued the following update regard the Shopmobility Service: The Shopmobility scheme, based in Merrion Centre, has been closed to its members since December 2018 following the previous providers sudden decision [...]
Forum Central Announcement: A New Director
Forum Central is delighted to announce that Lucy Graham has taken on the role of PSI Volition Director. Lucy has been a part of the Forum Central team since 2017, leading on our mental health [...]
Disability Action Yorkshire Enterprise Training Project
Disability Action Yorkshire is a long established charity that provides services that aim to enable disabled people meet their aspirations. They provide enterprise training for disabled people wishing to become self-employed or get back into [...]
Specialist Autism Services Vacancy: Skills Mentor/Support Worker
About the post Salary: £8.24ph rising to £8.45 after successful completion of 6 month probationary period Hours: 35 per week (9:30-16:45 Mon-Fri) Contract: Permanent Specialist Autism Services are looking for an individual to join the [...]
Rail and Station Accessibility News in West Yorkshire
There are some new developments in access to stations across Leeds and West Yorkshire. To start with, a new national access map has been launched by the Rail Delivery Group. People can use the national [...]
Arts, Health & Wellbeing in Leeds – Welcome to the Network!
Arts, Health and Wellbeing in Leeds - Welcome to the Network! As you may be aware Adults and Health is working with Arts Commissioners / Arts organisations and the Universities to establish a Leeds Arts [...]
Disabled Motoring – Baywatch
A common problem for many disabled motorists is not being able to park at their desired destination, especially at their local supermarket. The major complaint is that the disabled bays are all occupied with cars [...]
Slung Low’s Cultural Community College
Between May and July, Holbeck theatre company Slung Low bring you their new term of short courses and one-off sessions in all sorts of cultural activity for adults of all ages. This includes a weekly [...]
Forum Central Feel Connected Event 4 Dec – Follow Up
Please find below links to the event report (including large print version) and presentation slides from the Feel Connected: Finding Ways Out of Social Isolation and Loneliness event held on Tuesday 4 December. If you require [...]
Welcome new members: Ascendance & Humans Being
Forum Central is pleased to welcome two new members. They've both joined PSI-Volition, one of the partner organisations in Forum Central. The latest organisations to join are: Ascendance Ascendance runs dance classes across Leeds for [...]
PSI-Volition Welcomes New Member
Forum Central welcomes Leeds Disabled People’s Organisation (LDPO) as a new member of PSI-Volition and Forum Central. Leeds Disabled People's Organisation supports and represents disabled people from all impairment types. LDPO believes in empowering all [...]
Breathe Easy Support Groups in Leeds
Are you aware about your lung condition and how to manage it? British Lung Foundation are running local support groups across Leeds for anyone with lung condition. You can bring along carers, friends and family to [...]
Yoga for people with a visual impairment
The Leeds Hearing & Sight Loss Service is offering a friendly and welcoming environment to provide yoga guidance and tuition for anyone aged 18+ with a visual impairment. Sessions are open to all weather you [...]
Help with research to understand barriers into employment
Barriers To Employment For People With Physical Impairments We have been contacted by a student from University of Leeds who is conducting a study to look at the barriers to employment among people with physical [...]