When: Tuesday 31st March
Time: 7-8pm
Online via Zoom
We are delighted to be welcoming back Lee House, Events Engagement Officer at Independent Living Fund Scotland (ILF Scotland).
At this session, we will learn about the ILF Transition Fund, which provides money – for up to one year (£4000) – to support young people with a disability or impairment as defined by the Equality Act 2010.
The purpose of the ILF Scotland Transition Fund is to help young disabled people, between the ages of 16 and 25, with the transition after leaving school or children’s services to be; more independent, more active and engaged in their community, and to build and maintain relationships with other people.
Lee has worked with the organisation for 8 years. His role is to promote the Transition Fund and work closely with young people, parents and charities/organisations/schools to support applications and present information about the fund. There will be the opportunity to share experiences and ask any questions you may have.
Please come along to our in-person ABC Next Steps session for adults aged 18 years and over on Sunday 22nd February at 12.30pm in Seafield, West Lothian (session ends at 13.45pm).
Sessions take place at Cill Mhanach Wellness Studio, Redhouse Road, Seafield, West Lothian, EH47 7AL and will be hosted by June Flynn, ABC Tutor, from our Achieving Better Communication (ABC) team.
ABC Next Steps provides a literacy and communication session for adults. You can expect lots of the same activities included in our online sessions – introductions, getting to know you, topic-based conversations and follow up literacy activities and games.
Face-face sessions also provide a great opportunity for adults to meet and continue their communication journey.
To attend this event please complete the form below. We will then email a reminder of the details of the event (usually a few days before from abc@dsscotland.org.uk).
Event information:
There is no additional cost for those who subscribe to our ABC programme as it includes monthly face-to-face sessions throughout the year. A £5.00 charge (per session) applies to families who aren’t signed up to the ABC Programme.
Face-to-face ABC Next Steps sessions will be in addition to weekly online ABC or ABC Anytime sessions, which will continue weekly throughout term time.
Each event can accommodate a maximum of 12 adults plus a parent/carer and will be on a first come first served basis. Please book only one ticket per family.
Each event needs to be booked on an individual basis, but more than one session can be booked by each family.
Please come along to our in-person ABC Next Steps session for adults aged 18 years and over on Sunday 25th January at 12.30pm in Seafield, West Lothian (session ends at 13.45pm).
We are delighted that we can introduce some more in-person ABC Songs, Stories and Signs sessions for children aged 6-12 years (up to 12th birthday or older depending on communication stage)
Come along to our ABC Songs, Stories and Signs face-to-face event on Sunday 22nd February at 11.00am in Seafield, West Lothian (session ends at 12noon).
The sessions will take place once per month (usually last Sunday of the month) and will feature lots of familiar aspects of our ABC online sessions – songs, Makaton signs, stories and communication activities. Face-face sessions also provide a great opportunity for meeting other parents.
Face-to-face ABC Songs, Stories and Signs sessions will be in addition to weekly online ABC or ABC Anytime sessions, which will continue weekly throughout term time.
Each event can accommodate a maximum of 8 children plus a parent/carer and will be on a first come first served basis. Please book only one ticket per family.
Come along to our ABC Songs, Stories and Signs face-to-face event on Sunday 25th January at 11.00am in Seafield, West Lothian (session ends at 12noon).
Choir 21 – Makaton Choir! Wednesday 29th January from 4.30- 5.15pm
Our online Choir 21 song group is for anyone aged 10+ to join us to sing along to a mixture of pop songs and songs from favourite musicals and stage shows and learn some Makaton signs* too!
*These sessions will teach Makaton signs but don’t worry if you aren’t familiar with Makaton, or you use other sign-supported communication, you can still join in and have fun!
All members with Down’s syndrome aged 10+, siblings and family members welcome!
The Zoom details, along with any song lyrics and information for this session, will be emailed to attendees ahead of time or on the day to those booking on the day.
Important Information for Choir 21 Attendees
Our Choir 21 sessions will be filmed. This allows you to practise between sessions and those who missed a session won’t miss out!
Attendees who do not wish to be filmed can turn their cameras off prior to filming starting. The recording of each session will be emailed via secure Vimeo link to each attendee. This will be for your own personal use, cannot be downloaded and should not be shared.
If you can’t attend a session one week, please contact Katy directly at katy@dsscotland.org.uk and request a copy of the week’s recording instead.
Any recordings/photos from Choir 21 may also be used occasionally for promotion purposes on DSS social media and/or Hub 21. Please contact Katy if you do NOT consent to this.
Any other questions on Choir 21, please send to ABC@dsscotland.org.uk and we will be happy to respond.
Choir 21 – Makaton Choir! Wednesday 22nd January from 4.30- 5.15pm
Choir 21 – Makaton Choir! Wednesday 15th January from 4.30- 5.15pm
Choir 21 – Makaton Choir! Wednesday 11th December from 4.30 – 5.15pm
Choir 21 – Face-to-Face Festive Singalong: Glasgow – Saturday 14th December
Choir 21 – Face-to-Face Festive Singalong is coming to Platform, Easterhouse in Glasgow on Saturday 14th December from 12noon-1.30pm.
Katy and Siobhan from our Achieving Better Communication (ABC) Team are looking forward to singing and signing* along to all your favourite Christmas songs with our DSS Members age 12+.
*The session will teach the Makaton signs to some well-known Christmas songs, but don’t worry if you aren’t familiar with Makaton, you can still join in and have fun!
This event can accommodate a maximum of 15 young people or adults, plus a parent/carer guardian and will be on a first come first served basis.
To attend this in-person event please complete the form below. We will then email a reminder of the details of the event (usually a few days before from abc@dsscotland.org.uk).
This is always a popular and fun session, so we urge you to book early to avoid disappointment!
Bookings for this event have now closed.
Choir 21 – Makaton Choir! Wednesday 6th November from 4.30-5.15pm
Choir 21 – Makaton Choir! Wednesday 27th November from 4.30-5.15pm
Our online Choir 21 song group is for anyone aged 12+ to join us to sing along to a mixture of pop songs and songs from favourite musicals and stage shows and learn some Makaton signs* too!
All members with Down’s syndrome aged 12+, siblings and family members welcome!