On Thursday 21st June 2018 Real is hosting it’s third Disability Hate Crime Round Table event at Jack Dash House. Guest speakers include: David Wilkins from Leicester University (talking about his research into Disability Hate Crime on public transport), Iman from Tell Mama and Jonny Newton from Community Security Trust.
More free training dates have been announced for PADE UP To find out more about PADE UP visit our information page here. Havering DATE: Wednesday, 14th March WHEN: 11.00am until 2.00pm WHERE: Romford Salvation Army, High Street, Romford, RM1 1JJ To book your place go to bit.ly/PADE-UP-Havering or call Havering’s direct payment team on 01708 432503 Hackney DATE: Thursday, 15th March […]
The government are proposing changing the eligibility criteria for the Blue Badge scheme to include people with non-physical conditions. This is part of the government’s objective to ensure that those people with the greatest need have access to badges, whilst ensuring the scheme remains sustainable. The Blue Badge scheme plays a vital role in allowing […]
Real Action Against Disability Hate Crime Real’s Action Against Disability Hate Crime Project is funded for two years by Trust for London. We currently have one year’s funding left. The primary aim of the project is to set up Jack Dash House as a third party Disability Hate Crime Reporting Centre, and to develop Disability Hate […]
On 31st January, Real and Tower Hamlets council are running this FREE event – register now and come along! DATE: Wednesday, 31st January WHEN: 11.00am until 1.30pm WHERE: Professional Development Centre 229 Bethnal Green Road, E2 6AB Tower Hamlets PA finder is a free service connecting people seeking a personal assistant. PAs […]
Real will be closed form 4pm on Friday 22nd December 2017 until 10am on Tuesday 2nd January 2018. Our Local Link partners have different opening hours over this period. Please see them below: Apasen Closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day Open from 10am – 4pm on other weekdays […]
December Newsletter 2017
Do you have questions about how you can access the social support you need? If so, come along to the Social Care Information Event organised by Local Link. You will be able to find out more about: The assessment process Reablement Being charged for social care Support you can get from Local Link […]
In the last two weeks, everyone who was assessed to see if they were liable to contribute towards the cost of their social care will have received a letter telling them the outcome of their assessment. At Real, we have had lots of clients contact us to let us know that they have been told […]
Real Action Against Disability Hate Crime disability hate crime awareness event #NHCAW 12 October 2017 hosted by Real and HEAR Charities Against Hate Crime On 12 October 2017 Real, together with HEAR Charities Against Hate Crime, hosted a pan-London Disability Hate Crime awareness event at Jack Dash House. The event aimed to bring together […]
October Newsletter 2017 pdf
Press Release: for immediate release Real Day of Peace to combat disability hate crime in Tower Hamlets on 21st September Tower Hamlets, London, September 21, 2017 – Real DPO and the Local Voices Network have teamed up to celebrate UN Peace Day by hosting a community safety event on 21st September, 10am […]
September Newsletter 2017 Pdf
Community Researcher, Unleashing Healthy Communities Project So who are you? Bromley by Bow’s Unleashing Healthy Communities Research Project is looking for people who are interested in helping them to find out what communities in Bromley by Bow want, to work on their team as a Community Researcher. They are seeking five people […]
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Still wondering how to vote in the forthcoming general election? Real is party politically neutral, so we won’t say who we think you should vote for. But why don’t you take a look at this brilliant summary, produced by Disability Rights UK, of all of the parties’ manifestoes and the issues that are likely to […]
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Marsh Wall works Marsh Wall is closed near Manchester Road from 00:01 on Monday 27 March until early May 2017 for gas works. Route 135 Route 135 is diverted in both directions via East Ferry Road to and from Crossharbour, and does not serve Manchester Road, Marsh Wall or Limeharbour. If you use pay as […]
A workshop is being run by the Mayor of London’s office on 27 April to help community groups get funding from a new £400k initiative, ‘Crowdfund London.’ Crowdfund will give communities up to £50k for every project that makes neighbourhoods special, builds on local character and brings people together. Residents can register online for a […]
April Newsletter 2017