A new fleet of wheelchair-friendly cars has been brought in to help deliver better council services to Dorset’s disabled residents. Three converted Ford vehicles will be used to transport both older people and disabled children who require special equipment to travel, including wheelchairs. Dorset County Council purchased the vehicles from Brotherwood in Sherborne, who specialise in converting cars for wheelchair ... Read More »
The Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress of Bradford presented awards to two young people who have used a special travel training course to support their independence. Kieron and Harris, who are both 17 years old and attend Beechcliffe Special School, undertook travel training with Bradford Council’s Travel Training Unit and have now been travelling independently for six months. The Lord ... Read More »
The Crown Prosecution Service today released figures showing the number of prosecutions for hate crimes against disabled people has risen by 41.3% in the last year. Mencap issue the below statement highlighting the need for everyone in the criminal justice system to take disability hate crime seriously and apply the full strength of the law. Dan Scorer, Head of Policy ... Read More »
HRH The Princess Royal has paid a visit to a new service in Stonehouse, Gloucestershire which will specialise in dementia and complex needs for people with learning disabilities. The development, run by the national learning disabilities charity Hft, has seen the former public house, The Ryeford Arms, remodelled and three new properties built in its grounds. The new accommodation includes ... Read More »
Holby City’s Jules Robertson joined forces with leading figures from some of the UK’s largest public and private sector organisations at the London Stock Exchange on Tuesday to officially launch Purple – a new organisation set on improving employment opportunities for people with disabilities. The actor, who was recently cast as Jason Haynes, a young man with Aspergers, on BBC’s ... Read More »
Disabled man from the Wirral who lost his leg after being hit by a car wins scholarship to learn to fly through charity set up in memory of WW2 ace Sir Douglas Bader. A young man from the Wirral who had to have his left leg amputated after being hit by a car as a teenager, has been awarded ... Read More »
Leading disability charity Papworth Trust has called on new Prime Minister Theresa May to prioritise housing and work needs for disabled and older people. On the day Mrs May replaces David Cameron at Number 10, the charity has urged the new PM to continue with the Government’s public ambition of halving the disability employment gap. Addressing the social care crisis by ... Read More »
Almost half of UK businesses (45 per cent) are apprehensive about hiring someone with a disability because of fears they won’t be able to do the job and concerns about making inappropriate comments or actions, according to new research. The findings were revealed as part of a survey of a thousand businesses* to coincide with the launch of Purple – ... Read More »
McElmeels understand the joy that a vehicle can bring to an individual or a family, enabling them to visit family and friends, take a drive to the beach or have a picnic in the country. If you, or a member of your family, have a disability, you know first-hand that getting to experience these small pleasures isn’t always simple or ... Read More »
A leading housing support service has been heavily praised by the Care Inspectorate after it received a five star review for its services. Blackwood’s North Support Services recently underwent an unannounced inspection which saw it awarded five stars for its close attention to customer care, highly supportive staff and continuous implementation of support which aims to further improve customer and ... Read More »
Gardening is a wonderful pastime to improve the quality of life for people with disabilities. As well as physical and mental fitness, gardening improves social bonding, helping to bring people out of isolation, encouraging the mixing of people of all abilities and all generations; fighting the segregation often faced by people with disabilities. Five years ago a group of French ... Read More »
Leonard Cheshire Disability announced that Neil Heslop, OBE, is joining the charity as chief executive on 1 October. Neil, currently Managing Director, RNIB Solutions, is also co-founder and trustee of Blind in Business, an organisation he set up over twenty years ago. Neil, who lost his sight aged 21, joined RNIB in May 2013. He is a graduate in Law ... Read More »
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