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Pathways Digital Inclusion Course [1]

This is a new course from Breakthrough UK to support disabled people to become digitally included, which begins on 1 July in Wythenshawe. Those who complete the 8 week course will receive a free Chromebook.

The course is for Manchester residents, aged 18 or over who identify as disabled and are digitally excluded.

Referrals need to be submitted by 28 June by calling 0161 234 3950 or text 0793 994 4232.

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Digital [3]

Physical Disability [4]

Manchester Disabled People’s Engagement Panel [5]

opportunity Applications are now open for individuals to join the new Manchester Disabled People’s Engagement Panel. Members of the panel will use their lived experience of disability to ensure that Manchester’s services and businesses do not create unexpected barriers to disabled people. It aims to be a ‘go-to’ group where key organisations from across public services and businesses in the city will come to get advice on being more inclusive.

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Greater Manchester Disabled People’s Panel is recruiting new members [6]

opportunity The Greater Manchester Disabled People’s Panel (GMDPP) is made up of Disabled People’s Organisations (DPO- that is organisations majority run and staffed by disabled people) across Greater Manchester. It operates at the highest strategic level with the GM Mayor Andy Burnham and GM Combined Authority to advise, consult, influence, and create policy with the aim to improve the lives of disabled people throughout GM.

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Physical Disability [4]

Who is Greater Manchester Coalition of Disabled People (GMCDP)? [7]

gmcdp The following few months are going to see Greater Manchester Coalition of Disabled People (GMCDP) entering a new development stage and they would like to extend the opportunity for members to become involved also. Project worker Gemma would like to run a series of workshops that will offer a unique opportunity to shape the way GMCDP continues it practices.

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Physical Disability [4]

Level Best – a free development programme for disabled and racially discriminated people [8]

result cic Level Best is a free programme of workshops and coaching for people with lived experience of racism and/or who are disabled.

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Physical Disability [4]

Breakthrough UK are seeking Trustees [9]

Breakthrough UK greatly value the energy, time, commitment and talents of their skilled Board of Trustees, who make it possible for them to achieve their aims. In return Trusteeship provides a hugely rewarding opportunity for you to make a positive impact on the lives of disabled people. This is a voluntary role, reasonable travel expenses and access requirements will be met.

Breakthrough UK trustees are:

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Physical Disability [4]

Volunteering [10]

Manchester City Council's budget position – and options to address it [11]

Papers outlining how Manchester City Council intends to address a budget shortfall of up to £105m for 2021/22 have been published.

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Arts & culture [12]

Black, Minority and Ethnic [13]

Capacity Building [14]

Children and Families [15]

Crime and Disorder [16]

Environment [17]

Faith [18]

Funding [19]

Health and Wellbeing [20]

Homelessness [21]

Learning, Skills and Employment [22]

Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual [23]

Mental Health [24]

Older People [25]

Physical Disability [4]

Policy and Influence [26]

Volunteering [10]

Young People [27]

Deaf Ex-Offenders Mutual Support Group [28]

Manchester Deaf Centre is setting up a mutual support group for d/Deaf male ex-offenders. This support group is being set up together with CMS and funding from the Movember Foundation. It follows a pilot mutual support group for d/Deaf ex-offenders in Lancashire.

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Crime and Disorder [16]

Physical Disability [4]

Employment during the Coronavirus Pandemic for people with lived experience of disability and long term conditions survey [29]

The North West Disabled Peoples Stakeholder Group are a network recruited by the Governments Disability Unit and they would like to raise with the Disability Minister issues that are affecting disabled people in employment during the pandemic. Complete their short and confidential survey to give your views.

Complete the survey here [30]

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Health and Wellbeing [20]

Physical Disability [4]

Leonard Cheshire Youth Campaigning and Journalism project: Change Makers [31]

Change Makers is a project for young people aged 16-25 with disabilities to explore issues in their local area and to design and run campaigns highlighting the issues and make change. Leonard Cheshire are currently operating in Glasgow, Swansea, Manchester and Belfast.

This is a great opportunity for the young people to:

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Physical Disability [4]

Young People [27]

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