December E-Newsletter 2021
As 2021 draws to a close, AoD reflects on the past year. Whilst Covid-19 has been challenging for us all, we are delighted that we continued to deliver our services and make a huge difference to the lives of local disabled people. November and December 2021 saw AoD celebrate Disability History Month and International Day of […]
Supported Interns celebrate International Day of Disabled People
Supported Interns celebrate International Day of Disabled People This month, Action on Disability celebrated Disability History Month and International Day of Disabled People on 3rd December 2021. Taheem one of AoD’s Employment Supported Interns celebrated the event at 245 Hammersmith. Taheem hosted a Q&A session where people could drop in to find out more about […]
Disabled peoples lives, Independent living beyond the pandemic
Disability History Month https://youtu.be/2_ERWmaZUpg Watch AoD’s Disability History Month talk! The zoom event was held on 10th December 2021 and discusses: Disabled peoples lives, Independent Living beyond the pandemic. In discussion was Kevin Caulfield, Svetlana Kotova, Ellen Clifford and Cllr Patricia Quigley. Chaired by David Buxton and Victoria Brignell.
Disability History Month
Watch AoD’s Disability History Month talk! The zoom event was held on 26th November 2021 and discusses: Disabled people can be good parents: addressing the barriers. In discussion was The Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson, Sabina Iqbal, Caroline Bathurst and David Buxton.
Disability History Month
Join us in celebrating Disability History Month 2021! Join Action on Disability in celebrating Disability History Month! AoD is hosting a series of events to celebrate Disabled peoples’ lives and achievements as part of UK Disability History Month. Each event will be chaired by AoD with a panel of inspiring speakers so join us and […]
October 2 – E-newsletter 2021
Annual General Meeting 2021 Everyone is welcome to attend AoD online Members’ Annual General Meeting (AGM)Due to these uncertain times, we are hosting our second virtual AGM on Monday 15th November 2021 at 6pm via Zoom. We’ve made the decision to host this remotely in the likely event there is a Winter surge in relation to […]
October 2021 E-Newsletter
AoD’s October 2021 E-Newsletter Pictured: Tara Flood and Kevin Caulfield – Strategic Lead Co-production for Hammersmith & Fulham Council. Making ‘Nothing About Disabled People Without Disabled People’ a reality in HF by working together (co-production) with decision makers including Councillors, Council officers and others to make the borough accessible and inclusive for Disabled people. AoD […]
August E-Newsletter
August 2021 E-Newsletter Welfare Benefits Service Update Over the last quarter the Welfare Benefits have been doing fantastic work. During the period of 1st April – 30th June, the Welfare Benefit Service dealt with 93 new cases. The backdated lump sum payments for clients were £61,265.90. The team were able to increase weekly payments for […]
AoD June 2021 E-Newsletter
June 2021 E-Newsletter Last month AoD celebrated lots of great events, from Eid to Mental Health Awareness Week. In May it was also Deaf Awareness Week. The theme this year was ‘Coming though it together’ we helped to encourage everyone to celebrate Deafness and raise awareness for positivity and change. Watch AoD’s Chief Executive have […]
AoD April E-Newsletter
April 2021 E-Newsletter Almost a year has passed since Tom Kenny passed away, a much loved colleague of Action on Disability. In this newsletter, along with an update on AoD we would like to reflect on what he meant to some of his colleagues and how his work still lives on. Tom’s colleagues testimonials “We […]