Manchester Disabled People Against Cuts (MDPAC) are holding a planning meeting on Thusday 5th April at Manchester Central Library (2pm-3:30pm)
The meeting is to plan ahead of the Universal Credit Day Of Actionon April 18th and will look at other issues.
There is a Facebook event page here
From First Manchester -
From 1 April concessionary passes on @firstmanchester buses must be recorded via the smart card reader and customers using concessionary passes must, therefore, register their journey with a valid pass or pay the full adult fare.
The bus operator is encouraging all customers who use concessionary passes to get into the habit of presenting their passes on the reader and take action to replace out-of-date or faulty passes as soon as possible to avoid paying for their travel from April.
From Sue Needleman Casting
Looking for a brilliant young disabled actress aged 9 – 12 years old to be a new regular in ‘The Worst Witch 3’ which is based on a series of childfrens books written and illustrated by Jill Murphy. The 2nd series is currently being transmitted on CBBC to great critical acclaim.
From Partisan:
Welcome to Open House!
An inclusive alternative night for deaf/ disabled/ LGBTQ+ Sat 30th March, 20:00-00:00 The Klondyke, 1 Burnage Range (off Albert Road), Levenshulme, Manchester, United Kingdom, M19 2HQ
Worried about access? Anxious about strangers? Can’t find a chair?
Expensive PA tickets? Bright lights and big noise? BSL User?
Worry no more!
On Saturday 3rd March 2018, Jackie Driver, Chief Executive of Breakthrough UK, and Jenny Gradwell, Daughter of the late Lorraine Gradwell, will launch the Trust Lorraine Foundation at the Walk for Women in Manchester. The Foundation - in Lorraine Gradwell’s name - is a joint project between the Greater Manchester Coalition of Disabled People (GMCDP) and Breakthrough UK to increase local disabled people’s representation in elected office.
Disabled People Against Cuts (DPAC) are holding a National Day of Action calling for Universal Credit to be Stopped and Scrapped on Thursday 1st March. Manchester DPAC are holding a demonstration in Manchester starting at 1pm at St Peter's Square in Manchester (St Peter's Square, Manchester, M2 3, United Kingdom)
Information on the Facebook page
From DPAC:
Great comic about accessibility and the Social Model of Disability. We dont agree with the use of the terminology of 'able bodied' - but the core message is absoloutely spot on.
More here
http://www.robot-hugs.com/accessibility-intervention/
(GMCDP does not necessarily support or promote any organisation, individual or website mentioned in this post.)
Salford Unemployed and Community Resource Centre (Salford UCRC) has now started a free service for benefit claimants, in partnership with Salford Disability Forum, and has trained nine people, including a retired barrister, to provide expert assistance during the assessment process for PIP and DLA, ESA and all other disability benefits.
More information here
For free help and advice contact
Salford Unemployed and Community Resource Centre
84-86 Liverpool Road
What annoys you about our buildings?
Architecture student Thomas Kirby is wanting to know about some of the day to day issues that disabled people have using buildings in Manchester to inform his thesis project. He is planning to satirise some of these issues in an inclusive comedy club design in Salford and would also love your feedback on his design.
Please contact him at thomaskirby26@gmail.com if you are interested.
The Manchester Renters Forum will be held on the 1st March 2018, at The Mechanics Institute 6:30pm - 9pm.