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Action: 16.10.18
WOW Campaign secures debate in House of Commons
The debate will discuss the urgent need for a cumulative impact assessment of all cuts to disability support.
Event: 03.10.18
10 November: Campaign for a Yorkshire Parliament
An inaugural meeting for people to meet, exchange ideas and contribute to the future vision of the campaign.
Event: 02.10.18
17 November: Reclaim Social Care
How do we reverse privatisation and secure quality, stable, publicly funded and accountable social care services for…
Event: 01.10.18
11 October: Unelected Oligarchy
Think tanks have shaped policy and public opinion in Britain for decades; but what are they? The Festival of Politics in…
Event: 01.10.18
Community transformation - October 2018
Diversity Matters invite you to join them to learn more about The Oasis Game and Go Deep.
Event: 24.09.18
Raising the Bar II - November 2018
What should best practice care look like for people with profound and multiple learning disabilities?
Event: 24.09.18
The Art of Facilitation - October 2018
Find out how facilitating self-help can transform our approach to community change.
Event: 17.09.18
Idea 12 - November 2018
Are you interested in widening awareness about the significance of legal capacity and support in decision making for…
News: 06.09.18
Patient passport launched
Simon Cramp has developed a patient passport with Chesterfield Royal Hospital for patients who find communicating…
Event: 06.09.18
Les Monaghan at Brighton Photo Fringe
Les Monaghan has been selected as this year's Brighton Photo Fringe OPEN18 Participate artist for his project…
Event: 05.09.18
11 September: Conversations on Governance
It's Our City is holding a series of community conversations about local governance in Sheffield during 2018/19.
Action: 01.09.18
ILF Scotland Transition Fund
This fund provides money, for up to one year, to support young people living with disabilities (as defined in the…
Event: 29.08.18
Go Deep - October 2018
This is the first time Go Deep will be played in Scotland on a large scale, with facilitators from Scotland and The…
Research: 13.08.18
Mapping SDS around the world
Take part in the SKILLS survey to map international progress on self-directed support.
Research: 08.08.18
How is self-directed support developing globally?
How is self-directed support developing globally?
Event: 02.08.18
Basic Income in a disabling world - August 2018
Citizen Network will be at the BIEN International Congress in Tampere.
Action: 01.08.18
What's the impact of chronic illness in the UK today
The Chronic Illness Inclusion Project launches major survey to capture the experiences & views of people living…
News: 01.08.18
Citizen Network Greece at IASSIDD
Citizen Network was asked to run a workshop at the 5th IASSIDD European Congress in Athens in July 2018.
Action: 24.07.18
Share your austerity stories
WOW Voices are documenting the impact of austerity on the people behind the numbers in a bid to challenge Government…
News: 23.07.18
UN to investigate extreme poverty in the UK
United Nations investigator to probe the impact of Tory austerity policies in Britain, in the UN's first visit to a…
Event: 19.06.18
Diversity & Belonging - July 2018
The theme of the IASSIDD conference is a celebration of human diversity, within spaces and places where we feel…
Event: 19.06.18
Peer-led organisations for inclusion - June 2018
Join Plumtree and guests Jyrki Pinomma and Pippa Murray to hear about their experience in promoting inclusion for…
News: 07.06.18
Parliamentary debate on ME secured
Westminster Hall Debate on Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) treatment and research set for Thursday 21st June.
Release: 07.06.18
Making Poverty Visible
For those who dismiss empirical research Les Monaghan's Relative Poverty photography work bears witness to lives…
Research: 22.05.18
Welfare conditionality causes more harm than good
The WelCond project, led by the University of York and colleagues, found that welfare conditionality causes more harm…
News: 15.05.18
Disabled people facing government hostility
Letter published in The Guardian protesting at the failure of the media to cover the on-going attacks on disabled and…
Release: 08.05.18
Publication of Report on Constituency Changes
This report shows how Boundary Commission England's planned changes will worsen inequities of UK electoral system.
Release: 29.03.18
The Balance of Rights
A new Anton French Film exploring the challenges faced by people with learning disabilities in the UK today.
Release: 28.03.18
Report on how to reform social care published
Robin Jackson's report explains why health and social care integration is poor policy and offers instead a practical…
News: 27.03.18
Guide published on what makes us healthy
This guide from The Health Foundation gives helpful information and practical advice on tackling the social…
Event: 06.03.18
Festival of Debate: April to June 2018
Sheffield's Festival of Debate is one of the largest political festivals in the UK, with 75 debates, including several…
Research: 01.03.18
Personal Health Budget survey
NHS England invite you to share your experience of the care and support you receive in a new survey on PHBs.
News: 01.03.18
Liberal Democrats back call for Citizen Convention
Tom Brake MP has written to the Centre to back the call for a Citizen Convention on Constitutional Reform.
News: 01.03.18
Local Green Party support for Citizen Convention
Mid & East Cornwall Green Party and West Cornwall Green Party set out their reasons for backing constitutional and…
Release: 28.02.18
Guidance on Individual Service Funds (ISFs) published
The Centre has produced a range of new publications on ISFs with TLAP, Community Catalysts and In Control Scotland.
Event: 23.02.18
Peer support does community - April 2018
The People Focused Group will be sharing their 10 years of peer-support learning with Cormac Russell and Simon Duffy.
Event: 23.02.18
This is not a conference
A cutting edge event in Edinburgh from Diversity Matters about self-directed support.
Action: 23.02.18
Advocacy and the social history of learning disability - July 2018
A call for papers for the 2018 Social History of Learning Disability (SHLD) Conference.
Action: 23.02.18
Don't Use LD - more news
The campaign to stop people using the term LD to refer to people.
News: 22.02.18
Leader of Party for Cornwall responds
Dick Cole, Leader of the Party for Cornwall has written to the Centre expressing his personal support for the…
Event: 15.02.18
People Focused Group: Our Stories
People Focused Group are sharing their stories with guests in Doncaster on 11th April.
Release: 14.02.18
Beyond Direct Payments published
The Centre has helped develop a range of resources to help change commissioning and improve social care.
News: 13.02.18
SNP add their support to Citizen Convention
Ian Blackford MP has written to the Centre for Welfare Reform to express support for the growing movement for…
News: 08.02.18
Plaid Cymru and Green Party back call for constitutional reform
Leaders from Plaid Cymru and the Green Party have expressed support for the idea of citizens convention to develop a new…
Research: 02.02.18
Could basic income help the emancipation of people with disabilities?
Many people believe basic income – a system where everyone would get a secure unconditional income –…
News: 29.01.18
Joint inquiry launched on long-term funding of adult social care
The Communities & Local Government and Health Committees launch joint inquiry on the long-term funding and…
News: 23.01.18
Open Letter on Constitutional Reform published
The Centre for Welfare Reform with an alliance of campaigners and leading thinkers is calling for radical…
News: 15.01.18
Repeal Bill Alliance has been formed
The Alliance has been formed to ensure that rights and protections are kept in place as the UK leaves the EU to protect…
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