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Young disabled people in Sandwell have a right to paid employment

Show your support for extending provision to support young disabled people get into paid work.
Sonja's Story

Sonja has been employed in Sandwell council for 10 years and is flourishing in her career.
Katy Evans, Quality of Life Facilitator

Katy brings her own lived experience to the role of Quality of Life Facilitator, which she was recruited to in the summer of 2017. She has experience of working both locally and nationally on issues around disability.
Mental Health Newsletter August 2017

Mental Health Newsletter August 2017

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Working with Changing Our Lives have given me great experience and opened my eyes to what is possible!
Volunteer

Working with Changing Our Lives have given me great experience and opened my eyes to what is possible!
Beth's new life

In the summer 2017, at the age of 19 Beth left school with no robust plans in place and her mum Sue was very concerned about what the future held for her daughter. Beth has a learning disability and lived with her mum. Although they love each other dearly, their relationship had become extremely volatile and this was getting progressively worse.
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Who we are

Changing Our Lives is a rights-based organisation. We work alongside disabled people and people experiencing mental health difficulties, of all ages, as equal partners to find solutions to social injustice and health inequalities.
Beth's New Life

In the summer 2017, at the age of 19 Beth left school with no robust plans in place and her mum Sue was very concerned about what the future held for her daughter.
Postural Care

We all need to look after our posture. For some of us it's as simple as sitting up correctly at our computer. But for those of us who struggle to move our own bodies, for example if we have a complex disability, looking after our posture is even more important. If we don’t look after our posture, this can lead to debilitating health complications.
Mental Health People's Parliament

The People’s Parliament is a strategic body led by MPs with recent lived experience of mental health difficulties. Its function is to hold decision makers to account for improvements in services and supports so that people who experience mental health difficulties can have an improved quality of life and be in greater control of their own mental wellbeing. The Parliament is located in the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, just outside of Birmingham.
Katy's Story

Katy explains how a Direct Payment has enabled her to take control of her life.
Young disabled people in Sandwell have a right to paid employment

Show your support for extending provision to support young disabled people get into paid work.
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Safe Places

The Safe Places scheme is based on the belief that everyone has the right to feel confident and safe going out in their local community. Lots of people feel unsafe at times in the local area; this might be because they have experienced crime or because they simply feel unsafe. For disabled people, older people and others who feel vulnerable this often means they don’t go out at all. The Safe Places scheme enables people to feel more confident, access their local areas more and know what to do.