Category Archives: disability
County’s carers are missing out on help
Published on Thursday 8 November 2012 08:48
Research has shown that the county’s carers are missing out on free help because they don’t think of themselves as carers.
An estimated 100,000 people are unaware of the help available to them and a countywide campaign is being launched by Lancashire County Council, in partnership with Carers Lancashire, to let carers know that advice, information and practical support is only a phone call away.
Joanne McMaster, carers’ strategy officer at Lancashire County Council, said: “You don’t necessarily have to live in the same house or be related to the person you look after to count as a carer.
Creepy-crawly Halloween hair-raiser
Published on Wednesday 7 November 2012 15:13
A social group for disabled youngsters enjoyed a hair-raising Halloween encounter with snakes and scorpions last week.
But as wildlife expert Glen Arscott explained to members of Skegness Ability Group, the animals to fear most are often the least expected.
Though slithering snakes and scuttling spiders inspire dread in many people, Glen joked the cute and cuddly meerkats were the most dangerous animals in his menagerie.
Group leader Sylvia Myers said: “It was strange to learn that all of these scary creatures were perfectly safe, and when he put the tarantula on my hand it was very calm.”
Around 30 youngsters had the chance to handle various creatures including pythons, giant stick insects and skunks when they attended Skegness Youth Centre on Briar Way last Wednesday.
Stephen becomes first councillor in the UK with Down’s syndrome
“I want to help other people in the community I’ve grown up and lived in all my life”
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Yahoo! News – Councillor Stephen Green with his father Grenville Green
A man with Down’s syndrome is believed to be the first person in the UK with the condition to become a parish councillor.
Cllr Stephen Green, 47, previously made the headlines for learning to read music and performing his first piano recital.
Last week he was elected as member of Nuthall Parish Council in Nottinghamshire after his predecessor, Councillor Paul Simpson, stepped down.Stephen Green has become a parish councillor for Nuthall (Picture: SWNS)
It was the second time Stephen, from Nutthall, had stood for election to the council after narrowly getting beaten in an election eight years ago.
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