AoD July 2023 E-Newsletter
Dear Members, Welcome to the July 2023 Action on Disability E-Newsletter. Below you can find out about all of our key services and other important information! Action on Disability is always looking to grow its community so if you have forwarded this by a colleague or friend, and would like to hear more about AoD then sign […]
AoD May E-Newsletter
Action on Disability has busy getting ready for its long awaiting Grand opening of it’s new Centre for Independent Living. We recently had the 12 pillars of Independent Living images put on on the outside of the building. We also had the installation of the a commissioned artwork by Stephen Lee Hodgkins on Disabled Peoples […]
February E-Newletter
Action on Disability has had a busy start to kick off 2022! Find out what we have been up to… Employment Service UpdateKensington High Street Supported Internship Update:The Kensington Supported Interns have settled into new work placements for their 2nd term at various locations on the High Street, including the Design Museum, Freston’s Cafe, Bell rock […]
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 […]
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 […]
AoD E-Newsletter March 2021
News from AoD Chief Executive – Law change opens door to deaf jurors “I am very pleased that the Ministry of Justice has finally recognised the need to update the law to allow BSL/English interpreters in the Jury Room in order that they may interpret for Deaf jurors who use sign language. This is indeed […]