Month: August 2022

First GDPIP workshop: Accessibility & Barriers

Photos from the first workshop

Greenwich Disabled Peoples’ Innovation Project #GDPIP
Workshop #1: Accessibility and Barriers
WHERE: Bathway Theatre, Bathway, London, SE18 6QX
WHEN: 17th September 2022, 12PM – 4PM

We Want To Hear From You!
• What are your views on the support currently provided?• What are your experiences?
• How can we better support Greenwich residents?

There will be a light lunch provided at noon and the event will be recorded for people who are not able to be there. Please let us know if you do not wish to be recorded.

Limited Places – £60 token for time and co-production.
Speakers:
• Christiane Link is the founder and director of Ortegalink Ltd., an inclusion and accessibility consultancy. 
• Anahita Harding is a wheelchair user who has been campaigning for Transport for All on local transport issues. She is also one of the Culture Access directors.
• Members of Greenwich DPAC will also be there to work alongside.
Facilitator:
• Fides Dagongdong (she/they) is a non-binary, queer and disabled Decolonisation Academic, Content Creator & Facilitator and Human Rights Activist.
If you wish to be included or would like local issues to be included, please contact: hello@cultureaccess.co.uk and/or greenwichdpac@gmail.com

See our Consultation Response to the Transport Strategy Draft of the Royal Borough of Greenwich as a result from the workshop.

For photos see Flickr

see second workshop Cooking With Support

see our Recipes page from our participants (Recipe booklet to come later)

see third workshop: Share Your Experiences

Join us – join our workshops

GREENWICH DISABLED PEOPLE'S INNOVATION PROJECT A new FREE project designed and run by Disabled People for Disabled People in Greenwich. Supporting people to improve wellbeing by: Networking, making new friends and reconnecting with people. Sharing information, skills and designing mini-projects. Using experiences to influence positive change. Interested? Want to know more? hello@cultureaccess.co.uk greenwichdpac@gmail.com https://bit.ly/greenwichcontactform
Workshops and Mini-projects Access and Barriers Explore what good access means to you. How accessible are services and places near where you live? How could access be improved? Cooking for wellbeing How to make a variety of easy and delicious meals with or without support. Compile a 'cookbook' of meals that are healthy, affordable and easy to prepare. Make your experiences count Share good and bad experiences. What could have been done differently? Create a resource to promote 'good practice'. Accessible workshops will be held at The Bathway Theatre, SE18 6QX, with sessions being recorded for sharing online.

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GREENWICH DISABLED PEOPLE’S INNOVATION PROJECT

A new FREE project designed and run by Disabled People for Disabled People in Greenwich.

Supporting people to improve wellbeing by:

Networking, making new friends and reconnecting with people.

Sharing information, skills and designing mini-projects.

Using experiences to influence positive change.

Interested? Want to know more?

hello@cultureaccess.co.uk 

greenwichdpac@gmail.com

https://bit.ly/greenwichcontactform

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Workshops and Mini-projects

Access and Barriers 
Explore what good access means to you. How accessible are services and places near where you live? How could access be improved?

Cooking for wellbeing 
How to make a variety of easy and delicious meals with or without support. Compile a ‘cookbook’ of meals that are healthy, affordable and easy to prepare.

Make your experiences count 
Share good and bad experiences. What could have been done differently? Create a resource to promote ‘good practice’.

Accessible workshops will be held at The Bathway Theatre, SE18 6QX, with sessions being recorded for sharing online.