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17th May 2022

Accessible Information Standard – know your rights

Thank you to Healthwatch Suffolk for sharing this information. The Accessible Information Standard is mandatory for all organisations that provide NHS or adult social care. Here’s some key information about what it means for your rights when it comes to receiving information from services. What should you expect? The standard aims to make sure that people who have a disability, impairment or sensory loss get information that they can access and understand and that they get any communication support they need from…

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17th April 2022

The Accessible Information Standard

Thank you to Healthwatch Suffolk for sharing this information. The Accessible Information Standard is mandatory for all organisations that provide NHS or adult social care. Here’s some key information about what it means for your rights when it comes to receiving information from services. What should you expect? The standard aims to make sure that people who have a disability, impairment or sensory loss get information that they can access and understand and that they get any communication support they…

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20th January 2022

Suffolk Parent Carer Forum: virtual launch event

Suffolk Parent Carer Forum would like to invite you to join them at their virtual launch event on Tues 1st February 2022, 10am-1pm. This is a chance to hear from the Management Committee and other key speakers. An agenda for the event will be shared soon, along with a link to join. We will share these on this website when we have them. For more information call 01473 760933 or email info@suffolkpcf.co.uk

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22nd December 2021

Universal Credit: claiming for a young disabled person

Universal Credit is a new benefit for people aged between 16 and Pension Credit qualifying age. It is replacing new claims for most of the existing means-tested benefits for people of working age with a single monthly payment. This factsheet explains when your child might be able to claim Universal Credit as a young adultand the impact this might have on any benefits that you get for them as a dependent child. This factsheet from Contact helps to cover things…

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18th October 2021

Supporting people to use technology: an introduction to a new toolkit

A webinar from Learning Disability England: Covid-19 has made us realise how important technology is, but how can support workers help people with learning disabilities access tech? About this event During the pandemic many of us have realized the importance of being able to use technologies such as Smartphones, tablets, WhatsApp and Zoom in order to be able to keep connected with our friends and family and stay mentally well. For support workers, helping people with learning disabilities to use…

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