Month: May 2016

Rally Round is an exciting new service available to everybody living inBradford. It is designed to help individuals stay in their own homes for longer, improve their health and wellbeing, reduce social isolation and limit their need for statutory services It is also designed to support unpaid/informal carers by helping them share their caring ‘load’…

Carer’s Allowance is a benefit for people who regularly spend at least 35 hours per week caring for a person in receipt of a ‘qualifying benefit’. The basic rate of Carer’s Allowance is £62.10 per week, however you may not be entitled to the full amount. The Criteria To qualify for Carer’s Allowance you must;…

We are holding a Sensory Needs Open Day on: 10th December 10am – 2pm Come along and meet our Sensory Needs Worker, Debi Wilson, and hear her expert knowledge on products and equipment that can make your life easier if you have a sensory need. There are gift ideas for all and refreshments are available….

In June this year, Bradford Disability Services brought together 30 organisations that operate in the Bradford Metropolitan District to show what great services there are out there for carers.  Mid way through Carers Week 2014, Bradford Disability Services took over the huge sports hall of Richard Dunn Sports Centre and invited down all the organisations…

EQUALITY TOGETHER, is a user-led disability charity seeking to recruit a Finance Manager, this role reports to the Chief Executive Officer and plays a key part in all of or financial, governance and business activities. This is a hands-on role, including everything from bookkeeping through to statutory reporting.  It’s a chance to bring everything you…

The way they can help is in fitting working smoke detectors, vibrating smoke detectors for those with a hearing loss, expert advice and measures to keep your house safer depending on your circumstances. The people they want to talk to are: those who a struggle to get around, those with sensory loss, those whose medication…

Rally Round is an exciting new service available to everybody living inBradford. It is designed to help individuals stay in their own homes for longer, improve their health and wellbeing, reduce social isolation and limit their need for statutory services It is also designed to support unpaid/informal carers by helping them share their caring ‘load’…

WE NEED YOU! Equality Together is taking part in the 2nd The Lord Mayor’s Appeal Dragon Boat Race on the 7th May 2016, and we need your help!  Our team name is Disability Rocks the Boat. We need 16-20 people to power our boat, plus a drummer to keep us all paddling together. We’d like…

On Sunday the 19th October, we took a carers’s trip to see F. M. at the Ilkley Literature Festival.  If you don’t know who she is, we would highly recommend you find out!  Francesca was diagnosed with cerebral palsy at 2 years old, a condition which she calls “wobbly”, and is a star of shows…

IDEAS for all is a partnership between Bradford Disability Services Limited (BDSL), Contact, BACC and Able All. We aim to enable, support and empower disabled people, carers and their families in the Metropolitan District of Bradford and beyond.  We are planning how we can improve our services for disabled people. To do this we need…