Community discussion on climate action plan for Disabled people

Join an online session to have your say on a community climate action plan made by local Disabled people. The event will also be a chance to connect with other Disabled people.  

Please note that this event is for Disabled people who live or work in Bristol. 

About the plan 

From buses to roads, and from jobs to energy, big changes are coming to Bristol as the city takes action on climate change. These changes could make things better for Disabled people but if they are planned in the wrong way they could make things more difficult.  In 2021 the ideas of over 200 local Disabled people were turned into a community climate action plan for Bristol’s community of Disabled people. It showed how local action on climate change could make things better for Disabled people. 

Over the last year a group of nine Disabled people from across Bristol have been updating the plan and making it even better. We now want to share this draft plan with the wider community to hear your ideas and make sure that we haven’t missed anything important. 

You can read more about the the group that has been working on the plan here.  

Time to connect 

We believe that building community around climate change is important for Disabled people. So the first part of the event will be a chance to share stories and experiences of nature. The event will be closed by a poetry reading by Florence Grieve.  

If you only want to hear about and give feedback on the plan you can join from 18:20 to 19:05. 

Accessibility 

The event will be in plain English. BSL interpreters are booked for the event.  If you have other access needs please let us know. 

Timings 

18:00 – Welcome and time to connect with other Disabled people

18:20 – Breakout room discussions of the plan

18:55 – Break

19:05 – Last breakout room discussion of plan

19:20 – Poetry reading

19:30 – Close

There will also be an in person event with lunch at Redcatch Community Garden on  15 April.  You can get a ticket for that event here. 

Bookings for both events will close on 7 April.

The Climate and Disability programme is part of the Community Climate Action Project, coordinated by Bristol Climate & Nature Partnership and funded by the National Lottery.

Jargon buster 

Access needs - What a Disabled person needs so that they can take part fully in an activity. 

Accessible - When a Disabled person can use or take part in something because their needs have been met.

Climate change - A long term change in how hot the world is and the weather conditions. It is caused by humans and our use of dirty fuels like oil and gas. The heat means that lots more dangerous weather is happening. For example, in Bristol it means there will be more floods, extreme heat and more chaotic weather.

Community climate action plan - This is when a community plans what to do about climate change. The aim is to make the community better for the people in that community by action that also benefits the planet and nature.

Draft – When something is mostly finished but changes can still be made to it.