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WECIL’s Chief Executive, Dominic Ellison, features in a new book from Bristol Ideas bringing together essays from over 30 contributors, addressing some of the challenges Bristol faces and sharing ideas about how we might meet them. From dealing with the past, the future of social care, culture and housing to building a city of aspiration, the book looks…

We are utterly thrilled to have been shortlisted as finalists in three categories at this year’s Locality Awards! The Locality Convention is an annual highlight for a number of the WECIL team. Convention is an opportunity for members of Locality, who are all community-led organisations, to come together under a shared belief in the Power of Community and get…

Bristol City Council have released a draft of their new Fair and Affordable Care Policy for public consultation. The policy was developed in response to current financial pressures and the need to ensure that the council has sufficient resources to meet the needs of all the people who might need care and support. It is…

The Learning Team at Bristol Museums is developing teaching and learning resources that explore the work of creative practitioners from diverse backgrounds. They are currently looking for 4 creative professionals who are Disabled people and are professional artists, printmakers, sculptors, ceramicists, metalworkers, textile artists, photographers, poets, actors, musicians or dancers. As part of the resources they are…

Applications are now open for an exciting paid MyWorld Micro-Residency for up to eight people to spend approximately four days over three months in residence with the Pervasive Media Studio, a part of WECIL’s strategic partners the Watershed. It is part of a project where you will collaborate on researching and designing accessibility in location-based Virtual Reality…

Which? (the independent consumer association) is funding projects which address harm done to consumers, which takes many and varied forms, and is often difficult to spot. Which? wants to make sure that the voices of all consumers are heard, and that action is taken to tackle consumer harms. Disability Rights UK would like to apply for…