Healthy living comes to the Ormonde Centre The Council’s Ormonde Resource Service at the Ormonde Centre on Newbury College campus, which provides a user-led reource supporting people with a wide r...
Terptree was established in September 2006 to provide local interpreting services to local people. Although terptree is primarily focused on providing interpreting services, we are a business with a ...
ROUND TABLE SUPPORT THE ORMONDE CENTRE Hungerford Round Table recently donated £1000 to FORS (Friends of Ormonde Resource Services) towards the cost of upgrading their Optimusic system. The Ormond...
Disabled travellers are often forced to pay more for an “inconsistent and inaccessible” public transport system, according to a new report. End Of The Line, conducted by Muscular Dystrophy Campaign g...
Unique 'must be there' Newbury Disability Event on 15th April 'Rising above ourselves' West Berkshire Disability Alliance is pleased to be sponsoring and promoting a free, ticket only, unique and ...
THE Government is today being urged to look again at how inheritance tax could help fund a better care system and stop older people losing their home to pay for a care home place. The call comes fro...
SINCE the start of the war in Iraq 170 young British men have been killed in combat. In that time, 6,729 young men aged 15-34 have killed themselves in Britain. At a time when suicide is one of the b...
DISABLED people – with a physical or visual impairment – are being given the chance to drive around the Silverstone circuit. Motorsport Endeavour are holding their second annual drive day at the home...
FIVE disability organisations are set to share in a major cash injection from Big Lottery Fund's BASIS (Building and Sustaining Infrastructure Support) programme. More than £1.8 million is to be inve...
Complaints that the children's presenter Cerrie Burnell is 'scaring children' reveal an alarming prejudice towards disability ... from adults. Nine official complaints have so far been lodged with th...
I would like to take this opportunity to tell you about Feel Good Fortnight which is an initiative being coordinated by the West Berkshire Health and Wellbeing Partnership. It aims to raise awareness...
The Corn Exchange has joined forces with the award winning charity Living Paintings to form a new group for blind and partially sighted people that will meet once a month to experience art, architectu...
Some “corporate” disability charities are perpetuating barriers to disability equality, activists have told a debate. The disability charity RADAR organised last week’s debate in London to discuss wh...
Leading disabled campaigners have urged the government to provide a cohesive independent living support plan for more vulnerable disabled groups following a government announcement on changes to the D...
The Queen’s Speech, brought forward several new pieces of legislation that will affect disabled people. The welfare reform bill will introduce far more stringent conditionality for those in receipt of...
Skills for Care we are helping to identify the training needs of personal assistants (PAs). They will look at what training is on offer already, and what is not, and what can be done to help your PA ...
Design a logo for West Berkshire Learnung Disability Partnership Follow this link for a poster and details...
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Adult Care, Information & Advice Support Group “Talking helps” “Am I doing the best I can?” “ Who can help?” “I want to save time” “I want to find out if caring is for me” “I want to make my...
Do you care for a family member or for a friend? Would you like to hear from experts about staying healthy fit and well? Would you like to meet socialy with others to share your experiences? Do you...
The Conference is for people who use, plan or run social care services. This year the theme of the conference is Excelence In Social Care. They are hoping that people who use social care take part as ...
Disability payout for checkout discrimination A former Sky News anchor has won undisclosed damages for disability discrimination after he was discriminated against at a store checkout. Tim Arnold, 4...
Getting Ready for LINks! A new way to have your say on health and social care matters By Spring/Summer 2008, West Berkshire will have a Local Involvement Network (or LINk) which will give local peop...
Rotary has agreed to fund a disabled young person on a special project in memory of one of our Rotarians who did so much work with the Disabled RYLA. A place has been booked on the Jubilee Sailing ...
The Disability Rights Commission (DRC) has published the names of more than 60 public authorities which have failed to produce a disability equality scheme. Despite a deadline of December last year a...
Wendy Evans from Cullompton in Devon spent the last forty years struggling with single sided hearing loss until she had a life changing Baha - a bone conduction hearing implant operation this time las...
'West Berkshire Disability Alliance (WBDA) is currently looking for someone with a disability or has an interest in the issues surrounding disability to take on the role of Secterary for the charity. ...
As from 1st April Millbrook Healthcare will be the wheelchair service contractor. Their address is Millbrook Healthcare, 2 Maxted Court, Maxted Road, Hemel Hempstead, Herts HP2 7BL. Telephone: 087...
What is the Disability Equality Duty? The Disability Equality Duty is part of the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA). It came into effect on December 4 this year and requires public sector organi...
Disability rules come into force Public organisations could face legal action if they fail to consider the needs of disabled people. The new Disability Equality Duty, which comes into force on Mond...
The Royal National Institute for the Blind have launched a campaign for the MP's to sign an early day motion on the 4th December to increase the DLA mobility component for visually impaired people. H...
Surveys, events and opportunitys for people to get involved and have a say about local issues or services in West Berkshire. Click here to read more on the West Berkshire Council web site....
Open Doors Project "Opening doors for Disabled Learners wishing to return to work" Is there something stopping you from taking the course you really want to do? Do you feel you need a bit ...
22nd february 2000 Subject: New British Red Cross Community Response Vehicle In Thames Valley An exciting new service that has been started in your area by the British Red Cross. British Red Cro...
More older and disabled people benefit from advice, thanks to national Helpline's new, improved telephone system. More older and disabled people are able to obtain advice from the Disabled Living Fou...
Extract from a letter sent to the Disabilty Alliance Dear Blue Badge Holder Access to Kennet Centre Multi-Storey Car Park The Council understands that the Blue Badge scheme covers a wide range of p...
Jobcentre Plus: 'We Can Help' Jobcentre Plus, the government's employment and benefits organisation that works to help people obtain and keep work, has launched a DVD to advertise its services for d...
Lives could be saved and disability reduced if stroke was always treated as a medical emergency, according to the Stroke Association. The charity is calling on the public to act FAST if they suspect a...
A tremendous district-wide effort has resulted in the funding of a talking sign system that helps visually-impaired people find their way around. REACT has been successfully installed in many city ce...
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