Category Archives: disability

Sporting and cultural weekend of activities set to mark one year until London 2012

Will they have remembered carers and the disabled

19 July 2011

A raft of sporting and cultural activities are set to take place across the county this weekend (July 22, 23 and 24) as Norfolk County Council funding helps communities to mark one year until the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games begin.

The London 2012 Open Weekend will see events taking place on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday – with each using up to £500 worth of funding from Norfolk County Council to put on sporting and cultural events for local people to enjoy.

Leeds Art Gallery opens doors for Damien Hirst exhibition

Exciting multisensory equipment for youngsters and their carersSounds like fun.

Date Posted: 15/07/11

Leeds Art Gallery opens doors for Damien Hirst exhibition

An exhibition hosting work by controversial artist Damien Hirst has opened at Leeds Art Gallery.

The event is ideal for those on city breaks and is the first time ever that a dedicated display of his work has been seen in Leeds.

It looks at work from his student days, where he studied at Leeds College of Art and Design, and then later pieces which have made him a world-renowned artist.

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

 
REDBRIDGE: Disabled and pensioners to meet bus bosses over complaints

 

 

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.