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5 November 2021 - in this newsletter

Croydon Mencap news - latest edition of our printed newsletter
PiP @ Croydon Mencap Transition Workshop 3 - Thursday 11 November
Healthy Lives walking group - Saturday 13 November
Job opportunity with SeeAbility - must apply this weekend
Croydon Council consultation - changes to council tax
A Bit Of A Do festival - 18th to 28th November

Croydon Mencap news summer and autumn 2021

Read our latest printed newsletter which includes -
- an invite to our members to join us at our AGM on 18 November
- a great article on eyecare for people with a learning disability from SeeAbility
- all our summer and autumn news

Read it online on ISSUU

Transition Workshop 3 -
Transitioning to Adult Social Care under The Care Act 2014

PiP @ Croydon Mencap Transition Workshops. Free online workshops for parents of children and young people with disabilities from year 8 (aged approximately 13-14) up to age 25. Workshop 3 Transitioning to Adult Social Care under The Care Act 2014. Thursday 11 November 2021 10am to 1pm. As your child transitions from the Children with Disabilities service and moves into Adult Social Services, different criteria are applied. This workshop will include, Requesting a Social Care Needs Assessment for your young person, Parent Carer Needs Assessment and how Croydon use the information, Financial assessments and your young person’s financial contributions, Direct Payments, The Care Act 2014 – The important parts surrounding transition & assessment, Your young person’s rights under The Care Act and other laws that may apply, Your rights as a carer. Email Tansy to book your place - tansy.muller@croydonmencap.org.uk.

Healthy Lives - walking groups and sports
for adults with a learning disability

Job opportunity with SeeAbility for person with learning disability or autism - apply this weekend

SeeAbility are looking for an expert by experience to work 1 day a week in their Eye Care And Vision Team.

The job is to help promote the LOCSU (Local Optical Committee Support Unit) pathway for people with learning disabilities and autism to ensure proper access to eye care across London.

Candidates must either have a learning disability or autism.

The official closing date is today, however they can still accept applications if they are emailed this weekend.

Information and application are below, if the application form is too long or hard difficult to fill in, they can accept a covering letter and CV.

Applications should be emailed to s.kill@seeability.org

Eye Care Pathway (EBE) - easy read advert

Eye Care Pathway (EBE) - easy read job description

Apply for a job at SeeAbility - Eye Care Pathway (EBE) - easy read

Consultation / survey - proposed changes to Croydon council tax support scheme

The way we support people with paying their council tax may be changing for working age adults.

Have your say

Before we make changes to our council tax support scheme we must, by law, ask for your feedback. We want to make sure we are using the £30m of investment in the best way. This consultation is open to all; people who currently receive council tax support, the voluntary and community sector organisations that provide extra help to people receiving council tax support, and anyone who has an interest in the level of council tax support provided by the council.

This consultation closes Thursday 9 December 2021.

Feedback from this consultation will be used to consider the fairness of the proposed scheme and help us prepare the final recommendations which will be taken to cabinet on 24 January 2022 and then full council on 31 January 2022.

If agreed the new scheme would start from April 2022.

If you would like this information in a different format, contact CTSconsultation@croydon.gov.uk(External link).

Go to the consultation / survey page

A Bit Of A Do festival of theatre, dance & cabaret

A Bit Of A Do. A free inclusive festival of theatre, dance and cabaret. At Stanley Arts. 18th to 28th November 2021. #letshaveabitofado www.drunkenchorus.co.uk.

The 4th annual festival of theatre, dance and cabaret
at Stanley Arts in South Norwood and online

18th - 28th November 2021

A Bit Of A Do is an annual festival of theatre, dance and cabaret, featuring work by disabled and non-disabled artists.

The festival takes place at Stanley Arts – a community arts venue in South Norwood, in the London Borough of Croydon.

All events include British Sign Language / English interpreters.

Some of our events feature enhanced access for visually impaired audiences (see individual events for more information or email our designated access officer – chris@drunkenchorus.co.uk).

This year’s festival features a series of digital events, alongside our live programme. This includes live streams, pre-recorded performances, unique events for digital-only audiences, and some hybrid events that take place both online and in person.

We are working with some wonderful partners to deliver this year’s festival, including Stanley Arts, Improbable, Club Soda & Gig Buddies and Willow Learning for Life.

Click or tap here for information about all the events