Olli Helps AD Books on World Book Day

Editor: I visited Action Deafness yesterday evening to see what Action Deafness Books had been up to for World Book Day. Lots of happy smiling faces amongst the children as ‘Olli’ had made an appearance??
‘Sign with Olli’ author Garry Slack and Olli the Monkey were there to give a fun and interactive BSL session!!!
Well done [...]

Disabled Children and Young Peoples Art Show Launch

Wednesday March 3rd saw the launch of The Crafternoon Tea Art Exhibition at Central Lending Library in Belvoir Street.
The exhibition features the work of disabled children and young people involved in the Crafternoon Tea Club and runs until Wednesday March 17. It was arranged in a partnership between the team delivering Leicester [...]

Today Is World Book Day

Thursday 4th March gives Action Deafness Books the opportunity to support World Book Day – the biggest annual celebration of books and reading in the UK. To celebrate, we’ll be holding a fun session of reading and learning!!!  You’ve got to be there!
Fully interpreted into BSL, we’ll have readings from Jacqueline Wilson’s ‘Hetty Feather’ and [...]

Leicester Named Disability Trailblazer

LEICESTER City Council has been named as one of eight trailblazer areas to introduce a new way for disabled people to personalise their care.
‘Right to Control’ is a new national initiative that aims to give disabled adults more control over how the funding they receive is spent on support and services. Under Right to Control, [...]

Dzine Gets New Editorial Team

The Dzine editorial team has been expanded with new members interested in reporting on issues around disability.
Some of you may have already read the post by Ian Drinkwater about Ability.Net in the last few weeks – link below.
Ian’s article
Several others are taking part and receiving training including Manny Gill. Please keep looking out for further [...]

Dzine’s Ian Drinkwater discusses Abilitynet

Ian Drinkwater of the Dzine editorial team writes:
Painfully aware of the inevitable closures and disappearance of services throughout Leicester City centre as a result of the ongoing cutbacks within the council, and other funding routes wider afield, I have been asking myself ‘What’s Left?’.
Keeping my ‘ears to the ground’ and also being an active volunteer [...]

Arts in Mental Health Group

The people’s Forum- Brightsparks
Presents In Your Wildest Dreams
An event for people who use mental health services and their informal carers
Do you think people need services that they can’t get now? Are you interested in different ways of providing services? Find out about Social Enterprise and opportunities for the future!
Explore YOUR ideas for new social enterprise [...]

The Brighter Futures Project

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We are also able to help people with Learning Disabilities, and carers

Workshop for people with Mental Health problems

As part of Rawlins Community College events for World Community Arts Day, Charnwood Arts and BrightSparks invite you to a RawArts drop in sculpture workshop for people with Mental Health problems.
The workshop will take place between 11am and 3pm on Weds 17th February at Rawlins Community College.
The session is free and all materials will be [...]

BSL & English Sign Language Interpreter

Catherine White is a Leicester based trained and qualified BSL & English Sign Language Interpreter. She has been qualified and working in this field since 1991.

If you are interested in using Catherine’s services please contact her using the details below:
Tel: 07985 572 699
Email: catherinewhite04@btinternet.com

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