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Changing Our Lives present an Extra Ordinary Evening

Put the 28th June 2019 in your diary for an Extra Ordinary Evening with Changing Our Lives. This will be a night to remember. Watch this space for more information.
Oscar: A visual minute taker

See how Oscar is developing his skills as a graphic facilitator with Changing Our Lives.
Steve and Trev: Engineers of the Imagination

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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.
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.
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.
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.
2018 / 19 schedule

Our specialised team combines extensive experience, highly skilled and tenacious, professionals that are known for an innovative and outcomes based approach to practice and delivery.
What makes us unique
Where we work
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.
Sonja's Story

Sonja has been employed in Sandwell council for 10 years and is flourishing in her career.