Adjusting to a new day to day due to the Coronavirus for an autistic person. T has high functioning aspergers. He is in his first year of college, studying Engineering. Since the Governments decision on ‘lockdown’ to the UK, T tells us how it has impacted his day to day life. In the space of…
Surrey Choices held a series of events at the end of 2019 to begin a conversation with each other about how the future could look for disabled people in Surrey and to collectively shape the vision of Changing Days. The events were open to disabled people, their families and Carers, and groups and organisations that work with Surrey…
Surrey Choices will be holding their annual colleague awards on Friday 5 June 2020. The colleague awards are to celebrate outstanding practice and achievements by Surrey Choices colleagues. Throughout February and March 2020, voting stations will be held across the county to encourage the people Surrey Choices support, their families and Carers to nominate a…
In 2019, Surrey Choices committed to being a Mindful Employer. Surrey Choices are creating a supportive and open culture for employees where everyone is able to talk about mental health confidently, and aspire to appropriately support the mental wellbeing of all staff. We sat down with Laura, an Activity Facilitator told us about her experience…
Disabled people come together for a bowling competition to raise funds for The Fountain Centre. On Tuesday 12 November the Surrey Choices Farnham Community Group held a bowling tournament in aid of their Local Charity of The Year, The Fountain Centre. The Fountain Centre is a charity for cancer patients, their families and Carers located in the…
In July this year, students from Cordwalles Junior School worked in collaboration with Surrey Choices Rhythmic Collision Dance Company to perform Rhythm of Life, an annual dance show which this year celebrated friendship and inclusion. Cavan has participated in Rhythm of Life for two years at her former school, Cordwalles Junior School. She has now…
Surrey Choices has recently signed the Mindful Employer Charter to take lead in supporting the mental wellbeing of their employees. What is Mindful Employer? Mindful Employer is a country wide initiative run by Devon Partnership NHS Trust. The initiative provides employers with workplace mental health training, information and advice with the main goal of helping…
From Monday 21 October – Friday 1 November, we are celebrating Advocacy Awareness Week (AAW19) looking at the power and impact that all types of advocacy have on people’s lives. Here at Surrey Choices, we strive to ensure every individual we support has the opportunity to voice their opinion and be heard. Across Surrey, our…
A film aimed at changing the attitudes towards disability featured Surrey Choices’ very own Rhythmic Collision Dance Company. ‘House Finch’ explores the relationship between a mother and her son who has a disability and stars Adjoa Andoh, an actor who has previously starred in Eastenders, The Bill, Casualty, Doctor Who and much more, along side…
