Networking and Empowerment Events

Disability Rights UK is a new organisation formed from the recent merger of Radar, Disability Alliance, the National Centre for Independent Living, and SKILL. We are holding a series of regional events to introduce the new organisation to disabled people and their organisations across the country. This is an opportunity for you and / or your organisation to find out about Disability Rights UK, to ask questions, and crucially, to get involved. Disability Rights UK aims to be a user-led organisation, so we need you to be part of it. Please come along to one of the events; wed love to see you there.

Thursday 16th February, Darlington, Dolphin Centre Tuesday 21st February, Leicester, Leicester CIL Thursday 1st March, Birmingham, RNIB Tuesday 6th March, Ipswich, IP City Tuesday 13th March, London, SCOPE, Market Road Wednesday 14th March, Southampton, Southampton CIL Monday 19th March, Sheffield, The Circle Tuesday 27th March, Manchester, Breakthrough UK Wednesday 4th April, Plymouth, HQ

For Darlington, Sheffield and Manchester contact Cheryl Gowar, 020 7503 6176, Cheryl.Gowar@radar.org.uk

For Leicester, Birmingham, Ipswich, London, Southampton and Plymouth contact Karen Earl, 020 7587 1663, projects@ncil.org.uk

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Agenda 10.00 10.30 10.40 Arrival and Refreshments Welcome, Introductions and Purpose of the Day Disability rights UK An Introduction Why a new organisation? How will it be led by disabled people? What is the vision, mission, values and objectives of Disability Rights UK? Questions What is Disability Rights UK currently doing? Outline of what we are doing on policy and campaigns, Independent living, poverty Development of our organisations, disabled leaders, Information and services Break What is happening in your area? Table discussion and feedback Lunch What do you think Disability Rights UK should be doing? Facilitated table discussion Break Putting it all together A Plan of Action Last Comments and Evaluation of the Day Close

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