hi clive it is leeds city council very very interesting though ----- Original Message ----- From: Clive Lever <clive.lever@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Date: Saturday, 28 June 2014 11.55 am Subject: [access-uk] Re: how sad > > > Hello, > > Who are the invisible they, who closed the centre? If it's a local > authority, I do hope they carried out robust equality analysis before doing > so. This should include looking at cumulative impacts--certain groups being > hit harder than others by 'death by a thousand cuts'. For example, if a > local council are making savings by closing a disproportionate number of > services targeted towards disabled people, they should be aware of the > severe headaches that caused Birmingham City Council when the local disabled > community took them to task through judicial review. > > If the 'they' you talk about are not public sector organisations, the > situation may be different, of course, because public authorities have extra > duties under the equality act, which private and voluntary organisations > don't have. These are unsurprisingly known as 'The public sector equality > duty'. > > Best, > Clive > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of > john gallagher > Sent: 28 June 2014 10.06 > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [access-uk] Re: how sad > > yes very interesting we do have a visually impaired group so will look in to > it. they have closed our blind centre which was shire view and also they > have closed the centre for the deaf. soon we may as blind people be on > street corners selling newspapers at least they will not be zipped. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Henry Miller <henry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Date: Friday, 27 June 2014 8.26 pm > Subject: [access-uk] Re: how sad > > > > > > > Hi John > > > > Sounds like you have enjoyed a wonderful service that has now ceased. > > Why not establish a theatre group for VI's in Leeds? > > > > Best wishes > > > > Henry > > > > > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > ** and in the Subject line type > > ** unsubscribe > > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > > ** immediately-following link:- > > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > > ** or send a message, to > > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq