That was the week that was MIRID update 19-25 May

Here’s the weekly round up of news and events, brought to you by Making it Real.
All the below posts can be accessed here
Local news
· Sign Cafe promotes deaf awareness & home safety
· Carer awards for dedication in their caring role
· May edition of Dudley CVS e-bulletin is now out
· Home Matters Supporting People – providing innovative support to people with dementia
· ACE Club for people with disabilities – Kingswinford
· Unicorn Centre supports Dementia Friends initiative
Local events
· Dudley Carers Forum June programme
· Volunteers week (in Dudley) 1 – 7 June
· Volunteering Marketplace and volunteer speedmatching – 7 June 2014
· Carers Week in Dudley 9-15 June
· Dudley Carers Forum Summer Fair and Jumble Sale – 21 June
· New production for Side by Side by people with learning disabilities (Stourbridge): 25 -28 June 2014
· Black Country Day (14 July) and festival
National & regional news
· Care Bill becomes Act 2014
· Tablets help drive increase in over 65s going digital
· Diary of a homecare worker
· Handbook for homecare services in England (medicine) – Royal Pharmaceutical Society
· NHS England’s commitment to carers
· The Health Check UK Report from Aviva
National events
· Assistive Technology for WM housing organisations get connected event 18 June – Himley
· Health & Social Care Take Away – ACTAN conference: 23 June, Birmingham
· Young carers event time to be heard 25 June Nottingham University
All these posts can be accessed here
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