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16/11/2025

It’s very important to have Herbert protocol for your family members who have dementia or learning difficulties

❗ Being prepared for a crisis can often be key.

The Herbert Protocol scheme makes sure that should a person with dementia go missing, their family has all the information on hand to pass to the emergency services quickly.

As you spend time with your loved ones this festive season, take the time to consider whether a Herbert Protocol form could come in useful at a critical time.

The form asks for information about the person living with dementia to make them easily identifiable. This includes:
🔹 An up-to-date photo and/or description of how they look
🔹 Key details of their favourite places/memories
🔹 Any medications
🔹 Important contact details

Those living with dementia may experience confusion and disorientation whilst in public, posing a risk of them becoming injured or placing themselves in a dangerous situation.

Caring for vulnerable people can be challenging. By filling out this form, it ensures the safety of your loved ones and helps us provide the correct support when needed.

For more information on how to access and fill out the form, search ‘Herbert Protocol’ on the Derbyshire Constabulary Website.

In an emergency, call 999.

07/11/2025

Would you or you know someone, wanting to learn a few basic sign language without exams involved?
Derby college do provide five or six weeks courses on Basic BSL for £50 - Starting in January!
Topics you will learn: greeting, numbers, colour, family, pets and some everydays vocabulary.
Contact Derby College for more details - they have few evening courses if you can’t do daytime.
It’s so much fun learning few to help you start communicate with a deaf person!
Link to the course to apply!

This short course for adults offers a foundation in Deaf Awareness and introduces you to British Sign Language.

30/10/2025

Couple of support workers helping their client joining the fun.. carving their pumpkins, with Plot to Plate

24/10/2025

Got the message below from one of the Guide Dogs FB pages

Hey everyone, it's Charlotte from the Lived Experience Team at Guide Dogs.

For those that don’t know, we wanted to share the introduction by Uber UK of a new feature within the App that allows passengers to self-identify that they will be traveling with an assistance dog, so that the driver is automatically notified.

Users can activate the feature by navigating to their account settings in the App, selecting accessibility, completing an eligibility form and opting to have drivers informed when traveling with their assistance dog.

Alongside this update, Uber has strengthened its reporting process for riders with assistance dogs.

Drivers who attempt to cancel such trips will also be reminded via notification that it is unlawful to refuse transport to anyone because of an assistance dog.

Riders who prefer not to use the new self-identification feature can continue to report any issues through the app or by phone, as usual.

Eleanor Briggs, Head of Policy, Public Affairs and Campaigns, Guide Dogs UK said: “We welcome any initiative from Uber that could help reduce the possibility of assistance dog owners, including guide dog owners, experiencing access refusals, which are almost always illegal. Being refused a ride because you are accompanied by your guide dog is humiliating, frustrating and can leave you feeling vulnerable. This is an industry-wide issue and needs to stop.”

We’d love to hear how our Campaigners get on with this new feature. Feel free to drop us a message too our lived experience inbox and let us know what impact you feel the change has had for you and your journeys.

25/07/2025

Lovely for those ladies