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Buckinghamshire Culture – Seeking Community Curators

Together We Build Together We Build is a Bucks project celebrating 10 years since the London 2012 Paralympics. We are seeking d/Deaf and disabled Community Curators who want to help us share the story of the Paralympics and what it means now.We will support our Community Curators to pick a Read more…

By neil.cary, 1 year28-Jun-22 ago

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Bucks Heroes Project

Bucks Heroes Project wants to collaborate with local communities to celebrate and explore their extraordinary stories and heritage, which are currently under-represented at the Museum. Bucks Heroes is all about celebrating stories of overcoming There will be a Bucks Heroes exhibition at Discover Bucks Museum in 2023 celebrating Bucks Heroes Read more…

By neil.cary, 2 years10-Mar-22 ago

27-Sep-23 - Monthly Face-to-Face Meeting

We will be holding our monthly f-2-f meeting in Aylesbury. Details will be sent by email to all members

30-Sep-23 - Catch22 Jazz Jam Session in High Wycombe

Do you enjoy Jazz? Or even just a night out in a chilled environment with plenty of food, drink and good music? If so, would you be interested in joining other members of Autism Bucks on a visit to The Front Room coffee shop in High Wycombe where Catch22 hold a curated Jazz Jam on the last Saturday of every month?

11-Oct-23 - Members Zoom Meeting

Details will be sent by email

25-Oct-23 - Monthly Face-to-Face Meeting

We will be holding our monthly f-2-f meeting in Aylesbury. Details will be sent by email to all members

8-Nov-23 - Members Zoom Meeting

Details will be sent by email

6-Dec-23 - 2023 Xmas Party

Please save this date for our Xmas Party. Details to follow.

13-Dec-23 - Members Zoom Meeting

Details will be sent by email

Chronic physical health conditions (22-Sep-23)

Increased rates of chronic physical health conditions across all organ systems in autistic adolescents and adults. This study aims to determine, first, whether autistic people experience greater levels of non-communicable health conditions and second, whether these are explained by differences in demographics (i.e. sex, country of residence, ethnicity, education level), alcohol use, smoking, body mass index (BMI), or family history of medical conditions. Link

Eye care and autism (22-Sep-23)

How eye care professionals can improve the experience of autistic patients. Our Trustee Denise talks about how eye care can be improved. Link

Reviews of PIP and ESA Awards (7-Sep-23)

Parliament debated the petition: “End reviews of PIP and ESA awards for people with lifelong illnesses”. You can watch the debate here: Link Or you can read the transcript here: Link

Post diagnosis Podcast (5-Aug-23)

Sarah O'Brien talks about her experience post diagnosis. Learning about an autism diagnosis and making sense of what that diagnosis means personally, can feel like an overwhelming task for lots of autistic people. Link

Draft BCC Autism Strategy (4-Aug-23)

Read Buckinghamshire County Council Draft Autism Strategy Link