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Raspberry Ripples: Customise your Access Aid

  • Cornerstone Arts Centre 25 Station Road Didcot, England, OX11 7NE United Kingdom (map)
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Raspberry Ripples: a social group for Queer Disabled People!

Is your mobility aid looking a bit tired? Do you have a medication box that looks too 'medical'? Or maybe your headphones need some TLC? Then come along to our Customise your Mobility Aid workshop! We will have stickers, vinyl, fabric and craft supplies galore to make your aid look and feel snazzy and new! Open to all folks and all types of aids, from headphones to soft toys. Or wheelchairs to kettle tippers - bring them along if you want to make them look fun!

Other activities such as board/card games available, as well as the space just to hang out and chat. No pressure to craft if you’re not feeling arty- just enjoy a creative atmosphere!

🌞 This is a casual meet-up for LGBTQIA+ Disabled People. Whether you’re a high-femme lesbian with Hypermobility, an Autistic Asexual, a No-bones Bisexual, a Disabled Dyke, or just a questioning babe with a mobility aid - we’d love to come together and share disabled queer joy! 

✊ This group is created by and for Disabled Queer People. We run on the social model of Disability, meaning we won’t be checking your GP records at the door. If you feel disabled, you probably are disabled - and you can sit with us! We include neurodiversity and mental health conditions in our definition of disability. We do not expect you to share the details of your disability or medical history with us. The only thing we need is to know if you have any specific access requirements you’d like us to consider. 

🔄 We aim to meet monthly in a rotation between Central Oxford, Didcot, and Online. There is no pressure to attend every session to be part of the group; just coming as and when is absolutely fine. 

Please help to keep our community safe by testing for COVID-19 before attending. If you are showing symptoms of being contagious/unwell, please stay home to keep from spreading it on!

If you need additional access needs other than the ones listed below for the venue, please e-mail info@tartproductions.co.uk. 

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FAQ

  • Raspberry Ripples is primarily a social group where we can meet, chat, and generally hang out! In some sessions, we might bring crafts or optional colouring or organise a games night online. The content of the meet-ups will be responsive to our member's ideas and wants! This is not a group where we can give legal advice or support regarding benefits. 

    If you need additional access needs other than the ones listed below for the venue, please e-mail info@tartproductions.co.uk. 

  • Of course, everyone is welcome. Please note that your carer should also adhere to our safer space policy and be aware that this space will centre on the experiences of Disabled Queer People. 

  • Not at all. Everyone is welcome, but you have to respect the fact that this is a space for queer people. Avoid assuming anything about a person’s gender or sexuality based on their body. Click here for a handy guide on how to be an ally to trans and gender non-conforming people.

  • No - everyone is welcome, including allies, partners, and questioning people. Make sure you respect the fact that this meetup is centring queer disabled people.

  • Yes please! We would love to know how many people to expect. Book via: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/tartproductions/raspberry-ripples-customise-your-access-aid-workshop/e-ovkogx

  • There aren’t a great deal of queer and accessible events in Oxfordshire. We need safer, inviting spaces where we can express ourselves without fear of harassment and be celebrated for what makes us different.

  • We want to make this event as gorgeously accessible as below.

    Disabled parking is available at the top of Station Road, next to the Cineworld Cinema, in front of Boots the Chemist on Broadway and in the Edinburgh Drive car park.

    Here is our accessibility checklist:

    If you have any specific accessibility requirements please get in touch on info@tartproductions.co.uk. For further information, please refer to Cornerstone’s visitor access page here.

🚌 How do I get there?

  • Didcot is accessible via the A34, A417 and A4130.  The M40 is around 30 minutes away and the M4 just 20 minutes away (traffic permitting)

    Parking

    Short stay parking – there are two short stay car parks nearby. Orchard Centre car park (free for the first two hours and after 7pm – maximum stay 5 hours). Free all day Sunday. SATNAV: OX11 7ND.  Edinburgh Drive off Didcot Broadway SATNAV: OX11 7HS

    Long stay parking – next to Orchard Centre car park (just off Hitchcock Way next to Sainsbury’s) and Didcot Parkway train station.

    Disabled parking is available in front of PureGym on Broadway (5 minutes walk) and in the Edinburgh Drive car park (3 minutes walk).

  • We are just seven minutes walk away from Didcot Parkway train station.  Trains run from Didcot Parkway to Reading, London Paddington, Oxford, Bristol and beyond.

  • There are four bus stops within walking distance.  Services are operated by Thames Travel and Oxford Bus Company.

    The following buses go to the Orchard Centre bus stop, approx 63m from the venue:

    • X32

    • X2

    • 33 / 33A

    • X34

    • 92

    • 94

🚗 Travel fund

We have a travel fund, so anyone who cannot get a lift can get a taxi. Keep your receipts and send them to us at directors@tartproductions.co.uk noting what session you attended, or we can book your taxi for you if you’re able to give us a few days advance notice.

If you would like help planning your journey, please get in touch on info@tartproductions.co.uk.

💖 SAFER SPACE POLICY

This inclusive space welcomes people of all ages (18+), genders, sexualities, races, religions and identities. We will ensure that the bathroom in the venue is gender neutral & accessible for the event.

We will not tolerate any kind of homophobia, transphobia, sexism, racism, ableism, fatphobia, biphobia, femmephobia, interphobia, or non-consensual touching. Any behaviour of this sort will result in expulsion from the event. Treat everyone with respect, and we'll send that love right on back to you 🌈

If anyone at any of our events makes you feel uncomfortable or you believe they are in breach of this policy, please speak to the event staff or e-mail directors@tartproductions.co.uk.

 
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