Past Events
2 day Training for Personal Assistants -Still a few spaces left!
This 2 day Training for PAs course could enhance your prospects of employment as a PA or, if you are already a PA, help you to be more effective in your role. Topics covered include: • Disability and Equality - cultural representations of disabled people and barriers faced by disabled people • Social Model of Disability – and how to apply the principles in your PA role • Understanding the importance of appropriate language • Exploring roles and relationships • Knowing the Relationship Boundaries • Exploring potential dilemmas • Responding to Your Employers Needs People who are eligible for ILA\'s can use their ILA 200 to pay for the course. Just contact Amanda (Monday 21 November 2011)
New 2 DayTraining for Personal Assistants
Lothian Centre for Inclusive Living is offering a two-day course for people who would like to know more about working as a PA for a Disabled person. People who are eligible for ILA\'s can use their ILA 200. (Monday 19 September 2011)
Peer Support Group Meeting
for Personal Assistant (PA) Employers The meetings are all held on a Wednesday from 1.30pm-3.30pm in the Conference Room at the Norton Park Centre. (Wednesday 14 September 2011)
Elementary Food & Health REHIS Training Course
For People interested in being, or who are already Personal Assistants. It is run in partnership with The Broomhouse Centre. Exact dates 16th Aug 11 and 27th Sept 11 (Tuesday 16 August 2011)
Making the Right Connections - Confidence Skills workshops
This confidence skills course will allow participants to find out more about how you communicate • Think about personal communication issues • Explore some of the barriers to good communication • Explore alternative methods of communication (Tuesday 19 July 2011)
Elementary Food & Health REHIS Training Course
Lothian Centre for Inclusive Living in partnership with the Broomhouse Centre is offering a FREE Training Course for PAs and is suitable for anyone, whether already in employment or not. (Tuesday 28 June 2011)
Managing Conflict - With Confidence
Confidence workshop over 2 sessions on 15th & 22nd June. This course would suit Disabled People who are/will be responsible for staff, or who just want to develop assertiveness skills in this area. (Wednesday 15 June 2011)
Peer Support Group Meeting
An informal meeting of Personal Assistant (PA) employers, or those seriously considering employing support/PAs, to share their experiences, challenges and to exchange ideas. (Wednesday 13 April 2011)
FREE Training Course: Introduction to Self Advocacy
This course is part of our Confidence Workshops. Introduction to Self Advocacy can help you to speak out for yourself. The course is run over two half days on 15th and 22nd March. (Tuesday 15 March 2011)
Self-directed support (Scotland) Bill Consultation Event
The Scottish Government are bringing out a draft Bill for self-directed support in Scotland. This could change the way THAT people receive social care in Scotland. The Bill aims to make the current system (including direct payments) more available, more modern and more accessible to more disabled people. The Bill also aims to enable self-directed support for carers in specific circumstances. The Scottish Government want to hear what disabled people think about the Bill. This is your LAST opportunity to influence the direction the Scottish Government take on the future of support to disabled people. (Tuesday 08 March 2011)
FREE Training Course: Your time to choose
An opportunity not to be missed if you want to investigate sources of support but don\'t know what your options are. This 1 day training session will give disabled people, between the ages of 18 - 25 the opportunity to find out if they are eligible for Direct Payments, how they can be used and what the basics of becoming an employer are. (Monday 28 February 2011)
LCiL's AGM followed by Have Your Say on Services for Disabled People...
Come join us and share your views about the City of Edinburgh Council\'s plan for the services for disabled people in Edinburgh (Thursday 10 February 2011)
FREE Training Course: Dealing with Niceness
LCIL are running a free confidence workshop over two afternoons on the 4th and 11th of Feburary. (Friday 04 February 2011)
Grapevine Benefits Briefing and Information Session
When: 28th January 2011 from 11am-1pm, Where: the European Room, City Chambers, High Street, Edinburgh. Why not come along and find out how we can support You to support your service users at this time of change. Programme: 11am - 11.30am Benefits Briefing on the latest changes to disability benefits including Disability Living Allowance, Employment Support Allowance (ESA) and Incapacity Benefit. 11.30am - 11.45am Celebration of the Awards for All, Big Lottery Project. Come and meet our volunteers and hear about our Information Roadshow which reached over 300 disabled people in Edinburgh in the past year. 11.45am - 1pm - A Drop In Session with information on our services and advice available on any disability issue. A buffet lunch and refreshments will be available. For more information or to book a place, contact Grapevine Email grapevine@lothiancil.org.uk Tel 0131 475 2370 (Friday 28 January 2011)
FREE Training Course: Elementary Food and Health REHIS Training
This course is for people who are interested in becoming or who are already Personal Assistants. It is run in Partnership wtih the Broomhouse Centre. Dates: 18th and 25th January 2011, 15th and 22nd March. Times: 9:15am - 12:30pm and 9:15am - 1:30pm respectively. Venue: Broomhouse Centre, 78/79 Broomhouse Crescent, Edinburgh, EH11 3RH. If you would like more information or you want to register, please contact our training officer Amanda Beech on 0131 475 2350 or email training@lothiancil.org.uk (Tuesday 18 January 2011)
Upcoming LCiL Training Courses
LCiL will be running the following training courses over the coming months: September - Your Time to Choose & Time to Decide, October - I\'m OK & Dealing with Niceness, November - Self Advocacy, February - Managing Conflict, March - Making Right Connections. (Thursday 30 December 2010)
Confidence Skills Courses
Coming soon, including ..... Dealing with Niceness, Self Advocacy, Time to decide- being assertive (Friday 01 October 2010)
The Mobility Roadshow!
The 4th Mobility Roadshow Scotland takes place at the Royal Highland Centre near Edinburgh on Friday 17th and Saturday 18th September 2010 from 10am-5pm. The show offers exhibitions on all that\'s new in the mobility market from national and local companies, organisations and service providers. Test drive adapted vehicles, try out mobility equipment, visit the sports arena and try out some new sports, or visit the information village and find the answers to your queries. Want to know more? Check out the Mobility Roadshow website www.mobilityroadshow.co.uk or phone 0845 241 0390 And look out for LCiL at this year\'s Mobility Roadshow! (Saturday 18 September 2010)
Inclusion Scotland AGM & Blue Badge Consultation
Changes to Blue Badge Scheme? Have your say. The Scottish Government is carrying out a consultation on reforming the Blue Badge Scheme. We want to hear your views on these proposals. Please come along to Inclusion Scotland\'s AGM where there will be a speaker from the Scottish Government’s Transport Directorate to explain why these changes are being proposed and to listen to your views. After all who knows better than yourselves what you need from the Blue Badge scheme? So please come along to the - Inclusion Scotland AGM. Venue: Premier Inn, 80 Ballater Street, Glasgow Date: Friday 17 September 2010. Time: Registration/Refreshments 10.30 am. AGM starts 11 am This will be followed by our Blue Badge Event which is due to finish at 3.30pm. Lunch and refreshments will be available free of charge and reasonable travel expense met. Please contact Angela Marshall to book a place at this event. Email: admin@inclusionscotland.org or telephone 0141 887 7058. (Friday 17 September 2010)
Peer Support Group Meeting for PA Employers
Are you a PA employer? Why not come along to our next Peer Support Group meeting on Thursday 5th August from 1-3pm at Norton Park. I am a PA employer myself and know how daunting it can feel. I have found it useful over the years to hear other employer\'s experiences of things that work well, and sometimes not so well. We tend to keep the meeting quite informal, a cuppa and a biscuit, and a chance to share experiences and ask questions from other people who employ PAs. Please do let LCiL know if you intend coming. If you have any particular issues you would like to add to the agenda, let us know, or you can just bring it up on the day. Katrina, LCiL Independent Living Officer (Thursday 05 August 2010)
Self Directed Support Event
The Scottish Government is bringing out a new Self-Directed Support Strategy and Bill in Scotland. They want to look at Direct Payments and make sure disabled people have the chance to access Direct Payments if they want to. The Scottish Government want to hear what disabled people think about Direct Payments. This is your opportunity to influence the direction the Scottish Government takes in the future. If you would like your voice to be heard come along to LCiL’s afternoon session on Tuesday 27th April 2010. Stockbridge House, 2 Cheyne Street, Edinburgh, EH4 1JB Tuesday 27th April, 1pm – 4pm. This event is open to all disabled people. Tea, Coffee and Cakes available on the day. LCiL can reimburse travel expenses up to a value of £30 per person. Please ask if you need help with this. For more information or to book a place, contact LCIL Tel 0131 475 2350. (Tuesday 27 April 2010)
Huxley's Lab - Theatre Performance by Lung Ha's
It is night time in the lab. In a room full of incubators perfect babies grow. In an age where genetic perfection is held up as the quintessential path to a happy, fulfilled life, is there increasingly little space for difference in our society? Are we sleep-walking into a new age of eugenics? Multi award-winning Grid Iron and renowned inclusive theatre makers Lung Has Theatre Company come together for the first time for this extraordinary site-based, promenade production. Showing from 1st- 8th April. (Thursday 08 April 2010)
Training for PAs - update 2010
Watch this space for forthcoming details! (Thursday 01 April 2010)
Grapevine Benefits Briefing & Drop In Information Session
Why not come along and find out how we can support You to support your service users at this time of change. You can drop in at any point and stay as long as you wish. From 11am -1pm at the City Chambers, High Street Edinburgh. Please let us know if you are intending to come. Formal Benefits Briefing from 11-11.30am, Celebration of our Awards for All project 11.30am -11.45am, Drop-In Information Session from 11.45-1pm. Grapevine is the One Stop Shop for disability information in Edinburgh, East Lothian and Midlothian. Tel 0131 475 2370 email grapevine@lothiancil.org.uk (Thursday 28 January 2010)
LCiL Annual General Meeting
The 18th Annual General Meeting of the Lothian Centre for Inclusive Living (LCiL) will take place on the 14th October 2009, at the Hibernian Football Stadium in the Captains Lounge from 1pm to 4pm. There will be a guest speaker from Independent Living in Scotland (ILiS), who will show a video, followed by tea, coffee and other refreshments. If you would like to attend the AGM, please contact us on Tel 0131 475 2350 or e-mail lcil@lothiancil.org.uk for further information (Wednesday 14 October 2009)
Independent Living Scotland
Independent Living Scotland is a free event that takes place on the 9th and 10th September at the SECC Glasgow. Over 120 exhibiting companies will be at the event showcasing thousands of products to aid independent living including stairlifts, mobility scooters, adapted vehicles, walk in showers, sensory products, equipment for children and daily living aids. The Department for Work and Pensions will be there to offer advice on available benefits, as well as BT & Sky who will be showcasing their accessible services for the elderly and disabled. This 2 day event is aimed at healthcare professionals (occupational therapists, physiotherapists, carers) and members of the public of all ages with a disability or special needs. There is also a free seminar programme and Lifestyle area showing helpful Canine Partners and special yoga. Visit www.independentlivingscotland.co.uk to register for FREE! Or call 0207 728 3723 for tickets. (Wednesday 09 September 2009)
Choosing Scotlands Future: A National Conversation: Public Event With The First Minister Of Scotlan
The Scottish Governments Cabinet is holding 5 meetings in venues across Scotland this summer. As part of this programme the First Minister and the Cabinet will take part in a National Conversation public meeting to discuss Scotlands constitutional future. The event will begin with a speech from the First Minister then a question and answer session which will provide the opportunity to question Ministers on issues about Scotland’s constitutional future. Refreshments will be available from 11.30 am, but in any case it would be helpful if you could aim to arrive by 11.45 pm. Lunch will be available at the conclusion of the event at 1.30 pm. I would be grateful if you could indicate whether you are able to attend by emailing nationalconversation@scotland.gsi.gov.uk or calling Clare Charles on 0131 244 1893 by 24 August. Early registration is advisable as the event looks set to be very popular. Please also let us know if you have any dietary or access requirements. The event will be held at 12 noon, Tuesday 1st September, Molendinar Community Centre, Glasgow. (Tuesday 01 September 2009)
NHS Lothian Involvement Event , Royal Infirmary Edinburgh
Can you help us develop disability equality in NHS Lothian? This event is one of a range of activities to help NHS Lothian develop our Disability Equality Scheme. The scheme is a very important document which will set out how we plan to make health services meet the needs of disabled people as much as possible. It will also set out how NHS Lothian can keep improving as an employer of disabled people. The event is free. We can help with organising or paying for transport and other expenses you may have. Lunch and lots of refreshments will be provided on the day. To book a place contact Kath Dorman-Jackson at NHS Lothian before Friday 24th July on Tel 0131 536 9163 or email katherine.dorman-jackson@nhslothian.scot.nhs.co.uk (Wednesday 05 August 2009)
Training for Personal Assistants in East Lothian
LCiL is offering a free two - day taster course for people who would like to know more about working as a Personal Assistant (PA) for a Disabled person in East Lothian. PLEASE NOTE: THIS COURSE IS NOW FULL. (Thursday 23 July 2009)
Free Direct Payments and Independent Living Information Session
Are you a disabled person living in East Lothian? Do you want to learn more about your right to manage your own support? Then come along to LCIL\'s free Direct Payments and Independent Living Information Session on 11th June 2009, from 1.15-4pm at the Tynepark Centre in Haddington. The Information Session will include a talk on the Disabled People\'s Movement, the Independent Living Movement, Direct Payments and Self Directed Support - giving disabled people more choice and control over their lives. There will also be a showing of the \'Living Life to the Full\' video about disabled people\'s experiences of using Direct Payments. If you would like to attend this information session, please email lcil@lothiancil.org.uk or phone 0131 475 2370. (Thursday 11 June 2009)
Try a Bus Day
Following on from the very successful Try a Bus Day in 2007 ECAS are pleased to announce that they are returning to Ocean Terminal for Try a Bus Day 2009 on Tuesday, 9 June 2009 from 10am to 4pm. The event is for anyone who wants to improve their confidence or to find out more about facilities on buses and trams for disabled people. There will be buses from Lothian, First & Stagecoach and there will be a tram mock-up. We have also invited a number of senior politicians and civil servants so they can learn more about the problems of public transport for disabled people. For more detailed information read the \"Arrangements for Try a Bus Day 2009\" now. For more information contact ECAS Tel 0131 475 2344 Email info@ecas-edinburgh.org (Tuesday 09 June 2009)
Mobility Exhibition
Are you interested in Manual Wheelchairs, Powered Wheelchairs, Scooters and walking equipment? Well now is your chance to see and try out some products at an exhibition in The Disabled Living Centre in Edinburgh. (Thursday 07 May 2009)
Scottish Ministers Consultation with Disabled People
Scottish Ministers are bound by the public sector duty to actively engage with disabled people when setting their policy priorities. A consultation meeting has been set up to provide an opportunity for disabled people to enter into a dialogue with senior civil servants to ensure that the focus of the public sector duties is correct, or to adjust them accordingly. This is your chance to help shape future Government policy so please take it! An agenda/more information for the meeting will be available soon. The event will be run by Inclusion Scotland on Thursday 7th May 2009 1pm – 4pm (lunch from 12.30pm) at Glasgow Centre for Inclusive Living, 117 – 127 Brook Street, Glasgow G40. A lunch and tea/coffee will be provided and travel expenses can be covered. Spaces for this event are limited and will be on a first come, first served basis. To book a place please contact myself on 0141 887 7058 or e-mail donna@inclusionscotland.org (Thursday 07 May 2009)
LCiL Re-Launch Celebration
Come along and join us for an afternoon to celebrate the launch of the Lothian Centre for Inclusive Living\'s new logo, name, website and membership pack. This informal event will be a chance for LCiL members and service users to hear about what\'s happening at LCiL and the future direction of the organisation. As a user controlled organisation we want you to be involved in the organisation. So please come to this event and help us celebrate 17 years of LCiL providing services for disabled people in Lothian. When: 25th March from 2-4pm Where: Wighton House, The Thistle Foundation, Niddrie Mains Road, Edinburgh. Tea, coffee, cakes and a quiz will be provided! If you would like to attend this event, please contact LCiL on Tel 0131 475 2350. (Wednesday 25 March 2009)
Launch of the Independent Living in Scotland project.
The Independent Living in Scotland project will be launched in Edinburgh at 5.30pm on Monday 23rd March 2009. It will be a Question Time debate on issues for independent living and will be chaired by Shereen Nanjiani. For more information and to book please click the link below. (Monday 23 March 2009)
Making Living Choices - Direct Payments & Independent Living
This training course is for people with learning difficulties or any disabled people who want to learn about Direct Payments and Independent Living at an easy pace. (Monday 23 February 2009)
Inclusion Scotland Edinburgh Roadshow
Edinburgh Roadshow - in partnership with the Lothian Centre for Inclusive Living and the Scottish Accessible Transport Alliance. Date: Friday 20th Edinburgh 2009, 10.00am – 15.30pm Venue: Edinburgh City Chambers, High Street, Edinburgh EH1 1YJ Topics to be discussed on the day include - Accessible Transport, Accessible and Affordable Housing, Independent Living and Self Directed Support. For more information and to book a place, contact Inclusion Scotland Tel 0141 887 70 58. (Friday 20 February 2009)
Fair Enough? (Equality & Diversity Matters)
This is a brand new course designed to support employers of Personal Assistants (Tuesday 10 February 2009)
LCiL's 17th Annual General Meeting
The AGM will be held on Tuesday 2nd December 2008 in the Press Lounge at Hibernian Football Stadium, Easter Road, Edinburgh(West Stand entrance beside car park) from 4:30 - 5:30pm. Open to LCiL members, staff and guests only. (Tuesday 02 December 2008)
Launch of 'Your Call' a national telephone counselling service
Your Call is LCiL\'s pilot national telephone counselling service for disabled people in Scotland. This free service is delivered by professionally qualified disabled volunteer counsellors. It is operated by LCiL and funded by the Scottish Government. There will be presentations on the work of the service with opportunities to discuss, debate and network. Open to members, staff and invited guests. This will be Held in the Hibernian Football Stadium following LCiL\'s 17th AGM. (Tuesday 02 December 2008)
Training Course: Introduction to Assertiveness
Come to this training and find out what Assertiveness is all about and how it could put YOU in control. (Thursday 27 November 2008)
Free Training for Personal Assistants
LCIL is offering a FREE two-day taster course for people who would like to know more about working as a Personal Assistant (PA) for a Disabled person. (Wednesday 19 November 2008)
Training Course: Love Your Admin!
This course is for PA employers who would like support to explore managing their Admin. (Thursday 30 October 2008)
Training Course: Supporting Independence
Living Choices - Supporting Independence (Direct Payments and Independent Living for Parents, Carers, Guardians etc) (Tuesday 28 October 2008)
