disAbility Cornwall & IoS

30/10/2026

We’re Hiring! DIAL Adviser 📞

Are you passionate about helping people understand their rights, access support and make informed choices?

We’re looking for multiple DIAL (Disability Information & Advice Line) Advisers to join our friendly and supportive team at disAbility Cornwall & Isles of Scilly.

📍Hayle - Plantation Stores, Foundry Lane
💷 £26,000 per year, rising to £26,500 in April 2027
🕐 37 hours per week
🤝 Potential for job share
📅 Working hours are between 9am-5pm Monday to Thursday, 9am-4.30pm Friday and 9am-1pm Saturday as part of a rolling rota.

As a DIAL Adviser, you’ll provide accessible, impartial and person-centred information and advice to disabled people, people living with long-term health conditions, unpaid carers and their families.

You’ll help people understand their rights and options, navigate complex systems, identify potential entitlements, complete forms, make referrals and connect with specialist services where needed.

🌟 Benefits include:

• 31 days’ annual leave in your first year, rising to 38 days by year 3 + a day off on your birthday
• Training and development opportunities
• Two days working from home following successful probation
• A supportive team and positive work-life balance culture

👉 Apply today and make a difference: https://disabilitycornwall.org.uk/careers/disability-cornwall/dial-adviser-disability-information-advice-line

Join our team as a DIAL Adviser and support people with health conditions or a disability to live more independently, understand their rights, and access vital services. Multiple roles available.

26/10/2026

Help shape the future of seizure care 💜

Cornwall Intellectual Disability Equitable Research (C***R), a partnership between the University of Plymouth and the Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, are working on a new project with the University of Birmingham and the University of Lancashire to explore ways to make seizure care faster, easier and more accessible, with more support available closer to home.

The project aims to develop:
📊 An EEG headset to record brain activity.
📱 A mobile phone app.
🏡 Testing that could take place at home or at GP surgeries.

The hope is to support faster diagnosis, reduce hospital visits and make care more accessible.

Your experiences can help shape the future of this project.

The team wants to hear from:
• People aged 18 or over who have seizures.
• Family members.
• Unpaid carers.

You can help by sharing your experiences and telling the team what matters most to you.

📩 Interested in getting involved?

Submit a form here: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=slTDN7CF9UeyIge0jXdO4zmOIgp56ixAuISSdE5AGa9UMFo4RTNQNFU1NTdCSDNaT0FBUEdQSk5UVi4u&origin=QRCode

Or email: [email protected]

Your voice matters. Help shape seizure care around the needs of the people who use it.

26/10/2026

Disability Joy - A weekend event exploring Disability Joy through play, art, disco and research, provided by We Are The People, BSU 🌟

We Are The People are a group of researchers based at Bath Spa University engaged in disability research and activism.

They'll be showcasing their research findings and outputs with a day of art, play and discussion. Followed by a celebration disco from 4pm to 7pm by Redruth Record Club.

This event is open to the public, and free to attend with general museum admission costs.

📅 14 November, 2026 | 10am - 7pm
📍 Cornwall Museum, Truro

BSL interpreters will be available to support throughout the day.

Find out more here: https://cornwallmuseum.org/event/disability-joy/

23/10/2026

Sign the petition: Review legal rights to wheelchair spaces on buses and coaches 🚌

Wheelchair users should have the right to travel by bus or coach without being denied access because another passenger refuses to make the designated wheelchair space available.

Currently, wheelchair users can face barriers when trying to travel, limiting their independence and access to work, healthcare, education and their communities.

This petition calls for a review of the law to give wheelchair users an enforceable right to designated spaces, regardless of boarding order. The petition also recognises that genuine conflicts between passengers with disability-related needs must be protected.

✍️ Sign and share the petition to support accessible and inclusive public transport for all:

Review legislation giving wheelchair users an enforceable right to designated spaces on buses and coaches, regardless of boarding order.

22/10/2026

Hayle Neighbourhood Priority Statement 💬

Hayle Town Council is putting together a Neighbourhood Priority Statement (NPS) which will inform Cornwall Council’s 2050 Local Plan. This is Hayle’s chance to influence growth and development in the area by setting out our aspirations for the future and identifying important local planning issues.

They want to make sure that your views are portrayed clearly within this document, so they would like all residents and business owners to take part. It is an opportunity for you to have your say on what you think makes Hayle unique, as well as what it is important to protect and what can be improved in the future.

🏢 The business specific survey can be found here: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=YDyzyKKQcE-ANcnqjIESboFVEOFE0y9OpFLmMWwOn3RUNU1BTkhNRk1WWjFBUzJWRlBaSkwzRjNWVS4u

🏠 If you also live in Hayle, please fill out this survey for all residents: https://letstalk.cornwall.gov.uk/planning-for-our-future

This survey will also feed into the 2050 Local Plan, as well as the Hayle Neighbourhood Priority Statement.

You can put yourself forward to be involved in the NPS Working Party by emailing [email protected]

📅 Hayle Town Council will also be present at Hayle Library next week to chat in person:
• Tuesday 27 October, 11:30am - 2:30pm
• Wednesday 28 October, 10:30am - 12:30pm

22/10/2026

How accessible are bus services in Cornwall? 🚌

Our new Substack article explores accessibility on buses and future reforms within Cornwall Council. We want to make sure disabled people’s experiences help shape the future of bus services.

As part of this work, our Social Policy Officer, Lily, will be representing disabled people’s experiences and working with the council to help shape future services.

We want to hear from you! 🗣️

What barriers do you face when travelling by bus? What would make bus services more accessible and inclusive?

This could include:

♿ Inaccessible bus stops
🚌 Unreliable ramps or difficulties using priority spaces
🗺️ Poor information, timetables or journey updates
💬 Any other barriers that make bus travel difficult

Your experiences matter. Lily will take your feedback forward in discussions with the council, helping to ensure disabled passengers’ voices are heard in decisions about future bus services.

📩 Share your experiences by commenting below or by emailing Lily at [email protected].

📖 Read the article here: https://disabledbydesign.substack.com/p/access-denied-access-to-thrive

20/10/2026

Emerging Disabled Artists’ Residency 🎨

Applications are now open for a residency for early career disabled artists delivered by Shape Arts, Tate St Ives and the Borlase Smart John Wells Trust (Porthmeor Studios).

The awarded artist will receive: A one-week residency in Cornwall, from Monday 18th January 2027 until Sunday 24th January 2027, an opportunity to host a creative event for young people at Tate St Ives, remote mentoring from the Shape Arts team, a bursary of £3,000.

Applicants must be living or working in Cornwall, Devon or Somerset.

📝 Find out more and submit an application here:
https://www.shapearts.org.uk/Blog/apply-to-our-emergent-residency-programme?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

📅 The deadline for applications is the 1st of November 2026.

Our residency for early career disabled artists is back, and this year we're teaming up with Tate St Ives!

19/10/2026

My Chance to Move & Groove - at the Spooky Disco 🎃

A fun and welcoming Halloween disco for adults aged 18+ with learning disabilities and additional needs. Dress up, dance, groove and have fun with spooky music, disco lights, games and plenty of Halloween magic! 🦇

No dance experience needed - just come along and enjoy the fun! 🕺💃

📅 Monday 26th October, 11am - 12pm
📍 The Recreation Ground, Redruth, TR15 1SY
🪙 £3 per dance (carers/ PA's attend for free)
🌟 Fully accessible studio and building

Provided by My Chance to Dance CIC, in partnership with Mencap - Healthier Me.

Book now! 👻

📩 [email protected]
📞 07515129358

15/10/2026

Thank you to everyone who shared their views as part of our cashless parking consultation. Your feedback is invaluable. Rest assured that each response is being gathered as evidence and will be presented to the Council's Strategic Parking Team and Councillor Dan Rogerson, Portfolio Holder for Transport, during a forthcoming meeting to discuss the consultation findings.

If you would like to stay involved and join wider discussions about inaccessible and discriminatory practices across Cornwall, please visit our Substack. Lived experience sits at the heart of everything we do and every piece of feedback is read, considered and used to inform our work and responses.
https://substack.com/

15/10/2026

Humans Cornwall are hiring a Support Broker to join their growing team ✨

Do you have great communication skills, enjoy helping people find practical solutions and want a role where you can make a real difference?

📍 Office-based in Hayle
💷 £26,000 per year, rising to £26,500 in April 2027
📅 37 hours per week, Monday - Friday

As a Support Broker, you’ll be a consistent point of contact for people using our service. You’ll get to know each person, understand what matters to them and work alongside them to find the right support to help them achieve their goals.

Every person’s journey is different. You could coordinate Personal Assistants and community colleagues, arrange practical support or essential items, connect people with local services, work with partner organisations or advocate for someone’s voice, choices and rights.

If you’re passionate about working alongside people to find solutions that work for them, we’d love to hear from you. 💙

📩 Apply now on our website: https://disabilitycornwall.org.uk/careers/humans-cornwall/support-broker-make-a-real-difference

Join our Humans Cornwall Team as a Personalised Support Specialist and help people access tailored support and guidance.