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VA Collective 3: An introduction to NDACA – the National Disability Arts Collection and Archive

6 March, 2019 - 18:00 to 20:00

The VA Collective has been established to host discussions and events for people who have an interest in the work of learning disabled artists in context with contemporary art and society.

This event at Manchester Art Gallery, VA Collective 3, will give an introduction to NDACA – the National Disability Arts Collection and Archive. The invited speaker, Tony Heaton, is the initiator of NDACA. He is a practicing sculptor, Chair of Shape Arts in London and a Consultant/Advisor to many major cultural organisations across the UK including TATE.

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Arts & culture

Physical Disability

Digital Communications Officer at Henshaws

Henshaws work with people of all ages, both children and adults, living with sight loss and a range of other disabilities. Henshaws aim to empower them to take steps to change their lives for the better.
An exciting new position is required to enable marketing to support the development of the new charity priorities in digital and Henshaws services. The role will be tasked with communicating and implementing a new organisational ethos which will encourage greater involvement in raising awareness and income for the charity.

Hours:

21-28 hours per week

Salary:

£9.77 per hour – between £10,668.84 - £14,225.12 per annum

Location:

Washbrook House, Stretford, Manchester

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Physical Disability

Survey on disabled people's experiences of health screening

Breakthrough UK is working with Manchester Health and Care Commissioning to understand disabled people’s experiences of accessing NHS Health Screening Programmes. Sharing your experiences will assist commissioners to make screening as accessible as possible to local disabled people.

Complete the anonymous survey at: www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/ZQ7JMDZ

Shared Topic Areas:

Health and Wellbeing

Physical Disability

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Sector News

Democracy Disability and Devolution women's project

Calling individuals and groups interested in identifying and removing barriers to disabled women’s representation in politics. Join Breakthrough UK’s Democracy Disability and Devolution women's project!

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Greater Manchester Coalition of Disabled People Get Life Savvy workshops

Get Life-Savvy!-Sessions at the Windrush Millennium Centre.

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Health and Wellbeing

Physical Disability

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Sector News

Democracy Disability and Devolution women's project

Breakthrough UK’s Democracy Disability Devolution – women's project is a (non-partisan) local project to raise awareness of barriers to disabled women’s political involvement and representation and solutions to remove these barriers. Breakthrough UK aim to bring people together to challenge stereotypes and support people to register to vote, stand for office etc. Democracy Disability and Devolution

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Are We Oppressed? by Vic Finkelstein in UPIAS is published 44 years on

On 3 December 2018, a key document which helped in the creation and understanding of the social model of disability has being published for the first time. Forty four years ago it was compiled by Vic Finkelstein in UPIAS, the new and radical Union of the Physically Impaired Against Segregation. He called it, Are We Oppressed? and issued it in the summer of 1974. It is now freely available online at: https://tinyurl.com/yd7u9dc7.

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Physical Disability

Policy and Influence

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Sector News

Henshaws Treasurer of the Trustee Board vacancy – apply by 16 January 2019

Henshaws is a well-established registered charity based in the North of England supporting people with sight loss or other disabilities for over 180 years, to go beyond expectations, to live independent and fulfilling lives.

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Physical Disability

Volunteering

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Sector News

Democracy Disability and Devolution

Are you already politically active? Do you have experience of campaigning, activism or making a change? Are you an elected official who could provide a work shadowing experience? Do you want to learn about disabled suffragettes and other role models, through events and activities? Democracy Disability & Devolution

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Henshaws Treasurer of the Trustee Board vacancy

Henshaws is a well-established registered charity based in the North of England supporting people with sight loss or other disabilities for over 180 years, to go beyond expectations, to live independent and fulfilling lives.

Shared Topic Areas:

Physical Disability

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Sector News

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