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LVIF E-Bulletin: 23rd Jan 2017
This Bulletin is also available on our website: http://lvif.co.uk/category/news-bulletins/
2017 meeting dates can be downloaded here:http://lvif.co.uk/2016/10/lvif-meeting-dates-2017/
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NEWS
Item1: Accessible Information Standard Review – Have Your SayItem2: TPT: New Technology Research Assistant – Intern Role for VI individuals who are interested in work experience.Item3: New Year, New Titles from Living PaintingsItem4: Guide Dogs: Access All Areas - new petition launchItem5: Want to help Extant make pod casts in 2017?Item6: Living with AMD? RNIB want to hear from youItem7: Beyond Barriers, Tower Hamlets - Name ChangeItem8: Imperial War Museum's People's Forum: representation from your communityItem9: TPT Response to London Assembly Health Committee investigation into Mental Health & Sight Loss - call for participantsItem10: Internship: Social Media Intern (East London Vision)
EVENTS
Event 1: Online Today technology workshop in Lewisham - Monday 30th JanuaryEvent 2: Sight Action Havering’sTaster Session on Technology: 2nd Feb
Event 3: RNIB: Get Connected – London: 4 or 11 FebEvent 4: Online Today & New Age Kurling: 7th Feb, HackneyEvent 5: An invite to the World Para Athletics Championships London 2017Event 6: Save the Date: Parallel London: 3rd Sept, Olympic ParkEvent 7: ClubWorks coaching activator courses and equipment offer: Feb 2017Event 8: Sense: FREE Sporting Activities for people with sensory impairment and complex needsEvent 9: Zumba in South East London: Wednesdays from 8th Feb
NEWS
Item1: Accessible Information Standard Review – Have Your Say
The Accessible Information Standard <https://www.england.nhs.uk/our-work/accessibleinfo/> (SCCI1605 Accessible Information) sets out requirements for organisations to identify, record, flag, share and meet the information and communication needs of people with a disability, impairment or sensory loss.
All organisations that provide NHS care and / or publicly-funded adult social care must follow the Standard in full from 1st August 2016 onwards.
In early 2017, NHS England is reviewing the Standard to assess the impact and to ensure that it is ‘fit for purpose’.
As part of the review we are inviting views via three surveys aimed at differ-ent groups:
1. Online survey for health and care professionals and organisations <https://www.engage.england.nhs.uk/survey/health-social-care-pro-fessionals/> (also available as a Word document) <https://www.eng-land.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/ais-review-survey-hlth-care-prof-org-app-frm.docx>
2. Online survey for patients, service users, carers and parents <https://www.engage.england.nhs.uk/survey/patients-service-users-carers-parents/> (also available as a Word document, <https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/ais-survey-pat-serv-user-app-frm.docx> and in alternative formats including audio, <https://soundcloud.com/nhs-england-823010086/accessible-info-std-review-survey-podcast> braille, British Sign Language video, <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qirjp3I_zQ>
and easy read) <https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/up-loads/2017/01/ais-survey-pat-serv-user-esy-rd.pdf>
3. Online survey for support, supplier and representative organisations <https://www.engage.england.nhs.uk/survey/support-supplier-repre-sentatives/> (also available as a Word document). <https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/ais-review-survey-supprt-rep-supplier-org-app-frm.docx>
All of the surveys are available from our website <https://www.eng-land.nhs.uk/ourwork/accessibleinfo/> - http://www.england.nhs.uk/accessi-bleinfo
Please take the time to have your say before the deadline of 10th March 2017.
If you have any queries please contact [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> . Patients, service users, carers and members of the public can also call 0300 311 22 33.
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Item2: TPT: New Technology Research Assistant – Intern Role for VI individuals who are interested in work experience.
Please could you share the advert links (below) with your relevant contacts within the sector. Website: http://www.pocklington-trust.org.uk/technology-research-as-sistant-internship/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thomaspocklingtontrust/ Twitter : https://twitter.com/TPTgeneral?lang=en
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Item3: New Year, New Titles from Living Paintings
Three exciting new titles have arrived in our library! These additions to our Short Stories collection are ‘bite size’ albums for adults, covering the won-
derful worlds of stage and screen as well as some evocative and mysteri-ous artworks.
From Page to Stage explores theatrical adaptations of much-loved books and includes raised images from the stage productions of War Horse, Wicked and Frankenstein. Masters of the Silver Screen brings you the work of Alfred Hitchcock, Steven Spielberg and George Lucas with images from some of their iconic movies. And Dreams, Poetry and The Mysteries of Love includes three extraordi-nary works of art that allow your imagination to take flight.
These albums are now available to borrow, free of charge, from our library so get in touch to order your copy now!
http://library.livingpaintings.org/HeritageScripts/Hapi.dll/search2?searchterm=short stories&Fields=@&Media= - &Bool=AND
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Item4: Guide Dogs: Access All Areas - new petition launch
We’re starting with a new Access All Areas petition for you to sign.
Sadly, 42% of guide dog owners surveyed told us that they had been turned away from a taxi or minicab in the last year because of their dog.
The new petition aims to tackle this by calling on the Government to make disability equality training a requirement for all taxi and minicab drivers. The training will help drivers to understand the rights and needs of disabled people.
With your help we can achieve great results, so please sign the petition and help make travel easier for guide dog owners
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Item5: Want to help Extant make pod casts in 2017? Extant, the leading performing arts company of visually impaired people, are looking to produce a number of podcasts throughout 2017. We would like to hear from you if you are visually impaired and would like to volunteer in gathering arts related news features.This could include:
General news about VI arts endeavours Articles on audio described theatre or TV Recording material and interviews at specific workshops, perfor-
mances and VI related events etc. We are especially interested if you live in the London, Birmingham or Man-chester areas. This is a great opportunity for you to gain some experience collaborating on a team headed up by our visually impaired pod cast producer. For Further details please contact [email protected]
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Item6: Living with AMD? RNIB want to hear from you.
Living with Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD)? Now's your chance to have your say on your treatment.
In 2017, decision makers will be rewriting the guidelines that tell care ser-vices, like hospitals, across England and Wales how to treat and manage your eye condition. It's really important that they know what matters to you when it comes to the treatment of your condition.
If you're willing to take part in a short survey and/or a telephone interview about your experiences visit http://www.rnib.org.uk/yoursayyourtreatment or contact Royal National Institute of Blind People direct on Tel: 020 7391 2123 Email: [email protected]
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Item7: Beyond Barriers, Tower Hamlets - Name Change
From January 2017 Beyond Barriers will be changing their name to Beyond Sight Loss.
As you are aware we are a user led peer support organisation for blind and partially sighted people living and working in Tower Hamlets.
The reason for the name change is to reflect in our organisations name who we work with and who we represent, hoping this makes it clearer to all.
Can you please circulate this to your colleagues, network and any publications.
Looking forward to working with you in the future.
Ashrafia ChoudhuryChairBeyond Sight Loss
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Item8: Imperial War Museum's People's Forum: representation from your community
IWM are creating new Second World War and Holocaust Galleries and associated public programmes. As part of this we are setting up a People’s Forum, with it we are committed to a conversation with our audiences that will inform our decisions as we create the new galleries, at IWM London, and programmes, across our five IWM branches.
The People’s Forum will be a series of filmed and recorded community discussion events that capture our audiences’ thoughts, feelings, ideas and opinions.
These events will include access to the curatorial and public engagement teams working on the galleries; discussions around collections, interpretations and representation; opportunities to have your voice heard; opportunities to listen and learn about others relationship with these histories and gain a broader and richer historical understanding. These events will be hosted by external facilitators and the discussions will be moderated to ensure everyone can have a say.
As the Learning and Audience Advocate at IWM Anna Ravenscroft is setting up the first People’s Forum event on Thursday 16th February. We are looking for people to commit to this pilot event and evaluation from this will inform the development of the People’s Forum and help inform the way we work with community representatives such as you.
If you are interested in participating or putting someone forward to take part in our first event, in potentially becoming a community partner or have any questions, please contact Anna Ravenscroft
Anna RavenscroftLearning and Audience Advocate IWMLambeth RoadLondon SE1 6HZ T 020 7091 3005E [email protected]
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Item9: TPT Response to London Assembly Health Committee investigation into Mental Health & Sight Loss - call for participants
The London Assembly Health Committee are conducting an investigation into the mental health needs of deaf and disabled people, as part of a wider investigation examining what the Mayor can do to support better mental health for all Londoners.
The Engagement and Advocacy team are currently working on a response to the London assembly committee review, looking into the links between sight loss and mental health. As people with sight loss are more likely to experience feelings such as depression, we are keen to explore what mental health services and support organisations may be doing to promote better mental health for disabled people, what good practice there is along with what can be done to support better mental health for disabled people. Additionally we are looking into barriers for disabled people trying to access mental health services and how services can be more accessible.
If you are interested in sharing your thoughts and/or experiences relating to mental health support. It would be greatly appreciated and will support our response to help change policy in this field.
We need all responses by Friday 27th January 2017 in the form of a short questionnaire
Please contact Sophie Huggins, Project Coordinator for the Engagement and Advocacy team at Thomas Pocklington Trust.
E-mail: [email protected] Number: 079 6445 6699
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Item10: Internship: Social Media Intern (East London Vision)
Do you want to promote the voice of people with sight loss?
Are you interested in a career in social media & digital marketing?
This is an opportunity for an individual who is enthusiastic about and wants to gain valuable experience in the social and digital media field, as well as someone who has a keen interest in the charity sector.
East London Vision is part of the Pocklington Family, and is a charity that aims to improve access to support and services for people with sight loss living in the seven boroughs of East London. We are an umbrella organisation with voluntary sector, user led representation in each of these boroughs and provide a variety of services for our members, from giving advice on accessible technology to organising activities and events. We also promote awareness of sight loss and surrounding issues through initiatives such as delivering vision impairment awareness training and attending various different information events.
http://www.pocklington-trust.org.uk/social-media-internship-east-london-vision/
You will be based at the East London Vision offices: Waltham Forest Resource Hub (South), 90 Crownfield Road, London, E15 2BG 18 hours per week Typically between 3-6 months.
We pay interns £9.40 in line with the national living wage.
Closing Date: 2nd February 2017
Interviews: 10th February 2017
To apply please download the job description and email your CV and a Cover Letter (with the Job title in the subject heading) to the People Development Team at [email protected]
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EVENTS
Event 1: Online Today technology workshop in Lewisham - Monday 30th January
SELVis is hosting an Online Today workshop run by the RNIB in Lewisham at the end of January. Please see the attached flyer and below for all de-tails.
At this session, we can give you the information and knowledge to realise the benefits of being online and understand how it can assist your everyday living.
Please can you promote this amongst your colleagues and members.
When: Monday 30 January 2017Where:Place / Ladywell, 261 Lewisham High Street, London SE13 6LGTime: 10.30am - 3.30pm Cost: FREE
Spaces are limited so please contact Jessica Beal to reserve your place: 07866926668 / 0203 815 3660 Email: [email protected]
Lunch and refreshments provided throughout the day. Please let us know any dietary requirements.
Travel: Place/Ladywell is a new building which used to be Ladywell swim-ming baths. Our room is at the back of the building.
Bus routes: 47, 54, 75, 136, 185, 199 and 208 stop at Lewisham Fire Sta-tion. We can arrange a nearby meeting point if required.
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Event 2: Sight Action Havering’sTaster Session on Technology: 2nd Feb
1pm - 3pm
Want to learn more about using your smartphone, tablet or computer?
Davinder Kullar from Online Today & Graham Page from ELVis have been invited to talk about how to better make use of technology on a daily basis.
The RNIB's Online Today Programme is aiming to get as many Vision Impaired People as possible to be confident in using accessible technology.
This session is open for complete beginners as well as those who are already familiar with several devices.
Please feel free to bring in your phones, tablets or any other gadgets to this session that you require assistance on.
A great way to also find out about Apps & useful information that can enhance your independence.
Refreshments will be provided.
Where: Romford Central Library, St Edwards Way, Romford, RM1 3AR
Meeting points: Bus stop E, G and L (all three called Romford Market).
To sign up for this, please get in touch with Bhavini: Email: [email protected] Call: 07976 448824
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Event 3: RNIB: Get Connected – London: 4 or 11 Feb
Where: 105 Judd Street, London, WC1H 9NEWhen: 4 or 11 February 2017, 10.30 – 3pm.Booking: Email: [email protected] orCall: 02073912087(please leave a voicemail message and someone willget back to you)
Please leave your name, a contact number and your workshop choices.If you require travel assistance, please state this when booking.
Please book by 27 January 2017
10.30 Welcome11.00 Updates11.30 Workshops. Pick one of the following sessions: Employment,Talking Books or Technology.12.30 Lunch1.30 Future Ideas – Catch up with friends from your area14.00 Workshops. A repeat of this morning’s breakout sessionsChoose from one of the following: Employment, Talking Books or Technol-ogy.15.00 CloseN.B Employment workshop limited to 14 places
Please note: This event is open to everyone in London but places arelimited. Please register early to avoid disappointment.
Booking: Email: [email protected] orCall: 02073912087 (please leave a voicemail message and someone will get back to you)
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Event 4: Online Today & New Age Kurling: 7th Feb, Hackney
10.00am-2.30pm
The RNIB's Online Today Programme is aiming to get as many vision impaired people as possible, confident using accessible technology and Davinder from Online Today and Graham Page from East London Vision will be coming along to help people get started. This session is open for complete beginners, as well as those who already are active users of several devices. Please feel free to bring along any portable devices that you require assistance with, such as Mobile Phone, recording devices, tablets, magnifiers etc.
Come along to see a demonstration and play VI friendly New Age Kurling by Roy Smith from Metro Blind Sport. Kurling is a form of the original curling game, but adapted so that it can be played indoors on any smooth, flat surface, such as a sports hall, rather than on ice. Both beginners and also those who are looking to compete will find this interesting.So come along to an informative, friendly and relaxed environment where you can meet others, learn a new skill or a hobby and also have the opportunity to be part of the Steering Group, where you can contribute your views of the running of this group and help move it forward. Please get in touch for more information.
Where: Navarino Mansions Community Hall, Dalston Lane, Hackney, London, E8 1LB
Meeting point: Hackney Downs station. Bus 30 and 56 also stop there (Stop N).
Costs: Free, lunch and refreshments will be provided.
To sign up, please get in touch with Bhavini:Email: [email protected]: 07976448824
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Event 5: An invite to the World Para Athletics Championships London 2017 In July of next year, the London Stadium at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park will light up once again for the historic World Para Athletics Champi-onships, following the success of the London 2012 Paralympic Games. To thank charities, community groups and foundations for their hard work and to mark the valuable contributions they have made to many people, es-pecially young people, London 2017 are delighted to offer the following ses-sion specific invite to the World Para Athletics Championships, which take place between the 14th-23rd July 2017. London 2017’s ambition is to mark the occasion by giving children the op-portunity to attend the Championships in the last week of the school term. The terms of the invitationTickets cost £3 per child (16 and under).Tickets cost £5 per adult (over 16) Accompanying chaperones can enter for free Please use public transport to access the London Stadium. More informa-
tion on travel will be released in due course.
Full details of the World Para Athletics timetable can be found here:http://www.london2017athletics.com/worldparaathleticschampionships/timetable
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Event 6: Save the Date: Parallel London: 3rd Sept, Olympic Park
Fun, frolics, quality time with the family…no, we’re not talking about what you did over the festive season, we’re talking about Parallel London! You might have already planned some of the New Year’s Resolutions you will make (and maybe break) but we’ve got one more thing to add to your list… start training to take part in Parallel London 2017!
Put the date in your diary; Sunday 3rd September at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, because this is going to be one party that you don’t want to miss. We’ve got some fantastic charity partners for you to support and some great content being lined up for the free family festival.
As a New Year treat we are also offering early bird 20% discounts on the price of participation for everyone who signs up now. A family of 5 can join us for just £51 including booking fee. Hurry or you’ll miss this amazing offer!
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Event 7: ClubWorks coaching activator courses and equipment offer
ClubWorks are pleased to announce the launch of another new offer to help kick off 2017 with a bang! ClubWorks are now offering the opportunity for your club to upskill your workforce by attending any of the coaching activators courses and then have the opportunity to apply for one of 50 equipment bags relating to the course containing up to £200 worth of equipment. In return you will need to deliver a 6 week programme or longer relating to the course attended and provide ClubWorks with Monitoring figures. Please see attached application form for more details. Over the next few months ClubWorks will be running activator courses in the following sports: Handball, Basketball, athletics, multiskills, tennis, foot-ball, street rugby, Parks activators (fun multisport games that you can play in local parks like rounder’s, ultimate Frisbee etc.) and inclusive sports. Activator workshops provide community sports clubs and organisations with the skills to introduce new activities to the groups they work with. The workshops draw on the principles of teaching games for understanding, and they provide numerous activities to enable coaches to interact with the
young people and understand their motivations. The courses act as a great stepping stone in to coaching and are suitable for volunteers, coaches, youth workers, community support staff. All courses are certificated. On Sunday 5th February ClubWorks will be running 2 courses; Hand-ball and Basketball at Haggerston School, Hackney.Different to the previous 1 day courses you can now book on sepa-rately for each course Handball 10am-1pmBasketball 2pm-5pm Handball Activator Course: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/handball-acti-vators-course-clubworks-only-tickets-31121717896 Developed by England Handball, the workshop provides learners with game ideas and the basic rules of handball in order to introduce the sport to young people in their community.By the end of the workshop attendees will be able to: understand handball and the fundamental skills needed to play; deliver basic handball activities to groups of young people; understand and apply basic rules for informal handball games; and organise handball challenges and social competitions.Course prerequisites: There are no compulsory pre-requisites for this work-shop Basketball Activator Course: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/basketball-activators-course-clubworks-only-tickets-31122160219 The workshop provides participants with the skills to run fun basketball ses-sions for young people.This practical workshop, developed by StreetGames and England Basket-ball, introduces the basic techniques of the sport. Participants learn a range of basketball activities and games which help develop players understand-ing and skills. They also receive guidance on organising informal leagues and competitions.Course prerequisites: There are no compulsory pre-requisites for this work-shop On Saturday 25th February ClubWorks will be running 2 courses; Multi-skills and Athletics at Ark All Saints Academy, Lambeth.Different to the previous 1 day courses you can now book on sepa-rately for each course
Multiskills 10am-1pmAthletics 2pm-5pm Multiskills Activator Course: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/multiskills-ac-tivators-course-clubworks-only-tickets-31122438050 StreetGames have developed the Multi-Skills Activator in order to provide volunteers, young people, youth & community workers and community sports coaches and leaders with a multi-skill approach to coaching young people in their local community. The workshop will provide a chance to ex-perience games across a range of sporting categories and learners will combine their existing coaching and leadership skills and experience with the games, adaptations and top tips within the workshop to engage young people in multi sports.Aims of the Workshop:To introduce 4 categories of fundamental sports skillsTo explore principles of play within 4 fundamental sports skill categoriesTo deliver a range of adapted practices and gamesTo explore coaching points, adaptations and questions for understandingCourse prerequisites: There are no compulsory pre-requisites for this work-shop Athletics Activator Course: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/athletics-acti-vators-course-clubworks-only-tickets-31122226417 The workshop introduces the basic components of athletics - running, throwing and jumping - and how to organise and deliver informal athletics activity in a community setting.Designed, developed and run by StreetGames, England Athlet-ics and Sportshall, this is a practical workshop which demonstrates how in-formal athletic activity can take place in a sports hall, park, or car park. Aside from learning the basics of athletics movements, participants learn how to run an easy competitions based on the three components of athlet-ics.Course prerequisites: There are no compulsory pre-requisites for this work-shop Please note that the activator courses will now have a £30 deposit fee payable through the London Sports Eventbrite page. The deposit will be refunded on completion of attending the course.
For more information please contact: [email protected]
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Event 8: Sense: FREE Sporting Activities for people with sensory impairment and complex needs
Multi-Sports Sessions:Main block of Multi-Sports sessions:Weekly on Mondays at 6pm - 7pm commencing 9th January 2017 – 27th February 2017.
Sport Themed Sensory Sessions:Weekly on Saturdays at 1pm - 2pm commencing 14th January 2017 – 4th March 2017.
New Barnet & Southgate,Learning Disability Centre ofExcellence, Southgate Campus,High Street, Southgate,London, N14 6BS
Please contact our lead coach to book in your attendance or if you have any questions:
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Event 9: Zumba in South East London: Wednesdays from 8th Feb
Get active with SELVis, in partnership with Illuminate Freedom.Join us for 6 weeks of Zumba classes!
Wednesday 8th February 2017. Every Wednesday until 15th March.
Time: 4pm to 5.30pm
Where: The Bridge Leisure centre, Kangley Bridge Road, Lower Sydenham, SE26 5AQNearest train station is Lower Sydenham. Buses that stop nearby are: 194, 202 and 450. Please contact us to arrange a meeting point.
Blind Zumba is Illuminate Freedom's audio-described, Latin-inspired, exhil-arating dance workout. Lose weight, tone your muscles, get fitter and have
plenty of fun.These free classes are for men and women with sight loss of all ages and abilities. Suitable for those requiring gentle or seated exercise.
Please wear trainers and comfortable clothing
** Please contact us to complete the registration form to attend Zumba.
For further details and to register your place please contact Jessica Beal on 07866 926668 / 0203 815 3660. [email protected]
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