Working with communities

Disability Panel and Wider Reference Group 

As both engagement groups at the heart of developing the Accessible City Strategy evolve, we're committed to developing our intersectional perspectives and increasing representation within the Disability Panel and the Wider Reference Group from the lived experience of disabled people from:

• Black and Racially Minoritised groups
• LGBTQIA+ groups
• faith communities
• diverse marginalised communities

There will be future opportunities for individuals with lived experience of disability to share their views.

For any enquiries about the engagement groups or if you're a disabled people’s organisation interested in joining the Wider Reference Group, send an email to EDI.Officer-Disability@brighton-hove.gov.uk.

Find out more about the Disability Panel and the Wider Reference Group.

Deaf Services Liaison Forum

Our Deaf Services Liaison Forum (DSLF) brings together organisations that have a stake, expertise and interest in championing and working to increase equality for D/deaf communities in Brighton & Hove.

The DSLF:

• gathers a range of perspectives including feedback from D/deaf residents to inform service development and changes
• provides an expert panel where changes can be tested

Current DSLF projects include establishing a working group to take forward the DSLF's strategic actions which include engagement with the local D/deaf community. This will include an annual open day where information about local services can be shared.

A separate working group is developing mystery shopping activities with local services to learn how accessible they are to D/deaf people. The working group will offer feedback and support to those services to become more accessible.