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.
Featured News
The Government have just published an important series of reports on the lived experience of disabled people in the UK, covering themes such as housing, jobs, relationships, education, social care and attitudes during the period 2010 to 2021. There is a huge amount of information contained in these …- Sunflower cards have become a highly effective and widely recognised method for people with hidden disabilities to communicate with strangers about their situation. Now there’s a new card, called the Sunflower Extra. Sunflower Extra is a new discreet, personalised way to instantly communicate …
Our Podcasts
This edition is a whistle-stop tour of events and activities coming up in February and March …- This edition features Mike Stamp, an Ageing Well Practitioner based in Calderdale. Mike and …
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QSpot2oCV4 This edition features an interview with Josh …
Latest News
The Access to Work scheme is intended to provide support for people’s needs within the …
The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) has published new regulations that should increase …
Reforms to the schools and SEND systems in England to ensure that every child can achieve and …
The Caring Kind Project is a new initiative giving ‘West Yorkshire’s unpaid carers the chance …
Calderdale Council’s Adult Services and Wellbeing is working on an Active Social Care …
Good hearing is essential to many aspects of life, but its importance in the workplace is …- Breaking, Not Broken is a powerful and timely critique of ableism within the Church and its …
If you contributed to the recent consultation on the Mayor’s West Yorkshire Local Transport …- The Priority Services Register lets your gas, electricity and water providers know that you …
Disability Rights UK publishes an excellent newsletter and we often feature content from it. …- The article and documents below set out an update on the progress of the Timms Review of …
- The local police have reported rogue traders operating in Calderdale and victims have lost …
- Healthwatch Calderdale is seeking your experiences and views of Pharmacy First. Pharmacy First …
- Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust are gathering public information to help …
It’s been two years since Calderdale launched its first Climate Action Plan and the council …
Upcoming Events
Experience Community is based in Slaithwaite, near Huddersfield and they help physically …- Experience Community is based in Slaithwaite, near Huddersfield and they help physically …
- Beyond the Visual 📍 Henry Moore Institute, Leeds📅 Until 19 April 2026🎟 Free Entry A major new …
This event will showcase local resources, charities and services available to anyone who is …- Here’s what’s happening at Sight Support Calderdale in February 2026 Sight Support Calderdale …
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.