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Hastings college is first in UK to get autism award
The College ticked all the boxes!
Published on Thursday 14 July 2011 08:00
Sussex Coast College Hastings (SCCH) last week became the only general further education college in the country to be awarded autism accreditation status from the National Autistic Society (NAS).
A review team from the NAS carried out a visit of the town centre campus and decided that the college’s department for pupils with learning difficulties ticked all the boxes.
Their report found that the college’s provision for students with autism was strong, particularly in helping the pupil’s adapt to new surroundings, and also praised the quality of SCCH’s support network.
The Football League pitches in for hospice care
The Football League has teamed up with national charity Help the Hospices for the 2011/12 season.
The Football League’s official charity partnership with Help the Hospices will give millions of Football League fans across England and Wales the chance to make a difference for people with life-limiting illnesses in their local community and their families.
REDBRIDGE: Disabled and pensioners to meet bus bosses over complaints
This needs to be looked at all over the country, not just in Redbridge!
12:41pm Wednesday 13th July 2011
BUS bosses and Transport for London (TfL) will be quizzed by disabled people and pensioners over bus accessibility.
Redbridge Transport Action Group (RTAG) will meet with managers from Arriva, Go Ahead and TfL later this month to discuss their grievances and see how things can be improved.
It claims that equal access is being impeded because drivers stop too far from the kerb for disabled people to get on, wheelchair ramps fail to extend properly and buses pull away before disabled and older people are seated, meaning they fall over.
