Disability PARTNERSHIP
Welcome to our website, which is an online newspaper for people with disabilities and their families and friends. We also publish a regular newsletter and podcast (subscribe here). Below are the latest news, events and podcasts, plus links to a number of disability news sections.
Latest News
We’re planning our Open Meeting schedule for 2027 and here are the provisional dates for …
We often feature products from Active Hands, the disability aids retailer. This time, …
With the start of the new school term, it’s worth asking yourself: Is your disabled child …
The Benefits and Work Newsletter can be an excellent source of advice and inside information …- Join a special West Yorkshire Mayor’s Question Time in Huddersfield and ask Mayor Tracy …
- A new series of helpful and informative Direct Payment workshops on a range of topics are …
Vaccines are one of the most important health interventions that we have. The World Health …
What happens to your bank account? Who knows where your important documents are? What happens …- Stoptober is the national stop smoking campaign that encourages people who smoke to quit …
- This information is taken from the Government’s website. Alternative Formats: Who can …
Outlookers, the Kirklees based visual impairment organisation host a range of activities and …- The Council for Disabled Children (CDC) has developed a suite of online training for CDC …
A lot has changed for people with a learning disability in the last 80 years since Mencap was …- In the video below, founder Josh shares the personal story behind Noa’s Place, from the …
Leeds Society for Deaf and Blind people is looking for people to take part in a series of …
Upcoming Events
- 11 DECEMBER – 03 JANUARY: Aladdin | Halifax and West Yorkshire’s Magical Pantomime …
- Come along to the accessible King’s Centre in Halifax for a free buffet, chance to …
- This wheelchair skills course from Experience Community is designed for wheelchair users of …
- First Steps to Direct Payments – Thinking about having more choice and control over your …
Disability News Sections
Advice & Information Sections
More About Disability Partnership
Our Aim: Our aim is to improve the quality of life of disabled people in Calderdale and surrounding areas by working in partnership with service providers as critical friends to raise awareness of issues of concern. In a fun, vibrant, yet consultative and professional manner, we aim to address issues in our community so that service providers can make improvements to maximise access to mainstream services for people with disabilities, who are our main beneficiaries. Our Aims in Detail
Meetings: We hold bi-monthly membership meetings to involve and engage disabled people by working in partnership with service providers mainly in local authority, health and transport services. People with disabilities are given a voice and an opportunity to influence policy and service delivery. As a consequence, the disabled community is listened to and taken seriously thereby feel valued because they able to make a difference.
Advice & Information: Our organisation focuses on engaging, involving and informing disabled people about the many changes and developments to services, for example welfare benefit reform; social housing changes; health and social care provision. By bringing disabled people together we can deliver peer support and also address issues of loneliness or isolation that disabled people may have.