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Upcoming Independent Lives fully funded training and events

 

15 March: Dementia Awareness - Online
15 March: First Aid (theory and practical) - Worthing, West Sussex
16 March: Safeguarding - Online
16 March: Employer Refresher: Contingency Planning - Online
16 March: Manual Handling (theory and practical) - Worthing, West Sussex
20 March: Positive Behaviour Management - Online
22 March: First Aid (theory and practical) - Croydon, London
22 March: PA Connections - Online
28 March: First Aid (theory and practical) - Worthing, West Sussex
28 March: Dementia Awareness - Online
29 March: Manual Handling (theory and practical) - Worthing, West Sussex
29 March: Employer Refresher: PA Absence and Holiday - Online
29 March: Safeguarding - Online
30 March: Medication Awareness Levels 1 & 2 - Online
30 March: Mental Capacity - Online

Tackling digital exclusion e-learning

 

As part of our work with the NHS to tackle digital exclusion amongst disabled people - and following on from the digital health section on our advice hub -  we have put together a short e-learning course: Tackling digital exclusion.

 

The course is aimed at anyone working in health and social care and will enable them to understand digital exclusion, spot the signs of a digitally vulnerable person and know what they can do to help them.

 

The free course takes around thirty minutes to complete, which you can access through PA Pages at the button below. 

My Vote My Voice

 

Around 1.5 million people in the UK have a learning disability, with over 700,000 autistic people. But research in 2019 found that less than two-thirds of the general public know they have an equal right to vote. 
 
With a general election in 2024, My Vote My Voice wants to see more people with learning disabilities and autistic people registered to vote and using their legal right to vote.

Help us to raise funds for our community hub

 

Employees and friends of Independent Lives will be experiencing a taste of the high life this June with a unique fundraising event.

 

30 fearless folks will be lowered 138 meters from the top of the iconic i360 in Brighton to raise funds to develop a community hub in our offices in Worthing.

 

The hub will act as a safe and accessible space for disabled people to meet, learn and share their experiences.
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