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Our newest programme is our Disability Hate Crime and Harassment Prevention and Reporting Service for which we have just successfully delivered a pilot project – our research has shown that an estimated 500 Disabled people experience hate crime in Merton every year.

Our AGM theme this year is Deaf and Disabled people’s Rights and Responsibilities in 2017. Everyone is welcome but you will need to fill in an X by X membership form to take part in the AGM vote. We will have talks on: Our Rights in 2017, What campaigns are coming up and how we can get involved in 2017.

The Employment Coaching Project is a one-year project with Ealing Council, Ealing Centre for Independent Living (ECIL) and Community Activities Project Ealing (CAPE). The project targets improving access to the labour market in the London Borough of Ealing for people with physical disabilities, long term conditions, autism and/ or severe and enduring mental health needs.

A new guide to signpost you to the various free helplines that exist for people suffering from mental health issues, outlining exactly what each of these free helplines offers for people suffering from mental health problems.

Do you enjoy using your own experiences and expertise to help other people? Would you like to work as part of a friendly and supportive team developing and delivering a new service? Inclusion Barnet are recruiting a part time (2.5 days per week) Peer Wellbeing Navigator to work in Barnet’s developing Wellbeing Hub.

A post from the Barbican arts centre about their BSL-interpreted, captioned and relaxed performances.

The World Para Athletics Championships are happening in London from Friday July 14th – Sunday July 23rd. Groups of 5+ can attend any session at the World Para Athletics Championships for £5 per adult and £3 per child.

Rica is working with Integrated Transport Planning Ltd (ITP) on a project for the Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) looking at wheelchair user safety on train platforms. Wheelchair users are asked to give their views and experiences. Rica will be conducting follow-up phone interviews with some respondents.

We are looking for a dynamic Advice Manager that can lead and support our advices services. We are a growing organisation that strives for excellence. You will have a passion for social justice, expertise in the advice and social care sector, be able to bring new ideas and implement change in our advice services.

This role provides an opportunity to lead a change agenda and actively influence and support employers in the local community to change their attitudes towards employing disabled people or those with a health condition, and work with them to build a better understanding of disability and being Disability Confident.