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News and events

One of our main jobs at DASL is to keep our users and members in touch with news and information about developments which affect disabled people and carers in Lambeth. 

Here, you can find out about work which DASL and the Carers’ Hub Lambeth are doing, new Government announcements, important policies and reports, what’s happening in Lambeth, interesting local meetings and events and much more.

Contact us if you would like us to publicise an event which you think will be of interest to disabled people.

Contact our Carers’ Enquiry Line and Information Workers, Louise Holden and Debbie Hunte , if you would like us to publicise an event which you think will be of interest to carers.

For more information and contact options, please see the Contact DASL page Have a read of our latest Mole and Carers’ Hub newsletters too.....

What's been happening?

News and past events…

Sign the petition against cuts for disabled people and carers

Pat's Petition calls for the government to "Stop and review the cuts to benefits and services which are falling disproportionately on disabled people, their carers and families". The link is here http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/20968

Discretionary Freedom Pass meeting

Lambeth Council is currently consulting on proposed changes to discretionary freedom passes which will mainly affect people with mental health problems.

Volunteer for the new One Stop Shop for Disabled People

Lambeth Centre for Independent Living's first service is a One Stop Shop for Disabled People. It is ready to open at The Accord Centre and we are now looking for more volunteers to enable us to open the service regularly during the week.

Lambeth MIND Peer Support Group

Lambeth MIND has set up a new peer support group for mental health service users and survivors

DASL’s 2011 AGM is on 2nd December

A date for your diaries. DASL's 2011 AGM will take place on Friday 2nd December from 11am - 1pm at the Accord Centre. As usual there will plenty of interest to all our members and we invite you to join us for the meeting and for lunch afterwards. We will be sending formal invitations to our members in early November but do ring us on 020 7738 5656 for more information before then if you wish.

Hardest Hit Rally

Saturday 22 October, 2011
Rally 11am – 1pm
Outside the GLA Building (City Hall), Queen’s Walk

Disability Capital 2011

ExCeL Exhibition Centre, Platinum Suite
Thursday 20 October
9am - 4.30pm
Free

DASL is recruiting a Stroke Network Coordinator

DASL will shortly be re-launching its Lambeth and Southwark Stroke Peer Support Network, working in partnership with the Stroke Association in Lambeth. It is recuiting to a new 21 hour per week post to coordinate the project and take it forward. Find out more details and download an application pack here The closing date is Monday 31st October 2011

Link Public Meeting - Your NHS: local callenges,local solutions

Tuesday October 11th 2011
5.30pm to 7.30pm
Lambeth ACCORD
336 Brixton Road
SW9 7AA

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