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Usher UK is run mainly by Usher people. It promotes the interests, needs, welfare and well-being of all people who have Ushers, their partners, families and friends.
Opportunities for Volunteering Grants for 2004/2005
Don't forget the closing date for receipt of First Step application forms is 30th November 2003. First Step application forms for grants for Youth projects in 2004/2005 are available by sending an email to r.hewitt@deafcouncil.org.uk. Successful First Step applicants will then be required to complete the full Department of Health application form, the closing date for which will be 9th January 2004. We hope to be able to notify successful Projects by the end of January 2004.
Setting Up a Deaf Users' Forum Seminar - 27th November 2003
Facilitated by John Walker of Chereme, who researched and wrote the original draft of the UK Council on Deafness publication Setting up a Deaf Users' Forum. John has 10 years experience of training in D/deaf related fields and has qualifications in management, personnel and training, as well as being the Training Manager for FYD for three years. He will explain how to set up a Forum and how it can influence change and make improvements in local government and health services, in order to meet deaf people's needs. To be held at Britannia Street, Kings Cross. Still a few places left - to book your place contact Sylvie Say s.say@deafcouncil.org.uk
British Sign Language Initiatives Tender details announced
The Department for Work and Pensions has allocated £1 million to fund a discrete programme of initiatives to support the Government's position statement on British Sign Language and wishes to receive from organisations/consortia of organisations, with relevant experience and capacity, expressions of interest in bidding for work in two different priority areas.
Work which will contribute to establishing a GB wide framework to support the recruitment, training and deployment of BSL tutors, which will enhance their numbers, status and levels of qualification;
or, Work which will promote access for BSL users through awareness raising amongst employers, amongst service providers and in the wider community.
The closing date for expressions of interest is 5 December 2003. An information day in BSL will be held for potential bidders in early December. Completed bids must be submitted by 20 January 2004.
To find out more and / or register an interest and request a briefing pack, please contact Gary Newell by post, telephone, textphone, fax, or email as follows:
DWP Commercial & Estates Directorate, Ground Floor West, Trevelyan Square, Boar Lane, Leeds, LS1 6EB.
Tel 0113 232 7157
Text 020 7712 2483
Fax 0113 232 7200
Email gary.newell@dwp.gsi.gov.uk
Hearing Concern have moved to:
4th Floor, 275 - 281 King Street, Hammersmith, London, W6 9LZ
Telephone 020 8233 2929
Textphone 020 8233 2934
Fax 020 8233 2934
DeafPLUS appoints new Executive Director
deafPLUS are pleased to announce the appointment of Lindsey Lavender as their new Executive Director. Lindsey has worked for 16 years in the charity sector, and her more recent appointments have been as National Training Manager for RNID, Acting Chief Executive for the Birmingham Disability Resource Centre and Consultant for the NDCS.
We are registered as an umbrella body with the Criminal Records Bureau. Member Organisations can make applications for Disclosure through us without having to register direct with the CRB. This not only avoids the complicated procedure of registering, but also saves the £300 registration fee. We also make no charge for administering the applications, so the only cost is the CRB fee of £24 for Standard Disclosures or £28 for Enhanced Disclosures (free for volunteers). Many member organisations are already taking advantage of this service. If you would like further details please contact Jonathan Isaac, j.isaac@deafcouncil.org.uk
"Let Us Be Heard" - Reaching Deaf Minds
Sign are holding a conference on November 19th at Manchester Deaf Club covering Advocacy and Outreach Services for Deaf People, particularly those with Mental Health issues. For further details of the event, please contact: Helen Craggs, SIGN, The Lodge, 100 Bowfell Road, Urmston, Manchester, M41 5RR. Tel 0161 747 9700 Text 0161 749 7070 Fax 0161 746 9106 Email hcraggs@signcharity.org.uk
Elections to the UK Council on Deafness Board of Trustees
We are delighted to announce that Ruth Myers has been re-elected Chair of UK Council on Deafness for a further one year term, Susan Daniels, Chief Executive of NDCS, has been re-elected as a Trustee and Jill Jones, Project Manager at Deaf Ex-Mainstreamers' Group, has been elected as a new trustee. Jill replaces Jeff McWhinney, Chief Executive of the BDA, who has retired from the board of trustees this year. We are very grateful to Jeff for the support he has given us over the last 3 years.
The appointments will be confirmed at the AGM on 13th November. Our guest speaker at the AGM, which is being held at the Britannia Street Conference Centre in London, is Sarah Thane from the newly formed regulatory body Ofcom. If you wish to attend the AGM and have not already booked a place please contact Sylvie Say s.say@deafcouncil.org.uk
After discussions with the Charity Commission on the dissolution of the Sixty-Six Club Trust Fund, the Trustees announce that they will wind up the Trust Fund at the end of this year, on 31 December 2003. The Trust Fund is at present over £43,000. The money will go to projects approved of by the Trustees in January 2004. Charities registered with the Charity Commission are eligible and may apply for Trust Fund money provided that their projects include or involve young deaf adults (age limit 30 years.) Charities sending applications must describe and cost the projects fully, and declare the amount of money needed. The deadline is 17 January 2004. Applications to the Chairman of the Board of Trustees, 156 Addiscombe Road, Croydon, Surrey CRO 7LA.
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