| Number of Members | 260 |
| Number of disabled people who have attended a meeting | 83 |
| % disabled people who have attended more than once | 57% |
| Number of disabled people who have received advocacy/advice services | 62 |
| % who have received advocacy/advice services more than once (average 2-3 times) | 68% |
| Total number of people who have accessed Disability Backup for a service | 118 |
Notable successes
1. Involvement with the Service First Centre has led to:
-disabled parking bays in Hillman Street adjacent to the building entrance
-Vehicle Drop of point outside main entrance
-Wheelchair facilities available within the building
-Motorised scooters permitted into the building
-Adding contrast edging to furniture
2. Hackney Museum are developing an exhibit in collaboration with the forum
3. Hackney Museum have a disabled parking bay outside the museum (a result of us letter writing)
4. Despite being told she was not allowed, a forum member was given a wheelie bin as a result of campaigning
5. 3 people had their freedom passes renewed after being told they were not eligible (a result of letter writing)
6. Hackney Street scene have committed to consult Disability Backup on all new strategies and developments
7. Devising and advertising our ‘Language Code’ to promote equality in language
8. Development of combined companion badge and blue badge applications
Number of attendees at each forum meeting
| Date | Type of Meeting | Topic | Number attended |
| Oct 2008 | Launch | Launch | 60 |
| Oct 2008 | Forum | Introductions | 14 |
| Dec 2008 | Forum | Personalisation | 13 |
| Dec 2008 | Focus Group | Transport | 4 |
| Dec 2008 | Focus Group | Leisure | 4 |
| Feb 2009 | Forum | Transport | 21 |
| March 2009 | Forum | Housing Benefits | 28 |
| April 2009 | Training | Disability Living Allowance | 5 |
| April 2009 | Training | Employment Support Allowance | 5 |
| April 2009 | Forum | Evening meeting at Hackney Museum | 20 |
| June 2009 | PCT event | Consultation | 100 |
| June 2009 | Forum | Parking | 17 |
| June 2009 | Focus Group | Service First Centre | 7 |
| June 2009 | Focus Group | Parks | 3 |
| July 2009 | Forum | Museum, Law, service First | 25 |
| Aug 2009 | Forum | Equalities Team | 38 |
| Sept 2009 | Forum | Olympics | 29 |
| Sept 2009 | Focus Group | Hackney Museum | 7 |
| Oct 2009 | Forum | 1 year anniversary | 30 |
| Oct 2009 | Focus Group | Mobility team | 7 |
| Nov 2009 | Focus Group | Service First Centre | 4 |
| Nov 2009 | Focus Group | Hackney Museum | 8 |
| Nov 2009 | Forum | Crime | 19 |
| Jan 2010 | Forum | Hackney Homes, Disability Sport | 28 |
| Jan 2010 | Focus group | Service First Centre | 8 |
| 19th January | Focus Group | Site Visit to Service First Centre | 8 |
| 21st January | Forum Meeting | London Sports Forum, Hackney Homes | 32 |
| 18th February | Forum Meeting | Disability Hackney, Parking | 25 |
| 23rd Feb | Focus Group | Hackney Museum | 9 |
| 26th Feb, 5th March, 12th March | Training | British Sign Language Classes | 4 |
| 11th March | Focus Group | Leisure | 5 |
| 25th March | Forum Meeting | LINk and review of forum's work |
Consultations
StreetScene TFL funding
Parks and open spaces
StreetScene future plans shared surfaces
Crown Prosecution Service and Crime
Hackney Museum archiving
Cohesion
Parking Strategy
Housing strategy
Electoral Voting
London Accessible consultation from City Hall
Money Matters survey
Green Paper
Service First Centre
Hackney Matters e panel
TFL jury
Transport for All
Social eyes
Hackney Homes Antisocial behaviour strategy
Antisocial behaviour questionnaire
LOCOG questionnaire
Parking Services
Hackney Homes EIA meeting
Door to door services consultation
Change of polling booth consultation
Hackney Homes EIA meeting (equality scheme)
Hackney Homes consultation on monitoring info
NHS Health for NEL consultation
Blue badge review
Hackney Scrutiny
TFL commuting consultation
Meetings
Hackney LINk steering group
Hackney LINk adult social care group
Pan London Mobility Forum
Pan London disability and deaf group
PCT Patient Public Involvement
Health and Social Care Forum
PD Board
PD Special Interest group
LD special interest group
CEN Personalisation Board
Events
PCT consultation event
DBU one year celebration
London Disability Conference
SAFH health event
Paralympics Handover
Stoke Newington Town Hall Health day
Older Peoples Reference Group Annual Event
REACH CEN event
Inclusion London Election event
Advertising
Hackney community transport
Hackney repairs service
Link membership
Deaf roots training
Deaf plus launch
Deafinately theatre events
Abnormally funny people
Scope campaign Network
Disability Law Service services
SAFH event
Disability Sports Open day
Choice in Hackney Volunteer project
Choice in Hackney Training
All Ability Cycling
Liberty Festival
Personal Best scheme
Transport for London hidden dis card
Hackney Homes disability group
Hackney resolutions email
Disability Now article
Hackney Walking Groups
Deaf Rave
Mobile Repair service
Adventures in learning events advertised
One support services advertised
Hackney mobile repair service advertised
Publicity
Hackney Gazette x3
Hackney Today x4
SPARK x2
Hackney Post
Link Newsletter
Epilepsy Action Newsletter
PCT Website
Hackney Council Website
Team Hackney Newsletter
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