Derry City and Strabane District Council is delighted to present the sixth annual Disability Awareness 2021 programme. In partnership with Fermanagh and Omagh District Council and support from PHA, this year's programme intends to widen and deepen engagement from marginalised group through the development of online, digital and face to face programming.
Foreword
The Public Health Agency is delighted to support DisAbility Awareness
Week through the Access Inclusion Project at Derry City & Strabane District
Council. The varied programme will engage and showcase the excellent
work going on within the council area, highlighting the importance of access
and inclusion. PHA have commissioned over £1 million into the Access
Inclusion Programme in Derry City and Strabane District Council since
2013.
This work has improved inclusive practice across the area and is widely
recognised as a model of excellence across Northern Ireland. This is a
welcomed opportunity to remain connected and learn more as to how
we can all contribute to making services, programmes and the physical
environment more inclusive and accessible for those with disabilities,
promoting improvement in both physical and mental health.
Fiona Teague
Head of Health & Social Wellbeing Improvement (West)
Public Health Agency
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Mayor’s Foreword
DCSDC is excited to host the sixth annual Disability Awareness Week, this
year our programme will be delivered in partnership with our colleagues at
Fermanagh and Omagh District Council. We would like to thank the PHA
for their continued support and funding of the Access and Inclusion Project.
This year’s Disability Awareness week intends to widen and deepen
engagement from marginalised groups through the development of online,
digital and face to face programming.
This week we will join together in support of people with a disability in
our communities to promote health & social wellbeing through the arts
and raise awareness of the importance of creating the conditions where
people with disabilities experience equal opportunity and face no barriers
to participation in any element of their lives. The Council, through our
commitments set out in our Strategic Growth Plan and our Disability
Scheme and Action Plan, is committed to working to promote positive
attitudes and to encourage participation by disabled people in public life
and across our communities by creating accessible and user friendly
environments for everyone to enjoy.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has contributed
to the full programme of events, activates and information sessions
planned.
Alderman Graham Warke
Mayor of Derry City & Strabane District Council
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Friday 26th November 2021
11am ~ 12noon
Online
Conference
Access All Areas
This year’s conference to recognise International
Day for People with Disabilities will have
presentations from the following:
• The University of Atypical - learn more about
the organisation and their equality scheme for
Arts & Culture Venues
• North West Spectrum Group - this newly
established group were established a year
ago and will talk about their experience of
developing over the past year.
• Department for Communities Sign Language
Division - find out more about the work that
the division are carrying out
Register: culture.inclusion@derrystrabane.com
11am ~ 12noon
Online
Libraries NI
Libby e-books & audiobooks
If you haven’t yet discovered the amazing FREE
audio and eBook offer from Libraries NI, then
this is the Zoom session for you! Learn how
to download the Libby app and sign up for the
opportunity to borrow over 17,000 eBooks and
audiobooks. Explore the app and discover
features like search, place hold, bookmarks and
reading settings.
Booking: davidbridges@librariesni.org.uk
Tel: 07912 296 790
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Friday 26th November 2021
2pm ~ 3pm
Online
Libraries NI
Moneysaving
Join our Zoom session to explore some of the
great free advice sites on the internet that help
you make your money go further. There is a
wealth of knowledge out there if you know where
to look. Also, see what you can do with cashback
sites when you shop online.
7pm ~ 7.15pm
FODC YouTube
Not Much Fun in the Rain
Eileen Drumm, member of the Fermanagh Access
Advisory Group, has provided a video to capture
the day-to-day barriers people with disabilities
have to consider.
Booking: culture.inclusion@derrystrabane.com
Booking: Gary.Patterson@librariesni.org.uk
Tel: 07912 296 798
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Friday 26th November 2021
Available from 26th Nov - 3rd Dec
Online
Story Stew
by Lilliput Theatre Company
Fairy stories, ghostly yarns and tall tales created
by Lilliput Theatre Company in partnership
with Sole Purpose Productions. Facilitated and
directed by Gemma Walker-Farren. Fun for all
the family!
Link to access: https://youtu.be/0Bn6ZaN4oPo
8.30pm ~ 10pm
Energy of Light
Millennium Forum
Energy of Light Discos are monthly discos for
young people aged 15+ who are experiencing
limited physical, sensory and or/learning disability.
The Energy of Light Discos take place in our
Studio Theatre.
Admission £3. Carers go Free.
Booking: Box Office: (028) 71 264 455
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Saturday 27th November 2021
1pm ~ 1.30pm
DCSDC YouTube
Oxford Bulls Football Club
The Oxford Bulls football team, a team made up
of kids with Down syndrome from the Derry City &
Strabane District Council area.
Video link: https://youtu.be/oBCHwCdzN48
Follow the Oxford Bulls @ www.facebook.com/OxfordBullsFC/
3pm ~ 5pm
Foyle Arena
Disability Sports Hub
Boccia is an indoor bowls style game which
has been a Paralympic sport since 1984.
Recreationally, Boccia is played by people with a
range of physical, sensory and learning disabilities.
Session 1: 3.15pm ~ 4pm
Session 2: 4.15pm ~ 5pm
Booking: culture.inclusion@derrystrabane.com
Booking is essential. All participants must be booked in by
5pm on Friday 26th November.
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Saturday 27th November 2021
Always Available
YouTube
Our Year in Lockdown ~
The Bud Club
An inspirational video from the BUD Club
showing how they kept their young people
engaged and connected during the lockdown.
Video link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHayWjtrpfM&t=2s
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Saturday 27th November 2021
6pm ~ 7pm
TBC
Storytelling Suzie and the Poomple Moose
Reading by Victoria Gleason
The University of Atypical is delighted to introduce Victoria Gleason and her very
own sock monster! During lockdown actress, writer and storyteller Victoria Gleason
set about writing and illustrating her first children’s book ‘Storytelling Suzie and the
Poomple Moose’!
As a child Victoria’s mum introduced her to the Poomple Moose who lived in the
family’s tumble dryer and was famous in the Gleason household for eating her
socks! From a very young age Victoria wrote imaginative stories for her family
and friends and now for the first time she invites you to come on a journey into the
worlds of Storytelling Suzie and the Poomple Moose.
This event is for children of all ages, so kick off your shoes, get cozy and enjoy
storytime with a reading by Victoria Gleason.
Booking: culture.inclusion@derrystrabane.com
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Sunday 28th November 2021
11am ~ 11.45am
DCSDC YouTube
Puppet Show
Little Red Riding Hood
“Oh Grandma, what big eyes you have!”
A curious young girl weaves her way through the
wintery woods to her grandma’s house. A journey
full of surprises. A playful and imaginative retelling
of the timeless Brothers Grimm story.
“Live performance, puppet operation and visual
invention. Banyan’s ‘Little Red Riding Hood’ is
designed for children, but if you, an adult, ever
wondered why you were fascinated by the art
of puppetry, go and see it, and you will be well
reminded!” Animations Magazine
Suitable for ages 3-11.
Video link: https://youtu.be/1xHoxHJeXSE
1pm ~ 1.30pm
DCSDC YouTube
Banyan Theatre Group Workshop
How to make your own mini
Red Riding Hood Theatre
Join Karen Torley in a workshop to make your own
mini Red Riding Hood Theatre. You will need a
cardboard box, fabric/wool, sticks, paint, cellotape
and scissors for this activity.
Video link: https://youtu.be/TdgmGUPB72M
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Sunday 28th November 2021
3pm ~ 4pm
Online
Hope & Resilience Workshop
with Marie Dunne
This workshop aims to provide Hope and
Resilience for our care givers in these
challenging times.
Link to access:
DCSDC: culture.inclusion@derrystrabane.com
FODC: disability@feranaghomagh.com
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Sunday 28th November 2021
6pm ~ 7pm
Online
Collecting Moments ~ Helen Hall
The University of Atypical has joined forces with Fermanagh and Omagh District
Council and Derry City and Strabane District Council for this online screening of
Collecting Moments performed and recorded live at the Crescent Arts Center,
Belfast as part of Bounce Arts Festival 2021.
We are often encouraged to ‘live in the moment’. But what happens if we try to
capture that moment, then step back into it? Is it ever the same? Or, in the very
process of looking back and sharing the experience, does it become something
else, something new? Collecting Moments explores these ideas as it reflects on a
moment captured in time.
Collecting Moments was created by dancer-choreographer Helen Hall as a
reflection on a day of creative exchange in the studio with a group of other artists.
A day that was full of creativity and was also long awaited after lockdown. Many
‘moments’ were collected during this exchange, including drawing, images, film,
sounds, words and movement. Helen uses the sights and sounds gathered to
create Collecting Moments and reflect on that exchange.
Artform: Dance/Film • Duration: 34mins • Age: All Ages
Video link: https://youtu.be/9u90GNUDhtg
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Monday 29th November 2021
11am ~ 12noon
Online
Creative Photos for Fun
Join our Zoom session to get more out of your
digital photos. Learn about online services that
allow you to print as well as make photobooks,
calendars and gifts.
Booking: Karen.Maginess@librariesni.org.uk
1pm ~ 2pm
Guildhall Square / TBC
Pop-up Puppet Show ~
Stage Beyond
A pop-up puppet show with a variety of characters
created and performed by members of Stage
Beyond Theatre Company.
Booking: Outdoor performance
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Monday 29th November 2021
2pm ~ 3pm
Online
Practise Using Zoom
Have you used Zoom yet? Would you like to
familiarise yourself with the tools and tricks of
Zoom in a safe learning environment? Join our
Zoom meeting where we explain the various
settings and give you a chance to practice some
of its features. We will also talk you through how to
set up your own Zoom meeting.
Booking: Joanne.Brown@librariesni.org.uk
1pm ~ 2.30pm
Zoom
Learning Disabilities, Autism
and Mental Health ~ Bridging
the Gap
This interactive seminar will present the work
of projects in Northern Ireland that are bridging
the gap between the lived experience of people
with learning disabilities and autism impacted by
loss, bereavement and suicide with research, to
influence mental health and suicide prevention
policies and practices. We will be joined by family
members, practitioners and researchers involved
in this work, from The Hive NI and Informing
Choices ‘Talk Together’ Project. Please be aware
that this event may contain emotionally sensitive
discussion on the issue of bereavement by suicide.
Our speakers include:
• Julia McKeever and Deirdre Duffy The Hive NI
• Deborah McGinn Informing Choices NI
Register for Zoom link https://bit.ly/30EoA2j
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Monday 29th November 2021
29th Nov ~ 4th Dec
Void Art Gallery
Art Exhibition
North West Spectrum Group
Void is delighted to partner with members of the
North West Spectrum Group for an exhibition of
their work in Void’s education space.
Booking: engage@derryvoid.com
Tel: (028) 71 308 080
5.30pm ~ 7pm
Online
Mindset
Action Mental Health
Mindset is a mental and emotional health and
wellbeing awareness programme for young
people aged 14 - 17 years old. The programme is
delivered by Action Mental Health and funded by
the Public Health Agency. This training is one of
two sessions. The second session will take place
on Monday 6 December. You must attend both
sessions.
Booking: culture.inclusion@derrystrabane.com
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Monday 29th November 2021
7.30pm ~ 8.30pm
Online
University of Atypical
My Blood ~ DIE HEXEN
Join us and immerse yourself in dreamlike space, splendid
cinematography and sublime sonic offerings. DIE HEXEN (aka
Dianne Lucille Campbell) is an IFTA winning & BIFA nominated multiinstrumentalist
composer, producer, sound artist, performance artist
and IFTA nominated & award-winning filmmaker. DIE HEXEN is a
singular artist who defies definition or categorisation, an identity and
idea constantly in flux, who likes to challenge and explore themes
such as life, death, the afterlife, vivid dreams, celestial mysticism, the
spiritual and the supernatural.
‘My Blood’ was performed and recorded especially for the Bounce
Arts Festival in the Black Box, Belfast, November 2020.
Artform: music/performance/film • Duration: 45mins • All Ages
Video link: https://youtu.be/UgQ2s2TTf3A
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Tuesday 30th November 2021
11am ~ 12noon
Privacy
Zoom
Now that people are spending so much time
online, it’s more important than ever to know how
to keep your personal information secure and
private. This Zoom session offers you hints and
tips on how to protect your data.
Booking: niall.mcveigh@librariesni.org.uk
12noon ~ 12.30pm
Online
Information Session
Easilink
Easilink will be delivering an information session
on the services that the organisation provides
across the Omagh, Strabane, Foyle and
surrounding rural areas.
Booking: culture.inclusion@derrystrabane.com
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Tuesday 30th November 2021
2pm ~ 3pm
Chair Yoga
Online
This is a gentle form of exercise suitable for
everyone. It helps improve your flexibility and
also supports concentration and strength, while
boosting your mood, and reducing stress and joint
strain. Join in the sessions with our Chair yoga
facilitator Karen Deery and feel good for the rest of
the day. Please register in advance.
Booking: https://bit.ly/3iNWYNZ
4pm
Zoom
Information Session
Camphill Clanabogan
Come along and learn more about projects that
are taking place thisyear at Camphill Clanabogan.
The organisation, based outside Omagh, creates
their own craft items and sell them locally to raise
funds.
Booking: culture.access@derrystrabane.com
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Tuesday 30th November 2021
5pm ~ 6pm
DCSDC YouTube
Jam Card Return to Work Toolkit
The training is designed to enable businesses and
organizations to support staff with disabilities /
neurodivergent or communication barriers to return
to work post COVID. Research has suggested
individuals with communication barriers are more
anxious and require further instruction and support.
Giving staff members a list of considerations to
implement for a healthy return to work process,
supporting both staff and employees.
Video link: https://youtu.be/-2dG63ltZtQ
7pm ~ 8pm
Online
Tinfoil Printing Online Workshop
Artist, educator and self-publisher Davidt Dunlop
will lead this online workshop in making literal
home-made art. Using stuff found around your
house, learn to produce some kitchen creations
to impress or inspire those around you. Davidt is
a Belfast born, Glaswegian creator and educator,
who entertained budding artists of all ages over
lockdown. His online Covid art lessons, using
general items found around the house, gained
national attention, inspiring thousands of creators
including children, professionals and teachers to
‘give it a go’. Participants will need: Tin foil, biro
pen, cardboard (i.e. cereal box), felt pens (non
permanent), kitchen towels or toilet roll/cloth/
sponge, spoon, water, paper. Participants may like
to also try paints, inks, glue, cotton buds or shoe
polish.
Artform: DIY Printmaking • Duration: 1 hour • All Ages
Booking: inclusion.culture@derrystrabane.com
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Wednesday 1st December 2021
2pm ~ 3pm
Reopening of Foyle Valley
Railway Museum
with Santa and guests hosted by Destined
The event will incorporate the re-opening of the
Foyle Valley Railway Museum and the launch of
the Christmas Grotto with the Mayor. It will include
tours of the museum by tour guides in period
costumes, who are members of Destined with a
learning disability.
Booking: Destined: (028) 71 362 424
11am ~ 12noon
Playhouse Theatre
Lilliput Theatre Company present
Creepy Cabaret
Lilliput Theatre Company which is facilitated and
managed by the Western Trust consists of a very
innovative and creative group of adults with a
learning disability. The group have been working
with Karen Torley of Banyan Theatre Company
and Gemma Walker-Farren of MakeyUppers to
create a fun filled ‘creepy cabaret’ using Puppetry
and Drama.
Invited audience
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Wednesday 1st December 2021
12noon ~ 12.15pm
DCSDC YouTube
North West Spectrum Group
A video capturing the highlights of the last year for
North West Spectrum- celebrating all their events,
training achievements, creative arts updates and
current projects. Showcasing the Winter Wellbeing
Programme using the 5 ways to wellbeing each
month from Sept-March 2021.
Video link: https://youtu.be/Z0rV1HtifIE
2pm ~ 3pm
Online
Go on Event
Press Reader
Did you know that you can get free access to
around 3,000 national and world newspapers
through the Libraries NI Libby app? Join this Zoom
session to find out how to use Press Reader.
Booking: Tel: 07912 296 830
Email: niall.mcveigh@librariesni.org.uk
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Wednesday 1st December 2021
2pm ~ 3pm Online
BorrowBox Go on Event
The BorrowBox app works on a wide variety of
devices and enables Libraries NI’s patrons to
download and stream even more digital content
than before. The application includes titles for all
ages that are not available on other platforms,
eBook and audiobook formats, accessibility
features such as dyslexic friendly font - and it’s all
free! Register now to learn how to use Borrow Box
on your device.
4pm ~ 4.30pm
DCSDC YouTube
“I Am ME”
Presented by the BUD Club
This play aims to highlight the barriers,
stereotypes, perceptions and labels young people
with disabilities face, raise awareness of disability
in our community and provide the young people
with a platform to share their real life experiences
of living with a disability. Gavin Melly, Social
Inclusion Manager at the Playtrail states, ““I
am ME” has been a journey, from a simple and
powerful idea that young people with disabilities
should have choice and control over their lives to
enable them to live as full and active members of
our community. The belief in a life of isolation and
dependency is no longer the case, let’s keep this
consigned to history. We are equals, we all need to
respect each other for our differences.”
Video link: https://youtu.be/TfWtEjwAE2E
Booking: Tel: 07912 296 814
Email: MarthaAnne.Atcheson@librariesni.org.uk
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Wednesday 1st December 2021
7pm ~ 8pm
Online
Trigger ~ Artist Sinead O’Donnell
This work was performed and recorded live at Flax Art Studios, Belfast as part of Bounce
Arts Festival 2021. ‘Trigger’ is a performance art, film work by artist Sinéad O’Donnell.
Sinéad is one of Northern Ireland’s foremost performance artists. She has performed
extensively, both nationally and internationally. She often uses her body to investigate both
her own and cultural boundaries, particularly in relation to the restrictions placed on women.
Despite deliberately avoiding the sensationalisation of the body, her works often promote
strong reactions and emotions. ‘Trigger’ was created after an extensive period of practicebased
research that took place between Belfast and Derry. ‘Trigger’ was used as a title
from experiencing the feeling of societal unrest and isolation in Northern Ireland as a result
the pandemic, Brexit and the closer-to-home struggles that trigger inside our minds.
O’Donnell states “The global unrest of women’s rights and the rise in domestic violence in
the world during the pandemic triggered me. My own memory and personal history was
triggered and that informed every aspect of the work, from the materials to the structure
of the performance. Trigger was a physical manifestation of the empowerment of women
pushing through the barriers of their past to face every day as a survivor.”
Video link: https://youtu.be/qgIWgVDA76A
For more information about Sinead’s art, visit: sineadodonnell.com.Trigger was commissioned by
University of Atypical through the Stability and Renewal Fund from the Arts Council of Northern
Ireland through the Department for Communities.
Artform: live art/video • Duration: 26mins 47secs • All Ages • Performed & recorded: 1st Oct 2021 ]•
Location: Flax Art Studios, Havelock House, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Event: Bounce Festival, Belfast, Northern Ireland
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Thursday 2nd December 2021
11.30am ~ 12noon
Online
Disability Sports NI
Accessible Outdoor Places
Design Guidelines
Disability Sport NI will be delivering this online
session to highlight their new guidelines for
providing accessible outdoor places. If you are
interested in hearing more about these guidelines,
why not join this Zoom session?
Booking: Inclusion.culture@derrystrabane.com
12noon ~ 6pm
Centre for Contemporary Art
Relaxed Performance Day
CCA’s Relaxed Performance Days are for visitors
with sensory difficulties to visit our exhibitions.
The lights are muted and volumes lowered to
reduce over-stimulation. Our Library & Workshop
becomes an all-day dedicated Quiet Space on our
Relaxed Performance Days.
Booking: info@ccadld.org
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Thursday 2nd December 2021
11am ~ 12noon
Online
Go on Event
Libby ebooks and Audiobooks
If you haven’t yet discovered the amazing FREE
audio and eBook offer from Libraries NI, then
this is the Zoom session for you! Learn how
to download the Libby app and sign up for the
opportunity to borrow over 17,000 eBooks and
audiobooks. Explore the app and discover features
like search, place hold, bookmarks and reading
settings.
Booking: Libraries NI: Tel: 07912 296 811
Email: Karen.Maginess@librariesni.org.uk
1pm ~ 3pm
Online
Consultation:
Opportunity for disability
community to contribute to
Age Friendly Strategy
Have your say on ageing well in Derry City and
Strabane District Council! Derry City and Strabane
District Council is developing a new Age-friendly
strategy and action plan. In an age-friendly place,
age is not a barrier to living well, and it benefits
everyone, but for the purposes of this consultation,
we are particularly interested in talking to people
aged 50 and over. During this fun, interactive
workshop, we want to listen to and learn from
your experiences, hopes and concerns so that the
strategy and action plan is built on what matters
most to the people who live here.
For more information or to book your place, please email,
phone or text Janice at: Email: JMSConsultingNI@gmail.com
Tel: 07960 978 257
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Thursday 2nd December 2021
2pm ~ 3pm
Online
Information Session
Epilepsy Action NI
Epilepsy is one of the most common serious
neurological conditions in the world. It affects
over 20,000 people in Northern Ireland alone.
This means that almost 1 in 100 people in NI
have epilepsy. Epilepsy can affect anyone at
any age and from any walk of life. This one hour
introduction to epilepsy will cover:
• Epilepsy facts and figures
• Seizures
• First aid for seizures
• Living with epilepsy
Booking: Inclusion.culture@derrystrabane.com
2pm ~ 3pm
Zoom
Go on Event
Spotify
Join our Zoom session to find out how to access
a wide range of music on your iPad, tablet or
smartphone. Find out about the many free and
paid for music streaming apps available, including
Spotify.
To book contact Libraries NI:
Tel: 07843 339 159
Email: Joanne.Brown@librariesni.org.uk
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Thursday 2nd December 2021
4pm ~ 4.30pm
Online
Information Session
AIM ~ Access & Inclusion
Toolkit
A.I.M is an Access Inclusion Model of excellent
practice, specifically designed as a go to guide
and toolkit supporting businesses and cultural
organizations to enhance their service delivery
for our pan disability community that creates
opportunity and a solution focussed approach
to reduce barriers to participation, economic
activity, health and social wellbeing for people
with disabilities. This information session will
give contributors an opportunity to share more
information about the AIM toolkit.
To receive the link for this ONLINE event
email: inclusion.culture@derrystrabane.com
4.30pm ~ 4.45pm
DCSDC YouTube
Best practice of using AIM Toolkit
Video of Millennium Forum
Video created by the Millennium Forum
highlighting the advantages to embedding access
and inclusion into their business.
Video link: https://youtu.be/IB3GnARYQO4
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Thursday 2nd December 2021
7pm ~ 9pm
Echo Echo
Echo Echo Performance &
Taster Session with Tuned In Project
Echo Echo Dance welcome Tuned In Project to
their accessible studio theatre on the City Walls for
a special dance improvisation performance with
live music and a creative movement workshop.
Tuned In Project uses the digital and creative arts,
media and music to support people with Learning
Disabilities to be DIFFERENT! Echo Echo Dance
Theatre Company is one of Ireland’s leading dance
companies based in Derry since 1997.
Booking: info@echoechodance.com (Closed audience)
7pm ~ 9pm
Millennium Forum
Signed performance of Pantomime
Sleeping Beauty
It’s Panto Time Again ~ Oh Yes It Is! Join the cast
of the Millennium Forum, for fun frolic and laugher
abound in this wonderful take on the traditional
tale staged by the acclaimed Millennium Forum
Productions.
Booking: Box Office: (028) 71 264 455
www.millenniumforum.co.uk
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Friday 3rd December 2021
10am ~ 11am
Event Cancelled
Launch of Changing Place
Facility
The new Changing Place Facility will be launched
by pupils for Knockavoe School. This is the first
changing space facility to be located in Strabane.
Changing Places are designed so that they are
completely accessible and provide sufficient space
and equipment for people who are not able to use
the toilet independently.
10.30am ~ 2.30pm Studio 2
2 sessions
Brona Jackson Dance
Wild Ones
in partnership with
Ardnashee School
‘Wild Ones’ is an immersive dance theatre
experience for children under 5 with complex
needs. Hiding deep within the Boogie Woogie
Woods lives mysterious and jittery characters.
Can you help find them and bring them some
important news? A story of friendship and the joy
of connection set to a swinging original score by
composer Bobby Cole. This sensory show was
devised and directed by choreographer Brona
Jackson, made possible by the generous support
of the Arts Council of Northern Ireland.
Booking: bronajackson@hotmail.co.uk (Closed audience)
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Friday 3rd December 2021
11am ~ 12noon
Online
Go on Event
iPad Camera Part 1
Join Libraries NI’s Zoom session to check out your
iPad camera settings: live, time lapse, panoramic
and more.
To book contact Libraries NI:
Tel: 07912 296 790
Email: david.bridges@librariesni.org.uk
11am ~ 12noon
Online
International Disability
Awareness Day at Verbal ~
Reading Rooms
Join Verbal in partnership with Derry City &
Strabane District Council and Fermanagh &
Omagh District Council, on the annual celebration
of people with disabilities as we host two special
events. Our focus is on spreading awareness,
understanding and acts as a reminder of the
importance of removing barriers for all people living
with disability, both visible and invisible.
(Age 18yrs+).
Booking: info@theverbal.co
Tel: (028) 71 266 946 ~ ask for Sinead McLaughlin
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Friday 3rd December 2021
11am Blind: Seen-Unseen
2pm ~ 3.30pm Live: Seen-Unseen
4pm Blind: Seen-Unseen
2pm ~ 3pm
Online
Go on Event
Libby eMagazines
If you haven’t yet discovered the amazing FREE
eMagazine offer from Libraries NI, then this is the
Zoom session for you! Learn how to download the
Libby app and sign up for the opportunity to borrow
over 3000. Explore the app and discover features
like search, place hold, bookmarks and reading
settings.
To book contact Libraries NI:
Tel: 07912 296 792
Email: Sheila.Mclean@librariesni.org.uk
Online
Seen-Unseen Art Project
Clare McLaughlin
Void is delighted to present two events for
Disability Awareness Week with artist Clare
McLaughlin. McLaughlin’s Seen-Unseen art
project deal with the non-visual exploration of art
and allows the blind of vision impaired person to
experience artwork through their other senses.
For Disability Awareness week, McLaughlin will run
an online Seen-Unseen event inspired by Void’s
current exhibition, The Shrinking Universe, Eva
Rothschild.
To book a place, please email Clare on
claremclaughlinemail@gmail.com
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Friday 3rd December 2021
4pm ~ 4.30pm
DCSDC YouTube
Liberty Consortium’s ‘Ready,
Steady, Go’ Project ~ a Social
Enterprise, Training & Inclusion
Project
A short information video celebrating Liberty
Consortium’s ‘Ready, Steady, Go’ Project - a Social
Enterprise, Training and Inclusion Project led and
run by young people with learning disabilities and
autism from the DC&SDC area. This incorporates
a “Thrift” Charity Shop and “Tea in the Park” Mobile
Coffee Shop. Based at Northside Village Shopping
Centre, Thrift is a shop with a difference. It is
Liberty Consortiums presence on the high street
and places inclusion at the heart of the community,
whilst supporting young people with disabilities
through social enterprise.
5pm ~ 6pm
Online
International Disability Awareness Day
at Verbal
Visual Art Session
Join Verbal in partnership with Derry City &
Strabane District Council and Fermanagh& Omagh
District Council, on the annual celebration of
people with disabilities as we host two special
events. Our focus is on spreading awareness,
understanding and acts as a reminder of the
importance of removing barriers for all people living
with disability, both visible and invisible.
(Age 18yrs+).
Booking: info@theverbal.co
Tel: (028) 71 266 946 ~ ask for Sinead McLaughlin
Video link: https://youtu.be/O-ytQU-lv_Y
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Saturday 4th December 2021
2pm
Millennium Forum
Sleeping Beauty Panto
Relaxed performance
Booking: Box Office: (028) 71 264 455
www.millenniumforum.co.uk
11am ~ 12noon Foyle Valley Railway
Destined Christmas Craft Fair
Booking: Tel: (028) 71 362 424
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