Digital accessibility 20.10.23 12-1 Zoom Please register via the link prior to the event.

https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwkc-iorTgpH9MJ4mJdT_-09qHYlWmnSJPE

Description:

Within this session we: ·

Discuss built-in accessibility options available on a range of digital devices.

Give an overview of apps for visual and auditory support.

Give an overview of apps to support communication.

Creating animation/creating music with a smart device Merthyr civic centre 24/10/23 10:00-13:00

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/creating-animationcreating-music-merthyr-schools-tickets-709456352047?aff=oddtdtcreator

Description:

Creating Animation with a Smart Device

One of the great things about smart technology is how easy and accessible digital creativity can be. Being creative can be therapeutic, build a person’s confidence and is great fun. It will also help a person to engage with technology, especially if they are new to the online world.

In this session we will:

• Explore different apps and websites than can be used to make simple, fun animations through mediums such as drawing and using plasticine.
• Understand the ease of creating animations for keeping occupied and to benefit mental health and well-being.

Creating Music with a Smart Device

In this session we look at how you can use a smart device to make music. This session will take you through the range of options that are available, from listening to your favourite radio station, creating playlists, listening to podcasts and much more.

We will:

• Explore different apps, websites and platforms that let you get the most out of your device.
• Show you how to create playlists.
• Discuss what podcasts are.
• Highlight apps and websites that let you create simple fun sounds to more detailed platforms, that let you unleash your inner musician.

We're back again with the Midnight Skate event on Friday 1st December 2023 at the Vindico Arena, Olympian Drive, Cardiff  CF11 0JS. The fun begins at 10:30 pm until 1:30 am. Tickets are only £7 per skater and free to non skaters.

Merthyr Tydfil Global Village was set up in 2005 to raise awareness of and celebrate the cultural diversity of Merthyr Tydfil. Using art and creative projects the team worked tirelessly to develop an annual festival dedicated to bringing cultures together and educating people about Merthyr Tydfil’s diverse roots.

Bids are invited for arts-based projects that align with the spirit of Merthyr Tydfil Global Village Projects should celebrate and raise awareness of the diversity of Merthyr Tydfil. Projects can include workshops, educational activities, dance, music, crafts and food etc to support and promote community cohesion within Merthyr Tydfil, leading up to a celebratory event or be used for a multicultural event in themselves.

Maximum award of up to £1500

Closing date – 12 noon on 14th October 2023

All funding must be spent by 30th August 2024

For an application form and guidance, please contact karen.vowles@vamt.net

The ongoing cost-of-living crisis has exacerbated existing child poverty issues; more children are at risk of being pulled into poverty, or into deeper poverty, as a consequence. Child poverty is a persistent and serious barrier to children's rights - and more needs to be done to tackle both the causes and impacts of child poverty in Wales.

As such, the Children's Legal Centre Wales and the Observatory on Human Rights of Children - in collaboration with the Children's Commissioner for Wales and Children in Wales - will be hosting a one-day summit on child poverty, aimed primarily at non-governmental stakeholders, but also of interest to policy-makers in government at all levels. The summit will draw on relevant expertise to gain insights into what can be done to address the issue of child poverty in Wales through law, policy and practice.

The Summit is free to attend, will be in Swansea, and is organised by the Children's Legal Centre Wales, the Observatory on the Rights of the Child, the Children's Commissioner for Wales, and Children in Wales. 

For full details and to register for this event, please follow this link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/child-poverty-summit-uwchgynhadledd-tlodi-plant-tickets-728163906847?aff=oddtdtcreator